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of the Car. They await word from you when to
strike We shall leave every Japanese in pool
of frozen blood = all but one, who shall escape
to carry back horrible story of death and a
red flag waving in the cold dawn. We White
Russians have been called cruel We shall live
up to our reputation. When the bodies of the
Japanese soldiers are found, torn, mutilated, 1t
will mean war iDdr." Her voice was filled
with mad fire. Two red spots burned In her
pale, lovely cheeks.
"And you will carry the word to the men?"
Ivanov asked
"I, Nastya Alekseev will carry the word"
she nodded exultantly.
Ivanov raised his glass. ITO the red blood
of White Russia and to success" he toasted
Nastya touched her glass to his. ITO White
Russia and success May the Soyiets be wiped
from the face of the earth and Russia restored
to her own' Hate and bitterness, pride and
hope, were in her voice. They drank the toast
together.
"You are in no danger from the Soviet off,
cals ?" she asked
lVANOV shook his head None" he told her.
Like you, have a Soviet passport. I am
leaving Vladivostok tomorrow, however. must
go to Harbin and once the fire is ignited inn
medately to japan. have already assured the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-06
Life's Dragons Are Bugaboos And
May Be Overcome By Will Power

The world is full of good libraries with books
given freely to those without means-so do not
despair of the dragon of poverty 1t may open
the door to great vistaS of learning wherein
you will find not only peace but happiness ana
in winning these you will probably Danish pow
erty.
4 ToULD you be great individual? Then
w listen again to the words of Aristotle
when he tells you that WE ARE WHAT WE
REPEATEDLY DO.
THESE VIRTUES" says the sage ARE
FORMED IN MAN BY HIS DOING THE AC-
TIONS."
If YOU go about day after day with soiled
linen and unclean hands you will eventually
drift into being one of the worlds examples OF
human driftwood
If on the other hand, you groom yourself
as well as your finances will permit, dress like
a gentleman even though the linen may be
frayed and acquire genuine learning you will
gradually become a REAL PERSON!
Watch any crowd and pick out gentleman
by his manner, You can tell how a man thinks
by the clothes he wears, the company ne Keeps
and the things he does.
This doesn't mean that a gentleman may
never be down-BUT HE DOESN'T STAY
DOWNi
"EXcELLENcE IS NOT AN ACT BUT A
HABIT"
Happiness depends upon clear judgment, bal
anced thinking, and this comes from the ex-
perience of deep thinking, study and observa-
tion All of these are possible to every man and
woman.
IF your position in life is inferior and the
dragon of Illustration and despair haunts your
footsteps remember that you can KNOW
EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT
YOUR JOB.
THIS will lead to step higher, and after
that another step higher until you have, if
you continue to try, the high goal of worthy
achievement before you.
Perhaps it is the dragon of loneliness that
frishtens you Perhaps you have lost some one
very near and dear This is indeed one of life's
greatest tragedies BUT ONE WHICH EVERY
HUMAN FACES.
Here again will learning come to your rescue.
At such a time turn to your library and find
there the works of great men who have be-
lieved in immortality!
You will soon be going yourself, and then
you too will know the great adventure of the
hereafter. Life is short, SO pause and realize
that you may prepare your mind for future
higher plane of consciousness.
There may be doubt but study will convince
you that there is possibility of future life
for the greatest men have so believed.
The great need of the world is not more
money but more wisdom and more learning!
To be able to converse intelligently with bril-
liant men and women is to be one OF them
and to be one of them is to find life richer,
fuller and happier.
YOUR DRAGONS ARE NOT REAL!
SWEEP THEM ASIDE WITH ONE GRAND
DEFIANT GESTURE and you'll find them pow
erless.
JEAN RENDLEN
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Japanese War Department that the services OF
every White Russian in the East will be at their
disposal"
General Marinoff will go with you?" she
quered.
He hesitated I'm am not sure" he said finally
Nastya did not press him. And the Japanese
have no inkng that it is not the Soviet army
that is attacking their troops?" she asked.
"On the contrary they are sure that it H.
They have not the slightest doubt OF that am
positive. We have done our work we'll"
Nastya smiled. "And strangely enough the
Soviet soldiers held responsible for the incident
were supposedly killed two days later by de-
tachment of Japanese which crossed the 81
berian border. AS you say. we have been eff
cient. And now Number Sixteen, what is your
message? When do we strike the final blow?"
"Where are the men? Here" he took q paper
and pencil from his pocket, draw rough map
of their position and that of the Japanese"
She hesitated moment. Then taking the
pencil from him began to sketch In the map
Ivanoy's eyes burned into the paper. When she
had finished, he studied 1t for moment, then
folded it carefully and placed 1t in an inside
pocket of his tunc. He stood up and faced her
"Nastya Alekseev arrest you in the name of
the United States of Soviet Russia for espionage
and high treason" His words were as cold
as the night wind. within a few hours your
little group of royal plotters will be captured
by Soviet troops, stocd against wall ana snot
You Nastya Alekseev, will be with them. Your
blood will redden the snow with the others
Number Sixteen, you call him, was killed In
an attempt to escape Soviet officials who took
him into custody upon his arrival in Siberia
yesterday l. Nikolai Ivanov, of the Soviet In
telligence, took his place and came here to meet
you as we learned was his plan have obtained
the information l sought, for which I must
thank you. 1t is enough" He bowed low. Come,
No ar tn ha rto orS
His voice was stern with military sharpness.
He took a step forward and then stopped short
in amazement The woman was laughing. Not
the mad hysterical laugh of trapped, fright
ened woman, but an amused, mirthful laugh
that brought tears to her eyes.
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but through the door of room beyond Ivanov
saw Colonel Petrinoff bending over table, An
other man, evidently the Comnissar, sat with
his back toward them.
We have indeed been FOOLS" he said with
smile, turning to the woman.
She put OBTAINING hand on his arm LET us
drink to our foolishness, and = to our future
friendship" Was there something behind her
words, he wondered? She was very beautiful.
He let her draw him back into the room. She
rang for the maid and speaking In French or
dered champagne. After we have drunk to-
gether, we shall have the others join us here"
she said
Ivanov opened the champagne and filed the
glasses.
ITO two idiots" she laughed.
ITO a very beautiful woman" he smiled.
N hour later, Nastya Alekseev sat in a
~ compartment of the Harbin Express,
streaking southwark over the bleak, snow
covered plains of Manchukuo. Beside her was the
her French maid.
"You were superb Countess" Nastya said In
Russian, When opened that door, knew not
what to expect. counted absolutely on you.
only knew that 1t was his life or ours. as it
had been with the others When I saw the
bodies of Petrinof and the Commissar propped
up In chairs in the room beyond, was
far more surprised than Ivanov. l knew that
when l ordered champagne you would guess
my plan.
TT was nothing, my DEAR" the woman
answered in pure Russian "A very small thing
indeed compared TO what you have accom-
plished for the cause. Think what they will find
tomorrow"
But it was not until three days later after an
exhaustive search, that the bodies of Colonel
Petrinoff, the Commissar and Nikolai Ivanov
were found mysteriousy poisoned in house in
Vladivostok. A search of the premises revealed
what appeared to be a wallet that had been
dropped or overlooked in hasty departure.
In it were papers identifying its owner as
Japanese named Takahashi
Copyright. 1886
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Dec. 81, 1917
Base Hospital 40,
Beaune, France

4 IELLO old-timer:
II It's coming up midnight, Jim. This ward
is quiet and chilly: the new year whispers
through the screened windows behind the white
cots but there's smell of anesthetic in the
air. Close your eyes and you'll feel an old war
rior creeping down the aisle, blind and one leg
crippled He makes it to the creaky door; it
opens and slams gently after him.
Legs are important, here, First, | made the
terrible walk to the iron stove, sat around and
roasted chestnuts. Tony ate them with me last
week but yesterday they moved his cot to the
end of the ward and hung sheets around to
let him go West in private, Two lines form in
this long concrete building; one moves to the
far end where man looks at nothing the last
few hours, sprawled in the cot Tony occupied.
The other leads to the glowing stove where we
sit in bath robes, thawing out.
Nurse HaIleck is pretty and competent. Her
red head bobs in and out, dark eyes smiling
the same smile at Tony while she held his
hand as when she fed him canned peaches
She's looked like that stiff and cheerful in
vacant sor. of way. since her man was machine
glnned last month. She goes around propping
the lads up with pillows, and they wait for her.
She can't help it, jim but death rustles in her
starched skirts. She's lived close to 1t these
months; you'd think they'd know.
N/OU knew Tony Harlin. the one gassed in the
I first attack. It ate into him Then he caught
cold and started coughing. Well he wasn't much
aware of me at the last. Began talking about
some girl he'd met before he sailed. Mary"
he said in whisper Mary hello" don't
know her other name, I'd write.
A few minutes, now the bells of Beaune
will chime out like they have for hundreds of
years Golden, silver bells, calling the turn of
the year; they'll sound like brass, Jim, harsh
like the shudder of a strong mans body.
Tony, you know was with the outfit in the
Woods of Hess. Remember, he stole case of
Jam from the officers mess? And supplied the
cook with butter for blueberry pies. He found
my gas mask one night when the gas alarm
sounded and got his minute too late.
He said he'd made friends with one of the rats
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said. - bat fitting up through flaming rafters
Truth, escaping from devils in pursuit, When
you catch it"
ITS a mess of scorched leather" told him.
mo, stupid Just batn' He was like that;
he was crazy, and grand
In that smoky cafe I'll tell the girls he said
hello; they all like him. Well celebrate the new
year, and the old woman will buy drinks for
the house and charge it to me. We'n stand at
the polished bar and lift glasses of bubbling
amber, taking one for Tony His glass will
stand there, spilling into pool of red on the
wood. It's the send-of Tony would want.
Jim, am I crazy, too? I think I'll hear the
murner of his voice in my sort of
chuckle, Bottoms up you guys!"
Salud!
BILL.
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\ IFES dragons are paper mache bugaboos
You can say them easily as you
crumple a sheet of paper in your hand-out
first you must have the wisdom to do 1t!
Too often the future looks as foroddlng as
this picture of the laequered and gilded helmet
crest of a dragon The nights of anxiety leer at
YOU as forbiddingly as this figures horrible eyes
and the hurts of the days are like his claws
But YOU must remember that you have power
over ;t-and yourself!
DON'T LET THIS DRAGON BRIGHTEN
YOU AT NIGHT!
He will perch the foot of your bed and
hiss terrible forebodngs to you but remember
that he is only symbolic of your own state of
mind.
YOU HAVE A MIND USE IT.
Aristotle told us that the life of reason is the
life of happiness and he extolled the virtue of
clear Judgment self control symmetry of de-
sire and artistry of means.
What did he mean by all of this?
IL: meant that you could control life if you
learned to control yourself and live sane we'll
balanced life. Don't be frightened at the future
but master it-sit calmly down and figure out
your problems,
THERE IS NO DRAGON PROBLEM so
BAD THAT YOU CANNOT THINK YOUR
WAY OUT OF IT.
A CCORDING to Webster. dragon is huge
serpent so called because of its terrible
eyes" It is also fabulous animal. generally
represented as a monstrous winged and scaly
serpent or lizard or saurian, with crested
head and enormous claws and regarded as very
powerful and ferocious. In English heraldry
DRAGON is specifically applied to monster
depicted with Griffins head, a scaly. winged
body with four legs with claws and long
barbed tail and tongue, and borne as charge
or used as supporter"
Does this sound as though it might be any,
thing you wanted to cultivate carry around
as a companion? Obviously not. Then Danish
nfe's dragons with determination remembering
that your trials unreal as the ancient
tales of weird monsters.
Generally speaking dragons be banished
by the company of good friends and the near
ness of those you love. There should always be
friends in your life whom you love with devo-
ton. Don't attempt to stand alone.
Once there old king who. realizing
that he was dying called his stalwart sons and
then asked that bundle of sticks be brought
to him securely tied These he passed from one
to the other with the command that they were
to break the bound sticks, but none OF them
could Then he removed the cord and handed
them one stick which easily broken.
Remember this my sons he said Bound
together with the cord of love no one can break
you or harm you, but separated, standing alone,
you can be easily conquered"
This is as true of you it was of the lords
of this kings court. Bound to your friends with
love the dragons of loneliness and want can
not harm you. but standing alone against the
world you have defense.
If there is no money for amusement you may
be fortunate Go to school. This applies to
YOU whether you are or 80 years old
YOU ARE NEVER OLD UNTIL YOU STOP
LEARNINGi
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-06
"Reminiscences or A Rover
"BELLs OF BEAUNE" By Whit WeIImsn
By Whit WeIIman

that played tag over our heads back in the
barracks but I didn't believe him.
Tomorrow I'll forge the captains name to
pass and go through the walls of Beaune to
the Rotund There's a fat old woman behind the
bar who knew Tony-we slipped out of the
ward one night and had bottle in that de-
serted cafe 1t was warmer than his cot; re-
member the wine and the bowl of French frieds
crisp and salty.
- iris will be at the marble-topped tables,
" but Tony wasn't interested in women,
He'd met a girl in the States. She wrote to
him every week and he'd grin at the French
mamsells and order another bottle. We'd talk
awhile.
Some day I'll paint picture of HELL" he
Evening star., 1936-08-26

have to meet her. If he got the job.
Yes, she sat there and fed dainty
tidbits to a Peke, while he, on a
bench not 10 feet away, ran his finger
down the dreary column, Help
Wanted-Male," trying to find some
thing to do until he could hear from
the job.
THIS morning, as usual, he waited
- impatiently for her coming, al
ways a little afraid that she might
decide to 60 somewhere else. But
at the regular hour she rode up as
always in the tonneau of the big
black limousine and, carrying the hate
full dog and small basket, stepped
daintily from the car as the hverled
, chauffeur held the door for her.
The car disappeared down the park
drive. The man watched the girl go
through her daily routine. She sat
on her bench, snapped leash into
the dogs collar, and let him wander,
lstlessly, as far as the leash allowed.
While the dog padded around in
the soft dirt, she took a book from
the basket, and, crossing the small,
gray suede brogues comfortably be-
low the tweed skirt, read for a half
hour, checking the time every few
minutes by her wrist watch.
When the half hour was up, the
girl again dipped into the basket, this
time bringing up tiny, carefully-made
sandwiches, and fed them to the Peke,
in small, neat pieces which she broke
off for him.
THE dogs morning lunch finished,
- the girl took it for a short walk
on Fourteenth street, leaving her
basket and book there on the bench.
One morning while she was gone the
man had stepped over for a hasty peep
at the fyleaf of the book, and was re-
warded by name and address-MiSs
Sarah Carew, 300 Etoile Apartments
"I'll call her Sally" he thought,
and smiled wryly at his own folly.
In a few minutes the girl was back
and proceeded to finish the hours
activities with the precision of
ritual. She read another 10 minutes,
again keeping check with her watch.
Then she took from the basket a
small, exquisite towel, lifted the dog
to the bench beside her, and carefully
wiped all traces of dirt from his feet.
BY the time she had slowed away
her book and the towel, the big
limousine was turning around the cor
ner, and, with dog and basket, she
reached the car just as it pulled up at
its usual stopping place and the
chauffeur got out to open the door
for her.
The whole procedure, with every
thing it stood for, made the man
angry. But he had made up his mind.
He was going to meet her. If he got
the job.
X
IF HE got the job. 1t looked pretty
hopeless now. His degree in ar
Evening star., 1936-08-26

in that roads reorganization proceed
ings, now pending before the commits
sion.
The committee, which will be known
as Executive Committee Of Life In
surance Company Group COMMITTEES" :"
consists Of Frederick w. Walker, Glad.
den w. Baker, Dwight 8. Beebe, Fred
eric w. Ecker, John w. Stedman and
Milo w. Iwilder, jr.
The companies which this group will
represent follow: Aetna, Connecticut
Mutual, John Hancock Mutual, Mas
sachusetts Mutual, Metropolitan Life.
Mutual Benefit Life, Mutual Life of
New York, New England Mutual Life,
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home and car use.
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TN SPITE Of the

IN SPITE Of the
dog, he decided
he would have to
meet her.
She didn't really
look like that kind,
he thought. The
kind that would
carry a p e K e
around and PAM
per 1t like a baby.
She was somehow
too trim and neat
and tailored. More
like the type who
would have liked
Heinie, his big Ger
man police dog.
In spite of the
fact that she vast
ed an hour there
In Franklin Park
every morning with
that insipid Peke
while all over the
city children were
ragged and hungry,
ha docida6 he'd
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sort Of report, only to be told there
was nothing for him. Each morning
he had spent cents to read the
"help wanted" and to look for some
word about the awarding of the Nor
ris Building.
He wished, now more than ever,
that he would hear, one way or the
other, for then he'd do something
definite. If it was mo" he'd quit
coming to the park every morning.
If it was yes" he knew he'd have to
meet the girl. He'd made up his
mind just what he'd say to her.
THE next morning it came. It's
strange. he thought. that for
tune doesn't come gradually, so you
can get accustomed to the feel of
it, but all in heap. At 16 minutes
after 9 you have nothing but want
ad column. At GIT you have a prom
ise of $4,000 and reputation that
will justify your speaking to the
loveliest girl in the world.
He started in at one end OF F street
and came out at the other, complete
picture of how the young man about
town should look at II o'clock in the
morning.
He actually looked taller and his
broad shoulders seemed broader as
he swung jauntily toward the park.
"I'll tell her." he was thinking, that
she'll have to give up the dog. I'll
be firm. Gentle but firm. I'll say:
Sally, you're lovely, beautiful ador-
able, but you'll have to give up the
dog I'll tell her I'll get her a police
dog, wolfhound, collie, anything,
but she'll have to give up the
Peke."
AS he had hoped. he arrived be-
fore her He sat there, digging his
new cane into the soft ground and
thinking what he would say to her
first.
LIE LOOKED up to see the big
limousine nosing around the cor
ner Before it came to stop he knew,
violently, that she was not there.
Stunned. he watched as the chauf-
feur brought the car to a stop,
opened the door to the tonneau and
gingerly lifted out the dog and the
little basket.
The young man rushed over to the
chauffeur. Where is your mistress?"
he asked.
MY mistress?" the chauffeur,
standing stiff1y in his blue broad
cloth and gold buttons, repeated,
puzzled.
Eyes, Miss Carew. the lady who al
ways brings the dog"
Miss Carew, sir? She was not
my mistress. She was-until this
morning, sir-my lady's companion.
She left this morning. sir, because
she couldn't endure the dog any
longer, sir" He paused. But know
where she lives, sir"
(Copyright. 1867
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NAZIS RETALIATE

AMSTERDAM. Netherlands. August
26 R.-The Telegram said last night
four prominent Dutch citizens were
expelled from Germany in retaliation
for Punishment Of four alleged Nazi
propagandists by the Netherlands
government.
The newspaper said the Germans
were ordered out Of the country after
Evening star., 1936-08-26
Japan Gives Aid to Dogs.

Japan has instituted an inquiry to
determine whether the government
shall protect the Tosa, Ainu and Shiba
strains of dogs. DR.. Sotoo Kaburagi
of Toxic Imperial University, an au-
thority on dogs, has been put in charge
of the work. At present four species
of dogs enjoy state protection-the
Akita, Kai, Kishu and Kshino. The
Tosa, Ainu and Shiba types are said
to be superior in some ways to the
Evening star., 1936-08-26

chitecture, as well
as his years study
abroad, seemed to
be worth nothing.
He had about gone
his limit. If they
didn't accept his
design for the new
Morris Building he
didn't know what
he'd do.
For more than a
year he had pieced
out his existence
with small jobs,
willing even to do
plain carpentering,
while every night
he had slaved over
his beloved design,
h opin g for the
Morris award. It
W a S over t W o
months now that
he had been going
to the post Office
each morning, hop
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including FL Paso, Tex, with head
quarters af I ns Ancoles

including FL Paso, Tex, with head
quarters at Los Angeles.
Murphy was denoted from his for
mer post along with Grady L. Boat
wright, manager Of the st. Paul divi-
sion, after Morgenthau had investi-
gated what Attorney General Cum
mings described as "ill-advised" ac-
tivities Of the Secret Service in in
quiring into acts of the Federal Bu-
reau Of Investigation.
No new assignment has yet been
given Boatwright. Treasury officials
said the superintendency Of the Pa
ciflc Coast area Is q newly created
position.
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INSURANCE COMPANIES
TO PROTECT INVESTMENT
I. C. G. Permits IL Large Con-
Germs to Be Party in Reor-
ganization of Railroad.

BY the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion yesterday authorized committee
representing IL large life insurance
companies, holding total of $72,287,-
500 of Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Co. bonds, to intervene and be q party
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MURPHY HEADS COAST
AREA OF SECRET SERVICE
Former Assistant Chief to Get
Newly Created Poet-Boat-

wright Not Yet Placed.
BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Morgenthau announced
that Joseph e. Murphy, former as
sistant chief of the Secret Service,
has been designated as superin-
tendent of the Pacific Coast area,
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others. The Tosa is pugnacious, the
Ainu sagacious and the Shiba ex-
tremely agile.
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New York Life, Northwestern Mutual,
Prudential Insurance Co. Of America
and Travellers Life.
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being apprehended In the Dutch min
ing district Of Limburg.