CLEAN-UP
Contf ed from T »ge One
tant young evangelist, who has been
conducting his meetings in the
heart of the theatrical district every
evening for the past few months,
the people seem at last to have
found that leader for which they
have searched so long. Harlem cer
tainly needs and is ready for the
clean up which he has been so bold
as to propose.’*
CHAPTER VI
Ace Hinds pressed a tiny ivory
button cn his desk with his good
hand and the heavily-re-enforced
door ol his office slowly swung open.
Three men. striding heavily, enter
ed. The Ace offered them cigars
from an open box on the desk and
waved them to chairs.
These three men. together with
the Aoe, might have been said to
represent the real government of
Harlem. Certainly they had proved
themselves of greater strength than
the indifferent municipal govern
ment of the city of New York.
There was, first of all, Scar Short,
numbers king, and perhaps the most
powerful of them all because of the
vast territory which he covered and
the thoroughness of his control
over the vast organization which he
had built up. A dark, heavy-set
man of. perhaps, fifty years or
more, he took his pseudonym from
the fact that a jagged, livid scar,
relic of some unforgettable battle of
his earlier days, ran all the way
from his elbow down the back of
his hand, marking him for life, it
was this scar which he hated more
than anything else, for it rendered
absolutely useless any disguise
which he might attempt to assume.
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There was Rod Johnson, Harlem’s
mcst famous beer baron, the young
man who, at twenty-three, had
made three million from the liquor
traffic alone. Young, handsome,
debonaire, he was just a playful bad
boy who had gctten a break and
taken full advantage of it. No one
ever knew how many men had
fallen before his smoking guns;
when it came to proif, nobody, It
seemed, had anything on him.
There was j I ways some ironclad
alibi to pull him through. Long
ago the police had given up the task
of trying to convict him. Crooked
lawyers, hung juries, fixed judges,
all combined to pull him through
the many crises of his life.
There was Big Joe Wilson, czar
of Harlems racketeering faction
who, as head of the Harlem Pro
tective and Bonevolent Association,
exacted a heavy toll each month
from more than five thousand
places of business in the metropoli
tan area. Those businesses which
failed to pay off to Big Joe’s or
ganization usually didn’t last very
long. The organization maintained
a small army of experienced
wreckers to see that its mandates
were carried out.
Then there was the Ace himself,
whose control over theatrical book
ings out of New York City made
him a practical boss in the show
business. Scarcely an act was
booked in any part of the country
that the Ace didn't have some hand
in it. And from each he -collected
a commission, a very sizeable com
mission. You either paid it or you
didn’t, and if you didn\ you sud
denly found yourself unable to ob
tain work on any circuit in the
country. The Ace also had a con
trolling interest in nearly every night
club and cabaret in Harlem, and
the bad turn Business had taken in
the past few weeks had turned him
sour.
“All of you guys know what’s
happening,” he said now, bitterly.
“If we let this evangelist guy go
on with what he’s started, every
body's going in the hole. Why, busi
ness in the Tom-Tom has dropped
forty per cent in the last two weeks
because the folks prefer to hang
out in that ‘Gospel Tent’ and listen
to that mug preach to 'em about
their sins. He's even got Linda
Allen and A1 Collins, who used to
be my star come-ons at the Tom
Tom, over there drawing ’em in
for him. And that radio is spread
ing his stuff like wildfire. People
are actually staying home and re
penting these days instead of going
out to the theatre. That can’t go
on!"
"It’s the same with the numbers
game,” Scar Short put in. “I drop
ped five grand week before last and
ten last week because the folks ain’t
playing like they used to. I sort
of though it'd pass over, but it’s
taking a mighty long time.”
Rod Johnson and Big Joe Wil
son added their testimony. They,
too, had been noticing a fall-off in
their pickings. “I give ’em beer at
ten cents a glass,” Rod stated, “and
still they don’t appreciate it. Can
vou beat that?”
“Well,” said the Ace, “What’re
we gonna do?”
Big Joe Wilson laughed gruffly.
The others looked at him. “I
thought you guys were men,” he
said. “Here I find you letting some
little southern black boy get you all
het up over nothing at all. I admit
he’s got a pretty powerful line of
talk there, and I admit he’s got a
crowd of Harlem Negroes backing
him up. But are you gonna let
little things like that worry you?
All you got to do is to get him outa
the way; then you’re all set. With
out a leader these people are just
like a flock of sheep; they’ll all
drift right back to you without no
trouble. So get rid of him now! Rub
him out! That’s all you got to do.”
To this his three listeners nodded
agreement.
“Then it’s settled,” Big Joe con
cluded, “Mr. Fred Harris is slated
to take a nice long ride some time
very soon — say tomorrow night,
rather late. Won’t all of you gen
tlemen come along? I’ll donate my
car for the job . .
* * ♦
What will be Fred’s fate when
these hoodlums of gangland de
scend upon him? Don’t fail to
read next week's thrilling in
stallment.
Embarrassing
Moments -
OVERHEARD
My friend and I decided to go for
a walk. Passing the home of my
relatives. I realized that I hadn't
been there for a mo:,th and sug
gested that we go in. As we walk
ed around a path bordered by high
bushes and trees, I stopped short,
for I remembered the inquisitive
ness of my aunt and said to my
friend.-* “Help me to make up some
stories about what I’ve been doing
during the past month."
We planned to say that I had
been working and sewing most of
the time, and swimming once in
awhile. “That,’’ my friend said,
"will make a good impression on
her.”
Imagine our embarrassment when
from the partly hidden porch be
hind the bushes appeared the amus
ed face of my aunt who said, half
jokingly: “We tried to catch what
you were saying,” but from the
tone of her voice we knew she had
heard every word. You can picture
the uncomfortable predicament we
were in for the remainder of our
visit. J. p.
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Salads Topic of
Food Expert
Just what to serve with salad de
pends on when and how you are
serving it. If salad is to be the
main course at luncheon or supper,
something light and tasty in the
bread and butter line is the proper
gesture.
If it is to be a fruit salad served
in place of dessert', crisp buttered
crackers, wee sandwiches spread
with a savory butter, minced nuts
or a peppy cheese, buttered fingers
of toast dusted with ground pecans,
or toasted crackers served with
cheese—any of these will make a
pleasant contras, with the fruit.
When a vegetable salad is chosen
as the ..lain course at luncheon or
informal supper, huskier sandwich
es may accor-pany it. Toasted
cheese or chopped salad meat make
excellent fillers and add the need
ed protein to the meal. Small rolls
or one-bite baking powder biscuits
give still more variety.
For the formal meal, cheese
straws pr very small, crusty cheese
c oquettes dress up the salad. The
straws require simply one-half cup
of ground cheese blended with one
cup of flaky pie dough.
Roll out, cut in narrow strips,
twist, and bake in a hot oven un
til golden brown. Or prepare one
half a recipe of baking powder bis
cuit dough. Work in one-half cup
of ground cheese and cut in small
diamond shaped biscuits. Bake and
serve hot. - * *
More suggestions ior saiaa com
plements run as follows:
Cut red Edam cheese In small
squares and serve it with lettuce
and cucumber salad.
For a luncheon fruit salad, serve
toast roll Cut slices of white
bread very thin, remove the crusts,
spread with creamed butter, and
sprinkle with shaved maple sugar
and cinnamon. Roll and secure with
a toothpick. Toast to a delicate
brown on all sides. Remove tooth
picks to serve.
Grind American cheese and
moisten it with cream. Form into
balls the size of cherries and dip
in red fruit coloring. Add a small
cherry stei.i or other stem to each
and chill. Serve three “cherries”
on each salad plate.
But the quintessence of delicacy
comes in dainty cucumber rings for
a chees and fruit salad. Cut slices
of white bread very thin, and then
cut them in rounds the size of
cucumber slices.
Spread each bread round with
thousand island dressing, and put
the two together with a thin slice
of cucumber between. Roll the edges
in finely minced parsley and serve.
That leftover of cottage cheese
comes in most effectively, too. when
moistened with cream, flavored with
chopped sweet pickle and minced
cfoives and rolled into smc balls.
Serve on a sprig of watercress on
the edge of the salad plate.
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WHAT TO WEAK
By VALERIA
HAIR ORNAMENTS BACK IN
VOGUE FOR EVENING
Hair ornaments are back in vogue
for evening wear. Little jeweled
clips are worn on one side of the
coiffure, which is now being more
closely molded to the head than
1 act cpocfin
Tiaras, fitted closely to the head
are also being worn at the most
formal functions.
* • #
GOWN OF BROCADED
SATIN FROM CHANEL
The French fabric manufacturers
have turned their backs on homely
and rustic fabrics. Rich velvets and
lustrous satins that are brocaded in
beautiful oatterns of flowers, dots.
and even stripes, are the kind that
are being offered for next fall. They
are the new fabrics that will fashion
many of next season's smartest
evening gowns, late afternoon
frocks, and even blouses to go with
velvet suits.
Many have been the discussions
in the fabric world as to whether
dull fabrics would continue to be
more important than shiny, but
the nfew brocades remain neutral.
They combine b*th shiny and dull,
whether the brocade be in satin, or
velvet. '
A midnight gown Is made of
thin, supple satin, in ivory white, it
is brocaded in black, in a small
pattern that alternates shiny with
dull velvet. A gown, which is
from Chanel, has an ankle length
skirt. Sun ray bands trim the
skirt below the waistline in front,
these bands becoming gores below
the hips. The bodice is draped into
a knot at the center front. The
sleeves have two deep flounces,
starting from the elbows.
A scarf of the brocaded satin
passes through a hole in the center
front of the square neckline, twists
around the neck, and hangs to the
\ aistline, in f’-on* The back of the
frock has tiny, ivory, satin colored
buttons which are placed down the
center to the waistline.
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Household Hints
Rub shiny spots that are on
cloth thoroughly with slices of raw
potatoes and the shine will disap
pear.
* • •
A good way to make gasoline soap
is to cut three bars of white laun
dry soap into a ten-pound pail
filled with cold water. Set pail on
the range until soap is dissolved.
Remove, and when cool add one
large cupful of gasoline and stir
well.
ENGLISH
Words Often Misused
Do not say, “I was very angry
at Charles.” Say, “angry with
Charles.”
Words Oft- i Misspelled
Pulverize; observe the er and the
ize.
Words Often Mispronounced
Guardian Pronounce gar-di-an,
first a as in “arm,” accent first syl
lable, and not gar-deen.
Synonyms
Truth, genuineness, correctness,
veracity, verity.
Word Study
INDECOROUS; violat ng good
manners; unbecoming; improper.
"He was so indecorous as to talk
during the sermon.”
PRETERNATURAL; beyond, or
different from, what is natural; ex
traordinary. “His face showed a
preternatural paleness.”
WEEK’S POEM
IP
If any little word of mine
May make a life the brighter
If any little song of mine
May make a heart the lighter,
God help me speak the little word,
And take my bit of singing,
And drop it in some lonely vale
To set the echoes ringing.
If any little love of mine
May make a life the sweeter,
If any little care of mine
May make a friend’s the- fleeter,
If any little lift of mine may ease
The burden of another,
God give me love and care and
strength
To help my toiling brother.
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