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k r' \ TEA • SOI is delicious EATHON THE lAMOND CORTLAND FITZ5IMMONS v" >:<o:<o:<<<»x*:»>>>:<<<-:<<:»>:«:v:o>>>i<<<<<«r<<<»i<>x<<<»>i<*>z*>X' When the United League season opens ihe gamblers are offering 200 to 1 that Pop Clark's New York Blues will not win the pennant. Terry Burke is the only sports writer to give them a chance. He bets $10 at Tony Murallo's restaurant in the Broadway district. In the Blues' first game Whitper, the Philadelphia pitcher, it killed with a bullet through the heart after smashing out a home run. Both Burke and Larry Doyle, the Blurs' rook'e shortstop, for whom Clark's pretty daughter, Frances, had shown her preference over Whit- per, are suspected at first by Detec- tive Kelly. It is Burke who discov- esr it was Sid Stream, notorious gun- man, who wrecked a t&xi with a bul- let through a tire and injured four Boston players as the Blues are to open a series. Then Dirkin, Chicago slnr, drops dead, after hitting a hom- er, from po son on a phonograph needle fixed in the handle of his bat. Pictro, Chicago's bat boy, disap- pears. Clark sends Doyle to Newark t 't he is soon sold to Boston. When (! Blues go to St. Louis, Scotter, 1 ? Ruhes' star pitcher, is found dead from a gas given off by a mys- terious powder in the box with a jigsaw puzzle sent to him. Each time Br.rke has a beat on these sensa- tional happen ngs and masked gun- ner.) tru&s him up, question him and warn him he knows too much, Rawl- ins, the manager, is sick when the Blues go to Chicago, and New York wins the first game. Burke bets Mull- ins, another sports writer, $5 the Blues will w'n the second game if Rawlins is still ill. He Is absent â-  gain. Keyn- Terry, Hover, Craven and old.s vaitcd for a cab. "Mullins sure i.s sore over losinR tiiul five," Reynolds (jrinned hi.s .sat- •..vfiRtion. 'He won't believe that men like Too anil Kawlins are the brains be- bin<l their teams," Terry answered. "Whii'ii team do you think is the best?" Keynolds asked. "You mean between the Blues and Hutchers?" Terry asked. And after Reynolds' nod of agreement, he llejnolds man they could sink You ought are sup- went on. "The Butchers are the best all-round players. I don't think there is any argument on that score, but without Kawlins, who rates about top as a pilot, they can't hope to win very often when they buck a man like Pop Clark. Pop won the game t»-day; that's w-hy, when he gets a team behind him, he can't be beat- en." "They've had everything to help them this year, including sudden death," Craven said. "But they have been playing ball, too," Terry insisted. "I don't say they would be where they are now if it had not been for these acci- dents, but you must admit they have played much better ball tnan they did this time last season." "It looks as though we were going to get throuhg this series without a murder," Reynolds remarked as a cab pulled up for them to get in. ''Not disappointed, are you?" Hover asked as he sank into the rear seat and spread himself out comfort- ably. "If they don't stop this nonsensical killing soon, there won't be any men left to play ball." "Well, the Butchers have had their murder," Terry said. "1 guess they are safe for a while." "Not while they arc in second place." Craven said. "But there i.s no one man on the team now who stands out more than the others," Keynolds said, more as if he were asking a (|uestion. "Ask Terry about that," Hover chuckled. "He won a five today on the best man." ''You nu':i!i Uu.vl iis':" asked. ".Sure, lies the bust have. Without him, they out of sight in no time, to know that youiself; you posed to know baseball." "I haven't been at it as long un you have," Reynolds retorted. After an early dinner Craven said he was too tired to go out; he still felt the effects of his ordeal in St. Louis. There was a moving picture theatre across the street running a picture Terry had wanted to see, and it was after ten when he went up to his room. The door wns open into Craven's room and Teiry heard him moving about. He went to the door. "Hover just telephoned," Craven said. "He's coming up with Doc Biers. He's as drunk as a lord, evi- dently. I tried to discourage him, but he said he had something to tell us." "I'll have them in my room," Ter- ry suggested, "and if you get tired you can go to bed." There was a rap on Craven's door. "I'll open mine. Come on in!" Terry moved over and opened his door and called to Hover, who was leaning against the wall. 'My father is drunk," Doc Biers grinned as he helped Hover along the hall. "Old fool!" Hover muttered. "It's my asthma." They sat down and Hover leered up at Terry for a moment and then auked, "Haven't you got a drink?" Biers shook his head at Terry, but Hover saw it and said testily, "Mind your own busincs." "What's on your mind, Bill?" Cra- ven asked. "You said you had some- thing to tell me." "It's worth a drink. It's worth two or three drinks. You're late on a story and I won't tell you unless you get me a drin^k." Terry looked a question of Biers, who shook his head. ''I beat you for once, Terry, my lad. Think you can get all the beats, don't you?" "Come on. Bill. Spill it." Craven was annoyed. "Nope. It's worth a drink ami I don't tell you unless I get my drink." Hetween drinks and wheezes and puffs they pieced together an amaz- ing story. Hover fired the first bomb- WANTED I.CK;aI. A(iENT on REPnESENTATIVl! â€" To Sell - EUREKA WASHERS Kne Detitn, Modtm Btauty, r»art Ahead Uivi PhcM â€" Oood Commlsslona â€" Maty TtTtnt â€" 8«<l tar raider, Intormatlon and PrtCM ONWARD liPO. CO., LIMITED KIKhsner, Ontario Wealth From The Sea Bromine-Extracting Pumps Up Other Riches Pknt We gasped in admiration on this page some three years ago at the chemical plant which has been built at Kurc Beach, near Wilmington, N.C. The mere idea of extracting bromine from the sea and selling it to gasoline refiners who would in turn pass it along to automobile drivers as a component of ethyl gasoline thrilled us. Now come the figures of production for the last 12 months. Some 158,735,000 pounds of ocean water were pumped through the Kuro Beach plant. And in all these pounds there was contained potential wealth appraised at $90,379,400. Here is the itemized statement of values: Sodium chloride or kitchen salt, 2,140,000 tons, worth 133,200.000. Epsom salts, 542,500 tons, worth $18,050,000. Calcium chloride, 61,000 tons, worth $4,880,000, which, if made into fertil- izer, would enrich about 1,000,000 acres of soil. Magnesium, 48,000 tons, worth $33,000,000, enough for 1,500 million photographers' flash bulbs, 100,000 airplanes or 250,000 stratosphere gondolas. Aluminum, 139 tons, worth $58,200, enough to make the pistons of 68,000 automobiles. Strontium carbonate, 160 tons, worth $99,000, enough to make a mil- lion irrdcscent drinking glasses. Iron, 145 tons, worth $17,300. Beers Are Shocked By Fsmaie Garb Dutcii Reformed Church In South Africa Flays Morals BI.OKMFONTEIN â€" The costums.s worn by women at the seaside, sports meetings and drill displr.ys in South Africa were condemned at the Synod held here of the Dutch Reformed Church. The Synod declared that the char- acter of the South African nation was being contaminated by these "imported morals." Man was sink- ing to the depth of animals, the re- port said. An appeal was made to all authorities, societies, teachers and parents to help in putting a stop to such a state of affairs. Complaint was also made that the hotel lounj^e where parents could take their children was "a danger to body and soul," and that the laws against gambling and drunkenness were practically a dead letter. Copper, 9.2 tons, worth $2,700. Three tons of iodine, valued at $10,- 300. Enough gold to make a five-inch cube valued at $42,000. Silver worth $29,300â€" enough to make a ball twenty-five inches in diameter. All these values enumerated were thrown back. Only the bromine was extracted. The plaht has been in operation three years. In that time om square mile of water 229 feet deep has been treated in the process of ex- tracting bromine. HOW TO SEWâ€" By Ruth Wyeth Speari Embroidered Script For Your Gifts There used to be a iiuaint custom of ornamenting household linens with embroidery legends in script. If one is not too young and has a good memory, it may be possible to recall a certain guest- room and on the bed snowy pillow cases embroidered in red outline. On one was a design of lilies closing and the words "Good-night" in script. On the other, appropriately enough, were open lilies, with a cheery "Good-morning." Even with the return of things Victorian in decoration we haven't yet .seen a revival of the lily design, but the other day we did come upon a very handsome pair of pillow cases with the words 'Bonne Nuit!" embroidered in flourishing copy-book script just above the hem.stitched hem. It would be amusing to make pillow cases of ths sort for gifts, and there are a great many other household as well as personal things that may be labeled appropriately. A young girl will be delighted with underwear and han(|kerchiefs embroidered with her full name. Late- ly pi(|uc collars for school dresses have been ornamented with the wearer's name in color. And if you would like to give ncckt cs, it is worth noting that some smart men's shops are embroidering names on them diagonally in .script near the bottom of the wide end, using silk embroidery thread to match some color in the tie. Then there are the various cases and holders for 1 ncns that may be appropriately labeled. One for the big table cloth that is used oil Christmas, Thank.sgiving and anniversaries is the mo.st acceptable of all of these. Because mats and doilies are used so miirh nowadays the fornlal table cloth fre<iuently. becomes soiled along the edges of the folds while it rests in state upon its appo nted shelf in the linen closet between feasts and a ca-e fnr if smilar to the one shown here is a necessary protection. The words you \ i. Ii •.•> <.iai:;oicler vn any arti.'le may he written direclly on it in .soft pencil or you may write them out carefully on paper, using ruled guide lines to keep the letters even, then blacken the back of the paper with a soft pencil, place it over where the writ- ing is to be, and trace the words onto the cloth. When the script is clearly outlined, the letters are embroidered by work ng over a cord with embroidery thread as shown at A. The size of the cord and the number of strands of embroidery thread to use will depend upon how fine the line is to be. For very fine work, such as would be used for handkercliiefs, a single strand of No. 40 sewing thread should be used to work over instead of the cord. Soft cotton twine such as is used for wrapping packages is good for coarser work. NOTE: â€" Mr». Speart' new book, " Sewing For the Interior Decorator," containi 47 other fatcinating; th'ngt to make for the home with itep-by->tep in>truction>. Now ready for mailing upon receipt of 14c (lOc plut 4c poilage). Addrei»: Mr«. Ruth Wyeth Speart, 73 Weit Adelaide Street, Toronto. shell after Craven had poured him a drink. "It's Rawlins," he said. "Rawlins? What about him?" Ter- ry asked. "He's goneâ€" disappeared right out of his sick bed and nobody knows how OP •where." Hover sat back and enjoyed the consternation on their faces. "You're drunk," Craven accused. "I'm not drunk. Never get drunk. See," he turned to Biers, "that's the thanks I get for telllntf them." "How do you know so much about it?" Terry inquired. "The manager. He's a friend of mine. Has been for yeara." Terry knew that to be true. Every time he had been in Chicago, Bill had spent almost every evening in the hotel manager's office drinking. "Well, what's the dope? Sober up, will you, and tell us." "I don't have to sober up." It took all of Craven's bottle to get the story out of Hover. (TO BE CONTINUED) Ladies Send us your name, and receive absolutely FKEE, sample of our Highest Quality, Hospital Sani- tary Napkins. Hygeia Products, London, Ontario. Issue No. 27â€" '37 0-2 f 1 Home Hints By LAURA KNIGHT It looks good doesn't it? Well, it is good, and good for you too. When you're simply at your wit's end for something fy dessert, and dinner is a few minutes away, don't get fran- tic. You can stir a gingerbread to- gether in a few minutes and while it is baking, whip the cream and you have a dessert that will be relished by the whole family. We don't mean, of course, that this delicious dessert is just an emergency measure. But it can be mixed and baked so quickly and easily that it does come in handy when you're in a hurry. Its grand too, when a crowd drops in during the evening and you don't happen to be prepared for them. A rich, hot slice of gingerbread, top- ped with fluffy whipped cream is a treat for anyone, and a delightful change when sandwiches or cinnamon toast are the usual things served on such occasions. People like surprises and to be served gingerbread marks you apart as a resourceful and original hostess. It won't take any longer, either, in fact not as long, to make this as sandwiches because most housewives have all the ingredients needed, on hand. It's a wise hostess who makes sure of the success of her ginger- bread and other cakes by having a good brand of finely milled flour on her cupboard shelf at all times. 2 cups sifted cake flour 2 teaspoons baking powder % teaspoon soda 2 teaspoons ginger 1 teaspoon cinnamon '-2 teaspoon salt 1-3 cup butter or other shortening % cup sugar 1 egg, well beaten 2-3 cup molasses 3-4 cup sour milk. Sift flour once, measure, add bak- ing powder, soda, spices, and salt, and sift together three times. Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar gradu- ally, and cream together until light and fluffy. .\dd egg and molasses; then flour, alternately with milk, a small amount at a time. Boat after each addition until smooth. Bake in greased pan, 8x8x8 inches, in mod- erate oven (350 D.F.) 50 minutes, or until done. Three-fourths cup sweet milk may be substituted for sour milk and soda in this recipe. Whip V- cup cream and fold in 2 tablespoons molasses. Top slices of cake with generous spoonful of whip- ped cream and serve hot. All vegetables are spoiled by over- cooking, the cabbage particularly so, and most likely to cause indigestion, says a writer in New Health Maga- zine. Instead, then, of boiling our cabbages in much water for a couple of hours, let us try the time-saving method of boiling them rapidly for 15 minutes or so in no laore water than would be tooked away during this time. Thorough cutting up before cooking is helpful. A sprinkle of fresh ground black pepper and a few pats of butter added just before serv- ing complete the matter. Fresh cab- bage cooked in this way is a delicious accompaniment for most savoury dishes, or it may be served simply with grated cheese for a light yet satisfying luncheon item; or, serve with lightly fried spring onions and fried eggs; or, for a "Vegetable Din- ner", along with tiny new potatoes, broadbeans, young carrots and as- paragus tips or mushrooms. No pro- tein in this "dinner"? Well, the vegetables contain a little and a tasty cheese sauce enriched with an egg yolk will make amends. A fruity sweet to follow and there is a merry meal enough for those of simple tastes and some regard for good health. Roses In December They are staging ther annual and rightly famed festival of roses at Portland this week-end. But here at home in our Victoria gardens in the procession of flowers the regiments of roses are also passing the reviewing stand. 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