Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1935, Page 21

DAILY SHORT STORY-: FROZEN ouT None Were More Amazed Than the Two Claim Jumpers When Uncle Joe's Fr og Won the Contest. BY CHARLES W. KING. #TYJE’LL really have the old man_frozen out when his pay- ment comes due next Saturday, end then the best piece of mining property on the Mother Lode will be ours!” Bob Fletcher was talking elatedly to his partner, Blackie Ellis, as they pushed their way through the crowd that as- sembles each year in Angels Camp to see the interna- tional frog-jump- fng contest of Calaveras County. “He’s got all but, $400 or $500 tied up in rew ma- chinery and can't possibly realize anything from the mine for two “I Want to Make t months. Hecouldn't raise a thousand bucks with a gun and mask,” Bob continued. | wyeah, we've got him on our hip, all | right,” Blackie retorted smilingly. | The Angels Camp celebration was | nearing its heights. The annual stage- | voach robbery had been held, and | Joaquin Murietta, Mother Lode’s most hotorious bandit, had been hanged | again in effigy. All of the Angels| Camp citizens wore a month’s growth of beard, a custom always observed | for the annual "49 celebration. Wide-open gambling was prevalent contest arrived. The asphalt pave- ment on Angels be held, was in- tensely hot. Two sections were roped off for the contests. Cir- cles about six inches in diameter were made on the pavement with blue chalk, the frogs were placed on the circles in rapld succession and the jumping began. Uncle Joe stayed in the background, sitting on the locked box. He was in easy hear- ing range of the man caling the jumps. he Official Entry.” Sacramento jumped 11 feet 9 Pioneer Chief beat & | Sacramento by an inch. Many had to be prodded with a stick and responded by merely hobbling & few inches. One ring completed their jumps and reported 11 feet 3 inches to be the best distance. Interest centered get bested all previous leaps by clear- ing 12 feet 6 inches. Several others fell woefully short. At last the big moment arrived for Uncle Joe's Bonanza. Many specta- tors had left the contest because of the intense heat reflected by the pave- in several business houses, with the | ment feeling certain the Big Nugget's main casino located in a modern ga- | jean would be an easy winner. rage. Despite the fact that prohibi- tion still existed, liquor was to be had for the purchasing. Uncle Joe Kinnamon, the subject of Bob Fletcher’s elation, was also mill- ing through the crowd. He carried a large wooden box, whose contents were kept secret by a padlock. His beard exceeded those of the Angels | Camp citizens in both age and length. His best suit, bought immediately after the World JVar, was threadbare and badly wrinkled. He slowly worked his way through the masses until he reached the Chamber of Commerce office. “I've got a frog here that's gonna win the contest today,” he told the clerk, “and I want to make the official entry. His name is Bonanza. What's more. I'll bet $500 against a thousand that he beats the whole field.” Bob Fletcher and Blackie Ellis had entered in time to hear the last state- ment. “Here's where we sure enough freeze | out the old fool” Bob whispered. “Taking one frog against a field of 154 is positively crazy. Why. it might not do anything but hop off the mark. Plenty of them do no more than that.” Fletcher stepped over to Uncle Joe. “Ill take that bet, Uncle Joe. Where's your frog?” - The old man eyed Fletcher coldly. He knew that Bob was doing all pos- sible to get his claim. “That's a bet Bob, but you can’t see my frog until he is ready to jump. You might feed him buckshot like | that cuss did in Mark Twain’s story.” “You are the last to enter,” the clerk Box and all, Uncle Joe pushed his way toward the ring. The crowd burst | into laughter as the old man brought forth a key and opened the padlock. He reached far into the box, stirred around a bit and brought forth his prize entry, Bonanza. The frog was covered with moisture and resisted with quick jerks as Uncle Joe stretched his legs and stroked them as a trainer would rub down a runner. The crowd roared with laughter. The old man set his frog on the jumping spot and Bonanza leaped as though he had been shot from a gun. The crowd, which had slowly. closed in on the roped arena, backed away in confusion to make way for Bonanza. Uncle Joe stood breathlessly as the jump was measured. “The winner,” shouted the official in charge, ’s Bonanza with a leap of 12 feet and 11 inches.” | Uncle Joe, with Bonanza held tight- ly in his calloused hand, did not wait for congratulations. He hurried to- ward the Chamber of Commerce to meet the stakeholder. Bob Fletcher and Blackie Ellis were not so enthusiastic. “He certainly took close care of that old frog, didn’t he?"” Bob remarked as | he looked at the box Uncle Joe had left behind. . “Well, I'll be—— Look at this will you? No wonder that frog jumped | when he was put down on the hot | pavement. It looks as though we are | the ones who got frozen out . .. . that | old cuss had his frog packed in ice. (Copyrisht, 1935.) Tomorrow: “Gang Courage, by in charge of entries interrupted, “so | Hines MacArthur, shows the mock your frog will be the last to jump.” The May sun was beaming down with all its power when time for the code of honmor among thieves, when a gang boss showers ‘tentions on the sweetheart of one of his subordinates. S}ATES RESIST TAX | CHAMBER HITS BONUS DN LIQUOR PROFITS ‘ Excess Cost of Payment Now Put Officials of Five Decide to Csrryl Fight Against U. S, Levy Into Congress. 1 By the Associated Press. Protection from Federal taxation for the profits of State liquor monopolies was sought.from Congress yesterday by officials of 5 of the 11 States in the liquor business. At the conclusion of a one-day con- ference—called by Attorney General| John W. Bricker of Ohio—the dele- zates decided to call on congressional | leaders for assistance. From Attorney General Abram P.| Staples of Virginia came the opinion | that Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir- | ginia, would assume leadership of the | campaign in the Senate. The conferees said they feared a ! recent Supreme Court decision had | made State liquor profits subject to Federal taxation. i States represented were V'u-ginia.[ Vermont, Montana, Maine and Ohio. | Liquor monopoly States not represent- | ed were Oregon, Washington, Iowa, | Michigan, Pennsylvania and New | Hampshire. = . - | Riots Increase Deficit. | Austria’s heavy budget deficit is due | partly to increased expenditures for‘ social insurance and the dole and by | the additional cost for police and pro- | vincial defense in connection with the | political disturbances. FLU EPI at $1,500,000,000. The United States Chamber of Com- merce has reiterated its opposi- tion to immediate payment of the bonus, and estimated such action would cost the Government nearly a billion and a half dollars more than | payment at maturity in 1945, Henry 1. Harriman, president, in a letter to members, said immediate pay- ment would in effect be the creation “new bonus of 1.4 billions of HOLDS FAST . When this den- tist’s grand pre- scription for hold- ing plates firmly, snugly and com- fortably in place has the largest sale in the world —there’s a reason —ask your den- tist—he prescribes it—never causes soreness—inex- pensive. DEMICS POWDER JOR woLDING DEnTaL pLATES CALL FOR . PRECAUTIONS! A Few Simple Rules that Will Put a Person on the ‘While it does not pay to become alarmed over Flu, it does not pay either to be careless. Many a case of Flu could have been avoided with a few simple precautions. Here are a few rules which may be wisely followed : Stay out of crowded, stuffy and smoky places. ¢ Stay in the sunshine as much as you can. Avoid coughers and sneezers. Dress warmly, keep your feet dry, sleep in a well-ventilated room. Drink lots of water. Eat plenti- fully of citrus fruits and their Juices. Watch out for colds. The so- called “common cold” often paves the way for flu. At the first sign of a cold, do something about it! One of thebest things you can do is to take Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine. These Side of Safety! tablets are effective because they do four important thinia. They open the bowels, check the infec- tion in the system, relieve the fever and headache and tone the system. Take Bromo Quinine also as a preventative of colds! A cold is easier avoided than cured. As a precautiol ‘measure do what thousands are doing — watch your living habits and take one or two Bromo Quinine tablets every morning and night. That will keep our howels open and combat ection. Bromo Quinine contains nothing harmful and is safe to take. For more than forty years it has been the largest selling cold tablet in the world. As a measure of safety, get a package today and keep it handy all winter. A few pennies’ invest- ment may save you a lot of trouble. on the championship ring. Big Nug-; 1 . THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY,” JANUARY 9, 1935. —regularly you would pay $5 for these Umbrellas Because of a special purchase you can buy the smartest imaginable umbrella for- as * little as $3.35. 16-ribs, wood shanks— —coverings of smart silk and silk mixtures —unusual border designs—and very chic handles. Black, and the best-liked colors. UMBRELLAS, AISLE 22, FIRST FLOOR. ' i i s —smart ptints often so-hard to find in becominglfashions for —but here is a collection that offers not only charming printed frocks, but a large variety of them. Most of them small prints, on dark grounds—but such interesting de- tails as frilled necklines—faggoting—Tlittle pleated rufflings. The dress sketched is an example, $29.75. And prices begin at— $1395 1o $29.75 Sizes 16'2 to 262 SHORTER WOMEN'S DREsSES, THiRp FLOOR WooDWARD & LOoTHROP 0™ ||™F AnD G StrEETS Prone District 5300 wi W i Fo fashioned of Verite Fabric— SANFORIZED-SHRUNK You could scarcely believe that they are so inexpensive. * They are not only de- lightfully styled—and nicely made, with de- tails such as collars, bibs, buttons and belts. pleats and pockets, to make them interest- _ingly different from the usual house-frock— § . .4 L] . ¥ slis but they can be counted upon ‘to come out of the tub as fresh, colorful—and fit as well as they did before tubbing, because they are Sanforized-shrunk—and color fast. We sketch three. There are sizes and styles for both misses and women, 14 to 52. INEXPENSIVE PROCKS, THIRD FLOOR —here are really remarkable values SMART SPRING SILKS " —all the more intereSting because they are pure-dye. Two vastly important weaves—one an Armure—the other the lovely Mehara Crepe. Both soft and mossy-like—both in those intense and lovely colors that add so much chic and charm to one's mid-season wardrobe. the ARMURE,—ReguIarly much more, y;rd the MEHARA,—Regularly much more, yard ...... SiLxs, SECOND PLOOR. Metal-threaded Crepes Reduced under Winter coats. Dark colors shot with sil with gold only. Yard SiLxs, SECOND FLOOR. Only 367 yards—the sort that make such smart blouses and tunics to wear $ I 3 5 —promising great chic and cham when Summer comes—these new PLUME CHIFFONS Refreshing designs in this lovely chiffon voile that launders so beaytifully (and that is a point in cotton frocks). Sprightly flower prints, huge, modernist scrawls, conventional figures— perfect for Southern wardrobes now. And experience tells many of you, buying with an eye * to Summer needs, that now is the time to make your choice—while there is such variety. Plume Chiffon Frocks, made from McCall, Butterick, Vogue, Pictorial and Paris patterns, will be modeled 1 1 ard informally in the department, throughout the day. C y CorToNs, SkCoND FLOOR.