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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-03
CHAPTER XXI.

CnAf L En- h<AhAs
ETSY felt as II gag had been
thrust between her lips. She
stammered against it. Mar
IL shall may may not be
waiting out there for me, you know.
Maysie. I'm e. not the only person
working in the Government" Maysie's
prying curiosity was wearing her pa
thence thin. She wondered: What
would she think if she knew about
Marshall's wires from Florida. the
letters from Havana, the telephone
calls since the day he returned? What
he really wants with me! 1t would
be as juicy bite for her to chew on
as her gum"
Maysie laughed. taking a deep in
ward breath, and accidentally Swal-
lowed the wad in her mouth. Her
eyes bulged, and for a moment she
looked as if she might strangle. After
several choking gulps and frantic
beatings on her fiat breast she sprang
che of her hard-boiled little wise
cracks. Tell that to the Unknown
Soldier, Betsy! I know men! Mar
shall's waiting for you and you know
it! Why don't you see him? Go out
and say casually. You'll have to wear
a parking light If you hang around
here after dark I mean, after all,
read in the papers that his Aunt
Emily Whatzz died and left him a
lot of jack. His intentions may be
both honorable and serious now that
he has heady sense of independence
And again they may not. They say
that when you make or marry mil
lion you want two. And when you
have 20 million you're miserable be-
cause it isn't 40.
IT wouldn't know about that
though, never having had more than
five bucks all at one time in my life. u
Betsy had read of Marshall in
heriting the money and had tried to
visualize what her life would have
been if he had received that legacy
a year ago. Just what would have
happened to them all-Libby, John,
Marshall, herself
Maysie said. Go on! Why be a
dope? See what he wants! If you
don't I'm going to lie on the floor and
turn steadily green until you do. II
want to know!"
Betsy wrinkled her nose and shook
her blond head. Silently she dis
missed the subject by picking up a
wicker basket overf1owing with sheets
of statistics to be copied. She went
to work on the top page. her fingers
dancing on the keys.
Maysie shrugged her shoulders and
observed caustically, Meaning, sup
pose, that I am as welcome as a
purple giraffe with fallen arches and
a sore throat" Then she went over
to her desk, ruffled some papers and
pretended that she was working. But
she wasn't. She was reading novel
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Angelica q lot, wasn't he? She owed
him no fidelity in this husbandless
marriage. Even though their wedding
had been carefully and formally an
nounced In all the papers the day
after, 1t was generally known now
that she and John were separated.
Well. no harm in going out once in a
while. And the changing scenery
might dim certain poignant memories.
The next evening Lieut.. Ames Mel
son teleplaoned. Betsy had met him
at Jennie's party aboard the Star
bright and had promptly forgotten
him. When he recalled himself to
her and asked for a date, she said.
seriously, You know, Ames, that
an married."
"Yes. But you're not working at
it, understand" he laughed, lightly
into the telephone.
II didn't want to sail under false
colors. I thought you should know.
There's an element of risk in trot-
ting around with married woman
who hasn't divorce. I've been in
the Government long enough to know
what happens to naval officers who
get involved, even innocently, in
scandals!" Little flowers Of excite
ment perfumed her words.
you're an honest small person,
aren't you? But I'm willing to chance
it." There was respect in his voice
and vivid satisfaction.
Remember, I warned you'll"
AmeS suggested a country club for
dinner and dancing. He belonged to
four. She could take her choice. But
in panic, Betsy thought, I'D be sure to
run into John Storm and Angelica at
a club. And I couldn't stand
1t. I'd die right there"
So she said, mo, Ames, let's 60 tc
the Terrace. I haven't been there
since 1t opened and I hear the food
is excellent. And Varnee's music Is
divine!" She didn't give her real
reason; that the country clubs were
the places for the young set: that the
society columns were always sprinkleo
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thinking after the spill. Not that
John would start divorce proceedings
against you on any whisper OF Cos
sip. Not that boy. He's fair and
square. But it's people in general
They talk II it's about nothing but
q bowlegged butterfly"
Because he turned instantly 70
Terry, he missed the stricken lines
that his words of divorce etched on
Betsy's suddenly pale little face.
"Hcw about 1t, Terry, old fellow?"
father asked. Cant you get a date
and 60 along with your sister,"
Terry said quickly, why, I guess
so, father. That Is, If I can get by
on four bucks" He got up. drove
his hands deep in his pockets, and
went to the phone. He dialed Jennie S
number and Betsy heard MN say,
How about going out four DUCKS
worth tonight, Jennie? Betsy has a
date TO sink with the Navy-Lieut
Ames Nelson. No. really. mean it,
She is going out! The Terrace, 1
think she said. You can go? Fine!
Slip into your toys and I'll come by
for you shortly in my noble chariot
that still bangs on all 81 cylinders.
Well meet them in the lobby. Glad
YOU didn't have a date" Terry
couldn't know that when he hung up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-03
BEAUTY TREATMENTS
AID MENTAL CASES
Head of Missouri Hospital Finds
) Permanents and Facials Bene.
+ fit Woman Patients.
~ the Associated Press,

~ the Associated Press.
. FULTON, Mo, September 3.-The
coils of a permanent wave machine
and the cfeam-colored fingers of a
beauty parlor operator are helping
cure mental cases among women In
Missouri.
There is nothing quite like a per-
fnanent wave or facial or an eye
brow dressing to lift any woman out
Of the blues" DR.. Ralf Hanks, super
intendent of State Hospital, No. l.,
for the Insane, said here today.
: The success of a beauty parlor at
the hospital has convinced him that
a barber shop would do as much for
the men. One is being installed.
."Our patients come to us in a
state of utter hopelessness," DR.. Hanks
said.
They are detected and sit with
their chins sunk on their chests. They
have no pride in their appearance.
They have become unkempt and un-
tidy. Once they begin to take an in
terest and bit of pride in their
personal appearance, 1t often is pos
sible to use that as a starting point
to gain their interest in other things
and eventually to restore them"
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with notices Of parties at one or
another of them.
At 8 o'clock Betsy was dressed and
waiting, feeling a little breathless and
excited. Her mother stared at the
pink mouSSeline with the ruffied skirt
swirling gracefully around the pointed
toes Of her satin sandals, the modest
little collar light and frothy at her
throat. She clicked her tongue against
her teeth and thought how lovely
Betsy looked but how thin and
wan. No longer the vibrant young
girl on tiptoe that she had been be-
fore all these new friends had come
into her life. Once she had been
afraid of what they would do to her
and now she knew that her mothers
intuition had not been wrong.
She saw her child with hurt grown
up eyes and lips that had seemingly
forgotten how to smile.
She said. Darling, I'm so glad
you're coming out of your shell! All
the time pecking away at that office
typewriter and writing stories at night!
It's not natural for a girl Of 49,"
Her father was proving restively
ebout the room. He said, Hadn't
you better have another couple along
tonight, Betsy? It's all right for John
to run around with that Dodd girl.
But you you're a girl and you've
got a reputation to consider. No use
climbing on horse and doing your
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-03
AUTO FATALITIES
] LESS THAN 500
Triple Holiday Death Toll
Curbed by Rain and Cau-
ton Publicity.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Fewer than 800 automobile fatalities
were recorded today in the United
States during the triple Labor DAY
week end holiday.
The National Safety Council had
predicted the death toll would mount
to between $50 and 400 and described
the week end as deaths favorite holi-
day"
Rain in many sections was one fac
tor which tended to reduce the num-
Ser of deaths, as drivers proceeded
more cautiously than usual. The
weather also helped to reduce the
number of cars on the road, relieving
congestion on many usually crowded
roads.
: Another factor, safety experts said,
was the widespread publicity urging
motorists to use greater care IN a
campaign for safe driving.
Figures early today placed the death
list at 283. No definite check could
be made of the injured, but estimates
placed the seriously hurt at more than
200.
Deaths from drownings and otner
fatal accidents, not included IN the
automobile figures, also tended to swell
the grand total.
Eight States and the District OF Co
fumbia had clean records. Arizona
Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Missis-
sippi. Nebraska. North and South Da-
kota reported no automobile fatalities
California headed the list OF States
with the greatest number OF deaths
80. New York was second with "a and
Illinois next with II.
Three were killed in plane crash
In California Sunday night. and an
other man died there in a burning
Summer cabin. One man was killed
BY a train in Illinois. and Kentucky
man died in a roller coaster accident
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-03
By PHYLLIS MOORE
GALLAGHER =

hidden in her top drawers, thinking,
This is one sad story. The heroine
is going to wind up with her husband
as sure as fate!"
AS Betsy typed she was conscious
Of a president fear. Nature rebels
at a vacuum and loneliness was too
often her one companion. Would
clandestine meetings with Marshall
long drive :. a stolen
harmless hour for movie be a
greater pleasure than loneliness? She
said to herself: you've refused to
think about Marshall. Face that
angle-think 1t out now! Once and
for all-clearly in your mind. What
does he mean to you?"
The thunder of the answer cracked
her puzzling dark world wide open
She could never 60 near Marshall
again. That old infatuation had
>evaporated and it was strange to her
that her heart had ever pounded at
the touch of his hand, that her blood
had ever raced at the sound OF his
voice. She didn't hate him. She was
in a halfway house. bearing him
neither love nor hate. But If she
ever met him and he ran his fingers
lightly over her shoulder as he used
to. catch her up and kiss her with
his eyes, she knew that it would un-
leash a wild fury within her. That
hate would follow. The first hate Of
her life.
But there we're things, she told
herself, that she could do to fill in this
aching void of loneliness. Every eve
nlng when she returned home mother
had carefully made little list Of
phone messages from young men who
had called asking her to dinner, Il
this and that. She would go. Be-
sides, she reasoned, John was with
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Cycles to Conference.

A Belgian delegate TO the Interna-
tional Town Planning Congress cycled
all the way from Belgium to London,
rode right up to the Royal Institute
Of British Architects and asked where
he was expected to park" while at
tending the sessions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-03

Jennie quickly called and broke a date
that she had made two weeks ago
with young diplomat.
CTo be Continued Tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-03
MISSIONARIES WARNED
q. 8. Legation Fears Invasion of
Chinese Province by Reds.

Chinese Province by Reds.
PE1PING. September 3 (P.-As re-
ports reached here yesterday OF
further advances by Red forces in
Northwestern Human Province, the
United States Legation warned Amer
lean missionaries the area was still
Unsafe.
The Americans were advised to
leave several days ago when the situa-
ton became threatening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-03

More Tourists in ireland.
Ireland has attracted more tourists
this year than ever before.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31
Frat American Book

The Bay Psalm Book, which was
published at Cambridge. Mass, in
1910, was for many years supposed
to he the first book printed on the
American continent, until It was
noted that books had been printed
by the Spaniards In Mexico over a
century earlier. 1t Is stated In
Fernandez Ecclesiastical His
tory" published in Toledo, Spain,
In 1911, that the first book printed
In the New world was devotional
book for the guidance Of the faith
full members Of the church. pub
lished by Antonio d Ispanola In the
city Of Mexico In 1885 by order of
the Spanish viceroy. There Is no
copy of this first American book
known to be In existence.
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Thursday. October 81, 1885

on the campus December 1.
DR.. L. d. Coffman, president, has
lons had the idea that q building
on the campus to which practicing
members Of professional and voca-
tional groups could be brought for
intensive short courses intended to
give them the very latest word" In
their lines Of endeavor, would be
trem endously worth while.
His dream is now to be realized
In new building for which the in
stitution will put up 50 per cent Of
the cost from its dormitory funds
while As percent will come from
Washington, via PWA.
The building will provide living
and eating quarters, an auditorium
and conference rooms for about
100 to $50 people. To these quarters
will be brought, for example,
group of physicians, dentists.
clergymen, school teachers, news
paper men or engineers who can
meet on common ground and who
are willing to spend two, three or
four weeks hearing lectures by
members of the university faculty.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31
Mason and Dixon's Line

Mason and Dixon's line was q
boundary between Pennsylvania and
Maryland. surveyed by Charles Ma
son and jeremiah Dixon. English
surveyors, from 1853 to 1767. Their
purpose was to settle an old dis
pute between the Penn and Balti-
more families. owners Of large
tracts in Pennsylvania and Mary
land. When the Civil war came, the
line was used roughly to mark the
boundary between the free and slave
states, but the slavery line, after
leaving Maryland, Pennsylvania and
what is now west Virginia, followed
the Ohio river to the Mississippi
and housekeeping the slave state
of Missouri-the parallel Of &c de-
'grees and 80 minutes, established
10y the Missouri compromise. After
the war the expression, Mason and
DixOn's line, came into general use
to separate the North from the
iSouth.-IndianapOlis News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31
Cacti Family American;
Plant Has Many Copies

The true cacti are all those
plants which botanists include In
the family Cactaceae, and they are
placed there because no matter
how different they may appear In
outward form, examination Of the
flower structure reveals that they
are more closely related one to the
other than they are to any other
family Of plants, observes a writer
in the Rural New-Yorker.
They are truly an American fam
lily for. with the exception of one
small genus In Madagascar, the en-
tire group is confined to North and
South America and the West In
dies, although various species. par
ticularly Of the genus Opuntia (the
prickly pears) are now naturalized
In Australia. the Mediterranean
region. Asia and Africa. Many sue
culent plants occur In the desert
regions of the world which more or
less resemble cacti to the casual
observer. and plants Of this kind
are found In the daisy. Poinsettia.
lily and many other families.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31
Perfection of Canning
Resulted From Two Wars

1t Is a melancholy fact that many
of the peaceful arts either were
born Of the necessities Of war or
were generously fostered by them
d circumstance indisputably true of
modern methods of keeping food
from decay. It was two wars. OBJ
serves the New York Herald-Trib-
une. that brought us something like
perfection in "canning"-the Ma
pole0nic and the American Civil.
Nicholas Appert won a prize of r.
600 francs from the French govern
ment In 1909 for his almost COM
pletely novel method Of preserving
foodstuffs by sterilizing with heat
and sealing them In alright con-
tainers, which In his technique
were glass. The use Of cans began
about a hundred years ago. but 1t
was not until the Civil war that
they were used to a great extent.
The needs of northern armies far
from their service Of supply in re-
gions where food resources were
no means abundant and the neces-
stiles of the French navy at war
with most Of Europe and having
hard battle also with scurvy In the
late Eighteenth and early Nine
teenth centuries may be said to
have given us our commonest pres
ent methods Of preserving food in
the kitchen and In the cannery.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31
RURAL CREDITS

In measure Of dollars the bust
ness Of the Rural Credit Depart
ment for the first nine months of
1885 was twice the volume of the
entire year Of 1884. Every section
Of the Department shows this in
crease in the volume Of business in
the same ratio with the exception
Of the collection Of interest and
rents.
The first nine months rental col
lections for 1884 amounted to $472.-
$40 and approximately $4,000 for
the entire year. The first nine
months of 1885 yielded $348,043.
Last year the major portion of the
rental income came from the Red
River Valley. It is apparent that
the total rents from that source
this year will not exceed one-third
of the 1884 volume. However, with
some sort of crop over the entire
state, total rentals for this season
are expected to approximate the
rental income for 1884.
Collections for the current season
are considerably delayed because of
the lateness of the harvest season,
as compared to last year; the de-
sire on the part of the farmers to
wait for higher prices; rust damage
to the wheat yield; and because Of
the widespread existence of feed
and seed loans in the drouth area.
These latter have first liens on
the crops.
During 1884, 379 mortgage loans
were refinanced in the amount Of
approximately $1,10O,OOO. During
the first nine months of 1895, BIT
mortgage loans were refinanced, in
the amount Of $1,416,S67. A total
volume of $7,5OO,00O in Federal
Land Bank commitments are now
being considered.
The sales activity Of the Depart
ment shows the greatest amount
Of increase over 1894. 403 farms
were sold last year for s1,120,686,
with a down payment of $3.50, 750
OF the total sales this year 35 per-
cent of the farms were sold back
to former owners; per cent were
sold to purchasers from outside the
state. 30 per cent of last years
sales were made in the northern
half of Minnesota. Sales so far this
year are distributed over the en-
tire state.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31

September Of 1884 was the high
month for sales, with rs farms
sold. Only 30 farms were sold this
year during the same month. The
apparent decreased sales activity
for September indicates a temper
ary reaction to the rust damage
inflicted on the wheat crop and to
low prices generally for all grain.
However, every sign points to a de-
cided increase in sales activity for
October. If the present rate of sales
Is continued, this month will prove
to be the banner month Of all sales
in activity Of the Department.
So far this year the Department
has received, by mail, 8412 inquiries
for Minnesota farms. In addition to
this, hundreds Of inquiries have
been made personally at the st.
Paul office and at the twelve field
offices.
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Installation of Veterans
Officers Friday Eve.
Continued from Page One)

ident of the Staples Auxiliary, will
install the officers of the Ladies
organization. Following the pro-
gram and the installation, there
will be dancing and refreshments.
The following are the officers of
the Veterans for the ensuing year:
L. o. Lea-Commander.
Howard Veeder-Senior Vice
Commander.
Edward Lea-Junior Vice Com
mander.
Floyd Fuller-Officer of the Day.
E. Hylaman-Quartermaster.
o. Bjone-Adjutant.
w. Misunderstanding Advocate.
J. N. Jackson-Chaplain.
Joe Bluth-Surgeon.
Leonard Wolfe-Sergeant Major.
E. Polipnick - Quartermaster
Sergeant.
Nv. Kane-Servfce Officer.
o. L. Larson-Historian.
p. w. Hanson-Bugler.
C. Pendroy-Patriotic Instructor.
w. Northumberland
Eric Schultz-Sentinel.
w. Weed and Joe Bluth-Color
Bearers.
George Ertl and Harold Dickin-
son-Color Guards.
The officers for the Auxiliary
are as follows:
Margaret Polipnick-President.
Elizabeth MISUNDERSTANDING.
Marie Bjone-Senior Vice Presi-
dent. rsnga
Olivia Larson-Junior Vice Pres
ident.
Ann Jackson-Treasure
Margaret Schultz--Chaplain.
Edna Luke-Conductress.
Hilda Lea-Patriotic Instructor.
Bessie Veeder-Historian.
Jennie Pendroy-Musician.
Marie Northumberland.
Laura Hylaman--Trustee.
Elizabeth Hiltner, Alma Gilbert
son, Norma Veeder and Anna Cor
dell-Color Bearers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31
Discovery Of Tea Dates
Back to Year 2737 B. 6.

No one knows Just when tea first
came into use as . beverage, for
like other things its origin is buried
In antiquity. One legend, states q
writer In Pathfinder Magazine, tells
how 1t was discovered In 2737 B. G.
By q Chinese emperor, Shen-Nung
Ito whom all agricultural and med
ical knowledge Is traced), who &C
cidentally dropped a piece of tea.
wood int pot Of boiling water in
tended for his supper. Another
story relates how q lover brought
his sweetheart flowers from the
tea-bush and how she accidentally
drank some Of the water from the
vase In which she had placed them.
Still another concerns q priest
named Bodhidharma who vowed he
would worship and pray to Buddha
for nine years without sleep. At
the end of three years he dOzed off
and as penance he plucked out his
eyelashes and threw them away.
From each of the lashes teabush
grew and when Bodhidharma be-
gan to get drowsy at the end of an
other five years he plucked a few
leaves from the magic bush or mir
acle bush and ate them. These
SO stimulated him that he was able
to complete his nine years worship.
Existence of these legends would
seem to indicate that tea was
known long before there was any
actual proof of its existence, which
dates back to about 600 A. d. Gov
ernments then as now were on the
alert for something to tax and
when tea became popular in the
Eighth century tea tax was
slapped on.
In the Ninth century use Of tea
spread to japan and later to all
the world but 1t was not until the
Seventeenth century tea-drinking
was taken up In England where 1t
might now he termed the national
beverage. In recent years its use
has been on the increase In the
United States.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-31
Army Medical Corps Insignia

The insignia of the medical corps
of the army is the Caduceus,
winged staff of Mercury Greek,
Hermes) with which he controlled
the living and the dead so that he
could go unmolested where he
willed; he carried 1t especially
when he escorted the dead to the
world below. In its earliest form 1t
Is composed of three branches-One
forming the handle and the other
two intertwined. Later the inter-
twined branches were replaced by
snakes, and still later wings were
added to the staff. Among moderns
the Caduceus is used also as an en-
blem of commerce. over which Mer-
curry was the presiding divinity.