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Face Brokenout'” WHITE BLUFFS SPOKESMAN is one of the coldest of men but he G-MEN CONTINUE Webster he Terry Likes Fans’ Boos Plow Enthused has a warming smile and now THEIR FIGHT ON Public Life turned it on. “That’s right,” he said, but Only on the Road More Than “I've seen the movies and I've seen PUBLIC ENEMIES refer to Daniel Webster was a firm believer him close up.” He did not Bill Terry likes to hear the fans Brown in deep tillage. A century ago, con- Louis by name, indeed the boo when the Giants are on the Is up Robinson, Stoll Kidnaper, vinced that plowing was too shallow, Bomber seldom is spoken of here road. Says it means camp. Given Sentence in Webster developed a plow 12 feet in Max Schmeling’s training that everybody is Life to long from the tips of the handles to “Certainly he can hit but he has taking the club se- Atlanta Prison. have something to hit, doesn’t he? the tip of the beam, with a share 15 . Eddie riously inches wide. It turned a furrow 14 Well.” the fight Louisville, Ky.—Thomas H. Rob- Meade, inchs deep. Eight oxen pulled it. There was a moment overflowing manager, will de- inson, Jr., latest of the nation’s ma- Webster was delighted with his with embarrassing silence. sert California for jor criminals to be captured, plead- plow, and wrote: “When I have hold “Well,” admitted the reporter New York soon. ed guilty of the Stoll kidnaping of my big plow ... in a brush-cov- . life imprison- “it’s a good gag if you can get . « Nat Fleischer, and was sentenced to then, ered pasture and hear the roots away with it.” the Boxing Maga- ment. crack, see the stumps.go under the Having watched the German giant zine editor, and Ed- The twenty-nine-year-old former his as- inmate of Tennessee insane asy- furrow out of sight, and observe the in several workouts since then, die Borden, a 1] Judge clean, mellow surface of the land, though, the reporter is not yet ready sistant, race to get lum stolidly heard Federal sen- feel more enthusiasm .than comes to that Schmeling Terry to the office first Elwood Hamilton pronounce © New York Service. agree can get my in.public life in Post.—WNU each day. The two tence, from encounters s with - away it. Plainly he needs far Alice Washington.” more work before he will be ready citizens are philatelists (who'd have Robinson slugged Mrs. Uhlan’s Chances Dim for such an ambitious undertaking. ever thought that about them?) and Speed Stoll, young Louisville soci- Judged solely on the gent who gets there first gets ety matron, with a lead pipe and Serious2Effort training stamps off the morning’s kidnaped her from her home here but exhibitions by the.lbestmail, October 10, 1934. For more than the Uhlan would R Deserves Attention no means be a good Even the most eminent master 19 months he eluded federal agents. 3N bet to gain a de- thinkers occasionally muff one. Last He spent most of his time travel- ing between New York and N. Y.—Once the re- cision over his Yan- winter J. E. Widener decided that Cali- fornia, and federal agents said he NAPANOCH,porter put the proposition up kee stadium oppo- Brevity was his ace three-year-old. spent freely the $50,000 paid him > ‘ to a fellow named Baer. ponent. Working So he took the 10 G’s the Texas % ) as ransom for Stoll. He had S- “That’s easy,” said the fellow against Han Kohl- horseman, A. G. Tarn, offered him Mrs. held week in apart- named Baer. “I’ll smash him to haas, Andy Wallace for Rushaway. Since then Rushaway her for a an Indianapolis. INSTANT SURE RELIEF! pieces.” Again the reporter sought and such heavy- has won the Louisiana, lllinois and ment in He was caught in Glendale, Calif., Apply New De Luxe Dr. Scholl’s information from a man called Paul- weights of very mi- Latonia Derbies. Brevity has—but Zino-pads whisked in government wherever the shoe rubs or ino. %] take. Okay. He no hurt me,” nor importance, he why revive sad memories? and here a presses and you’ll have instant relief! Seemed slow and chartered airplane. His sentence Corns, callouses or bunions stop hurting at said the man called Paulino. Max Schmeling When Johnny Farrell was pro at once. These cushioning pads soothe and Since subsequent events had easily hit. More- Quaker Ridge he was a member of came within less than 48 hours heal; prevent sore toes, hlisters. Quickly after his capture. Judge Hamilton remove corns or callouses. They are flesh proved that both gentlemen were over the punches that were con- the National Democratic club. Now color, waterproof; don’t come off in the more than a trifle mistaken the re- veyed by his own 14-ounce gloves that he has moved to Baltusrol, he directed that Robinson be sent to bath; economical. Sold everywhere. displayed Atlanta federal penitentiary with porter had no confidence in the lacked that authority they has given up such evil associations. Y <y gy R question now. Nevertheless, he de- several years ago. The reason? The boys at Baltusrol the usual specification that he be subject to transfer to any other cided to give it another workout. are ardent Republicans. Al- DrScholls “Max,” he asked Schmeling, “how Sparring Mates Are though Ethan Allen is one of the federal prison on order of the LZino-pads do you expect to beat Joe Louis?”’ most mannerly athletes off the field, United States attorney general. The tanned giant blinked those Guinea Pigs for Max ballplayers say that he is the most No Longer Public Enemies. narrow eyes which peep out from Dead are John Dillinger, Baby competent of all jockeys (goat get- TS SRR under bushy eyebrows at the edge Nevertheless, it would be unfair ters) when the game is under way Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, STOMACH, RECTAL of a slanting forehead. Ordinariiy to judge him solely from such a and an opponent needs to be riled. Verne Miller, Clyde Barrow, John on and fences . he is quick the pickup showing against partners. Such men .« Robert Hutchison, who won so Hamilton, Mad Dog Vincent Coll, and COLON rome with interviewers in English as eas- usually are selected in the same many medals when he raced for the Dutch Schultz, Legs Diamond, AILMENTS [ § ily as in German. manner that a surgeon picks out the celebrated Loughlin Lyceum A. C, Frank Nash, Ma Barker, and her Treated Without Sur- |599 & “We’ll stay away from him. V/e best specimens in the guinea pig now is one of the best known soccer son Fred. Behind the bars are Al- fical Operation. |LI & won’t let him hit us. We'll—,” Max market. They are in camp for referees. Incidentally, he is the son Capone, Machine Gun Kelley, Roger Write or Call for FREE [ &.& ex- Y Machon, the former heavyweight perimental, if not entirely scientific, of John Hutchison, who manages Touhy, Waxey Gordon, Joe Mon- BOOKLET. AR champion’s trainer, had rushed to purposes. If Max belted them out the Greenpoint F. C., Sheriff Pete tana, Doc Barker, Lucky Luciano, Dr. C. J. DEAN CLINIC the rescue. , in one-two-three order each after- McGuiness’ favorite team. John Torrio, and Alvin Karpis. : Physician and Surgeon “Sure, I know that,” interrupted BEdgar Hoover, chief of the N. E. Corner Burnside and Grand Avenue noon he would be achieving no more One of the better jobs of spring J. Telephone EAst 3918 © PORTLAND, OREGON the reporter, “but you’ll be on the than has been done as well by nu- cleaning (up) is being done by a G-men who caught “Old Creepy” other side of the ropes and a well- merous pugilists. firm in the Wall street neighbor- Karpis in New Orleans, intends behaved beautifully tutored boy like All that actually would be accom- hood. The gents bet you 5 to 1 that that he shall neither run wild nor Louis is not going to forget his man- Karpis plished would be the ruination of you cannhot name three major league creep any mosre. In St. Paul ners to reach over and take a sock three more guinea pigs. Similarly, players who will achieve a total of awaits trial for the kidnaping of face at you. Let's get down to cases. BrokenOut’” it would get him nothing, save per- six hits on any given baseball day. William Hamm and Cdward G. Bre- Start today to relieve the soreness—- Max’s going to be the lamb being Hamm paid ransom your skin, haps a few extra cheers from his . « « Joe Jacobs, Max Schmeling’s mer. SIOO,OOO aid healing—and improve mean he’s going to be the led to—l loyal who flock up here, manager, started piloting prize fight- and Bremer $200,000. The Lind- the safe medication in guy in there on June 18. How’s landsmen, he if he devoted his time to the soft ers when he was in high school. bergh kidnaping law provides a going to be that—" « death penalty. snap of outboxing his laboratory . « Frank Abrahams, Eddie Tehel Thinks Movies Show specimens. So he seems to be con- and Eddie Singer, who now star for But Karpis also has comn:itted a Rvith l centrating upon special assignments. the New York (soccer) Hakoahs, few other crimes for which he could be executed.
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