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VEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1934. RBA ate gk Axe Chapter One AMBUSH ] TATE TROOPER WATSON was in any- thing but an amiable mood. To begin with, BY WALTER C. BROWN. shért Watson RoW t words, and a slow smile transformed his drawn features with a kindly charm. he had been out nearly the whole of the | “No barm done, Omer, and no need night before on a special detail that had |‘ *?olesize for doing your duty— turned out to be a wild-goose-chase, and | but we're not all bootleggers.” now’he was tired, chilled and disgruntled.| Watsom threw-him a keen look. PAGE THREE eoevevecevevesvecseveeee |i. Railivay “stock” corer and Today In History |»=«. , | pumce eqgoes - Beneese, 1887-—General strike @f work- 1602—Columbus sailed from, ingmen throughout country. {Spain on his fourth and last, voyage. { 1926—Lt. Com. (now Admiral) {Byrd, with Pilot Floyd Bennett, 1754—What is said to have|the first to fly over the North jbeen the first cartoon to appear] Pole. sin an American paper, the historic ea £ In North Africa there is said to jbe a race of people, numbering 135,000, who have tails 3 inches ;“Join or Die,” appeared in Frank- hhin’s, Pa., Gazette. DIAMONDBALL ON 1901—Historic Northern Pacif- |tong. CeVececesesesecsersecssssedessooressosoTosseeseee He ran his motorcycle off the macadata |"T1 tide back there and see what I ‘ shitat i idk ] 2m ‘ { | + road and onto a level patch of hard, froz@ii | 8 find,” he said. “Can you remem- ground. Ba machine by lancing himself on the tilted one out-thrust leg, he pu! off his heavy gauntlets and reached inside his coat. As his numbed fingers drew forth the plu, tobacco he gazed bitterly around him at the bleak landsc: I . “For once the papers are right, it’s going to snow,” Be}; grumbled to himself, eyeing the gry pail closing in from the north- west. “Rum Boulevard” was the nickname given this stretch of lone- - -A9 highway, atid it was along here that Watson and his confrerés had mt their fruitless vigil, having g of strong ae ey motorist 100! Gigtance, his brows e@atration. motorist 100kea of tate th e knitted in con. “Thad just passed u e bridge,.a railroad bridge, it was. There was a long the road, then & rising carve. were high banks on each side vapor in the air. “I was shot &, | of road. I had Just topped the Officer. Ambushed, about two m ae a} back on that road. Look at the shield!” place, fathon nodded: “t know the Mr. » it's & go0d He climbed out stiffly and-stood {8.1 plate for an ambuih, amd-ite been the road while Watson stare astonishment at uged before. Just one thing. more, glass plate, A] sir. I've got to turn in report _} the St. Louis Browns, 8 to 3. sa: | feated’ the Cleveland Indians in a } gable to garner three hits off the : | daring {SENATORS DEFEAT Waite) _ AMERICAN LEAGUE ee Ww. | SOX} TIGERS WIN OVER RED New York 13 | SOX; GIANTs AND CuBs! Washington ‘ { { ed tomorrow night at Bayview! iy 722 i “570 Home ageregation and a picked j , "333 team, which is said to be made |® $29; up of the -best players of Key -500| West. \ 500; The game will start at 8: -313: o'clock, and it is expected a large! Sd number of fans will'be in at-! | tendance, ‘ Detroit Boston .. «Philadelphia (Special -o Tie Citizen) St. Louis - NEW YORK, May 9.—The New Chicago .... York sages won their Tita, NATIONAL LEAGUE consecutive game. by defeating we a 12 Cleveland LOSE; PIRATES, CARDS WIN gerne a eo a aw yy Club— New York .. }. Tony Lazzeri got a home run pittsburgh the contest. “Lefty” Chicago {Gomez, ace hurler-of the Yanks, St. Louis was on the mound for the locals. ro eye Newsom, starting in the box for’ Philadelphia ithe opposing team, was later re-* Cincinnati {placed by Wells. F | The Philadelphia Athleties de- | ° WALKS IN WITH BABY Sy ae } 1650} MARSHFIELD, Mo.—As__Mr.| .579; and: Mrs, Claude: Becker of this! -500! city were on their way to a hos ong pital at Springfield, the stork | 229 | overtook them and when they ar- “~~ |rived Mrs,.Beckner walked into | the maternity ward carting her ; nine-pound ‘daughter wrapped in; ( AMERICAN LEAGUE a blanket. Chicago at Washington. : St. Louis at New York, | shutout game, the score standing {2 to 0, The Redskins were only LEGALS | ee i Announcement has been made | AL } of a diamondball game to be play-; NNOUNCEMENTS Pet.| Park. between the Lopez Funeral | For the Primary Election, Tuesday, June 5, 1934 docddcccddcddodeddddoccdvddededddooosocsve For State Senator WILLIAM V. ALBURY For State Senator ARTHUR GOMEZ For Representative To State Legislature AQUILINO LOPEZ, JR. For Representative To State Levislature A’s twirler. This was the Mackc {men’s second straight triumph | over the’ Clevelanders. The Washington Senators came out -vietorioas over the Chicago White Sox, 7 to 6. Bonura knock- ed out a home run with the bases loaded, which gave Chicago an early lead, but the Nationals can+ Detroit at Boston, Cleveland at Philadelphia, NATIONAL LEAGUE Bosten at Cincinnati. Brooklyn at Chicago. New York at St. Louis. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. NOTICH OF APPLICATION Fon] 15 bea Se TS 4 nrith wal haa certainly winged its way there at an angle that narro of targink.” 0 sfouineees Sot Raph: a! before 1 polled ou Tange,” driver ex: plained. “That. frst one nearly ine! Atter that 1 put on speed, but I wi Mr. ‘Derresth. Mt heard thé othérs ‘hit the car. Let's |" yseg Jook. the course of the other bullets, One had wlithered off the left door, the Ouged browh enamel marking its One corner of the luggage grid. Om- cer Watson looked with ‘ti talon at cave egy” man who had thro a deadly. “Did you catch dight of the & he asked. : 5 bre mote looked ta saat nantly. “Do you suppose get Out abd look for this achied parson’ who was trying to mordér me?” he fae a Spe fleaal ployed in going back atong that}, road and trythg to catch the person who takes-pot shots at passitig cars. . 7 rs boy with an air rifle. I'm going through Edge Hill. Ti report this to the police there, ,and-show them the car: Cap- tain Robinson knows me.” 3 The driver brought out bis wallet and extracted two cards. One was the Nation driver's license, the other his personal calling card. Th light: of recognition dawned in Wat- son’s eyes, and his whole manner changed, He returned the cards and his hand went up to his cap in teady saldte. “Sorry, Mr. Dufresne” be apologized, thankful that he had heeded the cautious impulse. “I thought yout face looked taniiliat, but I couldn't place you for the mo- ment. If you'd been driving your big car the plate number would have wise, | know your tag’s in the 40's—" “Forty-seven, Officer. This fs Mrs. Dofresne’s car.” “You see, Mr, Dufresne, we've been having a bit of trouble out this way with hijackers, It's a real tough stretch of road—* { 80". .distinguished- : ey of early middie ed by a meticulous moustache fid goate’: His tace Was vaguely fmiliar to the Trooper, but the i! te Om the machine bore no red numerals. wever, the Trooper did not ing forth any of the time-hondted Ings hetween traffic officer and er, Such as, “Say, where ink you're goin’t or 's the fret” Instead, be open his little book aid pro & pencil étub frem the band of his cap. “Well, Mister, what's the sh time?" be inquired with a ive show of patience. HE driver's reply was as calmly uttered as his heavy and ta- whipped with cdlor and hie exhaled breath formed a frosty oh or ervbcccbdcocescoccscceees | animal Industry, born in Philadel. iphia, 59 years ago, Today’s Birthdays = oe SF ease Prof. Guy 8. Ford of the Univ. Buwaht Weston of New Jersey,' of Minnesota, historian and dean, noted .electrician, . inventor and, born at Salem, Wis., 61 years.ago., eheineer, born in England, 84) { po a William ©, Gotshal, noted -ea-! ’ i gineer-scientist, born in St. Louis, 59 years ago. j Dr. John R. Mohler, the U. S. ee . Puysan of Agriculture's Chiet of! Dr. Frank P. Day, former tht telty s (Copyright, 2933, bp Walter 0. Browy) acetone tutte we tart ident of Union College, Schenec- tady, N. Y., born in Nova Scotia, 53 years ago. Richaré Barthélmess, ago. Sir James M. Barrie, T4 years age: fantous Seottish novelist-playwright, born |rane; COeeecvaccovesoen<-ccede CLASSIFIED sean aU MN jcelled this with timely hitting— finally going on to victory. ie Detroit Tigers triumphed over the Red Sox, 5 to 1. Henry! Johnson started pitching for Bos- ton, lasting seven innings. giving the cise at of their hits and runs. Bridges, hurling for the , Detroit clan, held the Sox to six| Will be inserted in The Citizen at hits: the rate of Ic a word for each im Tn the National League, Phil-jsertion, but the minimum for the adelphia obtained 18 hits off the| first insertion in eve:y instance t Cubs’ twirlers to win the rame by} 25¢ @ scoré of 13 to 6. Chuck Klein got his seventh homerun of the season ‘in this contest. « The Cineinnati.. Reds. downed the World Champion New | York Giants, 7 to 3, ending their losing streak of eight styaight games. The St. Louis Cardinals tri- umphed over the Boston Braves, 5 to 4. Mooney started on the mound for the Red Birds but was replaced by Haines, veteran hurl- er. The Cards, after floundering around in the second division for @ couple of weeks, are now only two full games from first place, The Pittsburgh Pirates defeat- ed the Brooklyn Dodgers, 5 to 2, making a clean sweep of the three game series. 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