Show Rabbit Foot Helps Davis Settle Claim Craps Playing Gambling In Capital But Not Horse Race Betting By Dr nAnny B D nu mINT T IcE t Sen Sers Ice Writer Juno June 8 S The Th W success of James C Davis Bavis dt- dt dl rector general of the tho United Stat States s railroad administration in so 80 per cent of all railroad claims against the tho Government for tor ap- ap approximately ap approximately proximately 25 cents on tho dol- dol dollar dollar dol dollar lar has been due du to something moro more specific than out talking the theother theother other fe low If It ou were to sit alt in with Davis at ope one of his closing clo ln with railroad attorneys s where th the fate of o millions hung hun In la the bat bal balance bal balance ance ou might notice his right hand closed loosely around som som- som om thin thing Po he stroked gently from time to time between thumb and forefinger If It the debate got or the th attorneys grew crew can can- cantankerous cantankerous can cantankerous you could see se the th hand close with a a tighter grIp trip Then Thon when a final agreement had been nith Uh the roads accepting from 25 to 40 per cent of ot their original demands and all hands arose to say good goodby by sou ou might see soe Davis slip something surreptitIous Iy ly Into InCo his left pocket est soeI I That 1 hat something would y be-y yes be-yes b ye yeno no joking about the It-the it the left l tt hind foot of a rabbit Logic arguments facts hard work all all may have hav contributed to toDa Da Daia DaI I success In la getting E- E a good But If It you ask him what hat was th the most pot potent nt factor h he will tell you it was the tho rabbits rabbit's foot I I never bad had any luck of sort an sort till after aHer I stole a rabbit foot from a D eyed cross-eyed colored bellboy In a a Des Moines hotel hot Davis says SaY After that everything CAme croe my nay ItY till till-I till I lost It Then my lUCK left lett too I never got cot It back till tillI tillI tillI I got rot this rabbit In loot toot lo the th Ar- Ar Argonne Argonne Ar gonne Since then Lady Lucks Luck's been with me m right along R B MARSHALL for for- forI former forI for former I mer ice Ico president has e a solution for the problem of how to suppress marathon dances ox- ox exI ex I sheik trousers and 1 other follies tollies follies Tom who I Is taking a philosophical cal bent a as his sears vears ears Increase sas s she he has haa often noticed that most folks themselves on theIr follies but at the samo time look upon insanity as a disgrace It I Ir we e would class clasi clas all such fol- fol follies tot fol follies lies as an outcropping of Insanity Tom rom sa Bas sais s folks would shun rather than seek the notoriety they Invite irn acid test for tor a real Wash Wash- Wash THC HUE T Is is-Dea is Docs he 1 play lay the InCes races The man or woman residing i here who doesn't take tak a a fling line on the ponies simply t qualified hot ot to bet on the tb horses brands one as from the th stick an out out- outlander outlander out lander lander an alien allen In these circumstances It Is na natural tural that bookmaking flourishes It I is probable that the number of bookmakers In Washington ex- ex exceeds ex exceeds even the number of ot bootleg bootie bootlegger ger The former flourish and wax while the tho officers run themselves breathless chasing the latter laller Ono One On day last lait week eek police broke Oli Into one on of the tho biggest cst me establishments in town Thin office ha has operated for business bit years Is iii I organized onI on a I big bl- basis buls its equipment In- In Includes In Includes dude 16 If telephones many con con- conn con n with private ate wires dIrect to the tho track side Four adding machines machine expert bookkeepers and anda anda a sta staff of about 30 20 persons are ar re- re reQuired required r to handle its dally daily run of business But it wasn't raided because of bookmaking The officers were only after a a- a crap era ame am that some of th the employs had started after gambling camb hours Shooting craps I is gamb- gamb ling Playing the races Is sport sport- In 10 sport sport-la Washington |