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Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15
Famous Sayings

WASHINGTON.-The house Of
Representative may have refused
to authorize development of an
advanced naval base at Guam. but
it puts its okay on Puerto Rico
and so the navy is happy.
While it was Guam that caused
all the shouting, Puerto Rico was
a matter of grave concern to the
navy.
The navy wants to spend some
thing like $2,000,000 on Isla
Grande, a half-mile long bit of
marsh land in the mouth of San
Juan harbor. 1t would develop this
tiny island into a first-class air
base, filling in the sWampy ground
and generally extending and So
lidifying it.
1t would put up docks, breakwat-
ers, WharveS, fuel dumps, and
machine shops. And when it fin
iShed, it would breathe a sigh of
relief and figure that the east
coast of the United States in
Guiding the all-important Panama
Canal-was about as safe as any
body could make it.
Plans call for creation of per-
manent facilities for basing one
carrier group of airplanes and two
patrol plane squadrons ON Isla
Grande. Since the harbor mouth
is wide enough to let the ocean
swells come in, there1l be big
breakW2ter.
On st. Thomas Island. which
isn't so very many miles To the
east, thereM be smaller base
for a squadron of marine corps
planes. And the great Coco Solo
base at Panama will be enlarged
and strengthened.
When this is done, AMERICAN
airplanes and surface vessels will
have the whole Caribbean Sea un-
der constant surveillance. Nobody
will be able to come in or &C
cut without being spotted Instantly
and, of course, violently pouncec
upon II necessary. No European
force will be able to get within
many hundreds of miles of Pana-
ma. Any attack ON the Atlantic
seaboard of the United States vii
be flanked. So will any thrust a
South America.
All of which takes on added i'm.
portance in view of the lates
searestory that is going arounc
Washington.
This story-Which. incidental,
is based on solid fact-deals witt
the amasing expansion of German
commercial air lines in Soutf
America, airlines which will sool
encircle the continent The Ger
mans are using, for the most part
big 24-passenger transport planes
and are accumulating big supple
of spare parts, motors, and fuel a
different South American airports
There isn't anything scary abou
! that, of course, except for the fac
, that the engines and parts fo
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Photographs

Skilled sportsmen often have
guns custom made, SO that arm
reach, balance, bore or ealiber and
type of sight may suit the owner
There's gold in the ocean-$5.-
100000 in suspension in a cubic
mile. For every dollars worth of
it extracted, however, the most eff
ficient methods now available would
run the cost between two and three
dollars.
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barbs

In Houlton, Me farm home
went up in flames. So did $500 in
the owners trousers. There's one
fellow who wishes his wife had raid
eel his pockets.
Headline New Deal Business
Aid in Test Tube" Some business
men think a test tube is just about
the right size.
The Mexican government has re-
duced lunch periods for employees
from four to three hours. They
must get better service in their res
taurants down there.
They say the average typist does
more work in a day than an aver
age ditch-digger A typewriter is
mighty uncomfortable to lean on.
Screendom's jeanette Macdonald
got hay fever from wearing orchids
She should know that orchids are
nothing to be sneezed at.
Now that Hedy Lamar is mar
ried, we can go back to thinking
about politics and economies again.
At the close of a Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce meeting,
gunmen took up a collection" That
got the citys name in the news.
So the bandits probably called it
IAN advertising appropriation.
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of the century.
The Bee Hive
Shoe Store is still
operating and SO
is the NodaWay
Valley Bank; but
all the others,
within the short
space of 38 years,
have gone the
way of Nineveh
and Tyre. l
thought OF that
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Dale
HA ~
0A u
Carnegie

I was distressed recently to note
that there were few Survivals
among the business houses III my
home town OF Maryville, Missouri
that were flourShing at the turn
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15

Life is tougher today than in pio-
neer times. A stage coach. of the
type that crossed misunderstanding
prairies, was stopped cold by Hol-
land Tunnel, New York, cops.
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Thouohts for the Day

And he did that which was right in the sight of
the Lord and walked in all the way of David his
father and turned not aside to the right hand or
to the left-II Kings 222.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15

Appears as though General Fran
co won't make much of dictator
Recent photos show he hasn't been
able to work up even a second
grade ScoWl.
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co won't make much of d dictator.
Recent photos show he hasn't been
able to work up even a second
grade ScoWl.
The sun is gradually losing its
rea color, say astronomers. Getting
pale over what's going on around
here, no doubt.
Don't blame the wife if she wants
TO take a vacation trip this spring.
The new frocks, designers report,
feature gypsy colors and design.
Summer can't be far away A
lazy friend who has spent the VIM
ter inventing an automatic SNOW
shovel has given it up and is now
working on a Self-operating lawn
mower.
A returning explorer claims to
have found the "happiest village III
the world in a South America ma
tive town Most amazing fact is
that all the inhabitants are related
to each other.
Chicago husband, missing for 30
years, returns and then disappears
again. Maybe he came back for his
toothbrush.
PENNSYLVANIA turkeys are laying
more eggs than usual-neWS item.
Stop that! Thanksgiving is too far
away for us TO start working up an
appetite now.
There are so many Japanese mill
tary spies in China today we un-
derstand, that there is hardly room
for the regular army.
Baseballs hit in spring training
go farther than they do in the reg
ular season, because of the cooler
weather, say scientists. That's no
help. because they don't count.
A new hat for women has a brim
with a window which may be open
ed or closed. You open it, of course,
before buying, and close it when the
bill arrives.
New York plans school which
will be housed in an eight-storled
skyscraper. The top floor, of course,
will be reserved for studies in high
er mathematics.
And tardy pupils will have a
brand new excuse Sorry, teach
er-the elevator stalled"
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You re Telling Me-

War is like a Saturday night
spree. When it's over everyone has
a headache-and no money
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15

The sun is gradually losing its
red color. say astronomers. Getting
pale over what's going ON around
here, no doubt.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15

Don't blame the wife if she wants
to take a vacation trip this spring
The new frocks, designers report
feature gypsy colors and design.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15

Now that Hedy Lamar is mar
ried, we can go back to thinking
about politics and economies again
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-15

Summer can't be far away. A
lazy friend who has spent the VIM
ter inventing an automatic SNOW
shovel mas given it up and is now
working on a self-operating lawn
mower.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
SERIAL FICTION
She Painted Her Face
A stony o. io.x and Intrigue !. sy D0RNFoRD YATES

roof-water showed where the gut
tiers were choked.
This I found peculiar, for rumor
had it the Duchess of Whelp was
rich. But / think the truth was this
that when she had closed her
Court, she had determined to let its
residence 60. What was the setting
to her, when the jewel was gone?
Nearly an hour had gone by, when
the door was opened again and the
major-domo appeared and began to
descend the steps. Expecting some
message, I rose and went to meet
him, and then saw that he was an
Englishman.
AS I approached, he stood still.
"Sir, he said, with a bow, "Her
Grace desires to see you. If you
please, I will show you the way
to her private rooms"
His announcement took me aback,
as well it might: but, though the
summons shook me, my heart
leaped up, for it meant that "Old
Harry's" interest had been aroused.
And that was everything.
To my surprise, three footmen
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07

What is the highest developed
sense possessed by fish-sight,
hearing, smell or taste? This SUBJ
ject is frequently discussed in fish
ing camps, but the anglers never
agree. Most of them base their
arguments on observations made
while fishing. Opinions differ on
various species of fish, but those
who hold that sight is the most
important seem to be in the ma
jority, observes Albert Stoll Jr.,
writing in the Detroit News.
The structure Of fish's eye is well
adapted to the water element they
inhabit. This sense perhaps is their
greatest means of protection against
all predators, including man. ALI
of us have seen trout dart away
from shadows cast by the fisher
man as he travels the bottom or
shore of the streams. Likewise in
still fishing schools of small fish
as well as solitary mature speci-
mems will quickly scurry away when
they observe the slightest move in
the boat .ss agA go
Many fishermen believe that fish
are unable to hear under water but
vibrations caused by loud noises
might drive them to shelter, which
is often mistaken for hearing. II
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Q Dornsera yasss

81 shall 60 there tomorrow" said
my lady. "And you, If you please,
will drive me-there and back. At
least, we'll be breaking record.
No ones gone unlimited to Tracery
for certainly fifty years."
with all my heart" said l. but
won't you take Winter, too? mean,
it'll look more important than II
you just roll up with me at the
Wheel"
Elizabeth seemed to reflect.
AT length
Perhaps you're right" she muir
INJURED, pulling the grass. II wish
knew what to expect. / know
that she visited Brief very shortly
before I was born, and my grand
father knew her well: but my-nly
uncle has never seen her since
Mother was killed"
I sat up at that.
'Are you sure that he saw her
before?"
Elizabeth started, and a hand
went up to her head.
"Good heavens" she breathed.
Exactly" said I. "I'll lay he's
never set eyes on the Duchess OF
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FILMS DEVELOPED
SAFETY TALKS
Lie the Chicken. We

Gs~SCrpOsSS -
IT BEGINS to look as. though
maybe we humans are second
cousins to the chickens when it
comes to crossing the road -
Of 1850 pedestrians killed dur
ing 1887 in traffic accidents that
occurred in cities, says the Ma
tional Safety council, in its 1888
edition of Accident Facts" IS per
cent were struck while crossing
the road. @sss a.s.- -, r ~
About 2, 300 persons were injured
fatally while crossing a street
somewhere BETWEEN intersec-
tons. Approximately $3.50 met
their death at intersections. Either
they were crossing the intersec-
ton with the traffic signal, against
the signal, diagonally, or were
crossing an intersection at which
there was no traffic signal. Dead
ly and tragic work at the cross
roads! . @i}
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Anglers Do Not Agree on Ability of
Fish to See, Hear, Feel, Taste, Smell

they do not see the fisherman they
seldom move even if loud talking
is taking place.
AS to smell and taste, fish Ger
tainly must possess these senses to
some degree. Fishermen often OBJ
serve fish taking food into their
mouths and it is Immediately ex-
PEELED. On other occasions they do
not hesitate to swallow the food i'm
mediately if it proves pleasing to
the taste.
But to determine accurately how
their senses rate in Importance is
still unsettled, as is the question:
Do fish feel pain when hooked?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
woRDY CONDUCTOR

Conductor Con train)-Farei
The passenger paid no attention
to the conductors demand.
Conductor-Fare, please.
Still the passenger was oblivious,
according to the Montreal Star.
Conductor = BY the ejaculatory
term "Fare" I imply no reference
to the state of the weather, not even
to the kind of service vouchsafed by
this philanthropic company. I mere
ly alluded, in q manner perhaps
lacking in delicacy, but not in com
ciseness, to the monetary obligation
incurred by your presence in this
car, and suggest that you liquidate.
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stood at the door, but the echoing
hall within was that of a house
whose owner has gone abroad. Fur
niture and pictures were shrouded
and carpets rolled, but the marble
floor was spotless and there was no
sign of dust. = "a
We passed UP glorious staircase,
the carpet of which was gone, by
draped or hooded statues and sheet
ed tapestry, to enter a sunlit gal
lery down which three four-in-hands
could have passed abreast. At the
gallery's farther end a woman-serv-
ant was standing beside a. door. To
her I was delivered and at once
she ushered me into a drawing
room. This was small and stiff, but,
though it showed no sign Of having
been lately used, its furniture was
not shrouded and a carpet covered
the floor.
The woman, who looked very
sour, addressed me in German and
indicated a chair, and, when had
taken my seat, she passed to an
other door. AS she opened this, I
saw that it gave to a passage some
six feet long. She closed the door
behind her as though, I thought,
she was happy to shut me out, and
I can only suppose that / looked as
much out of my depth as indeed I
felt. Within 80 seconds, however,
the door was opened again, and she
beckoned to me to approach. AS
I did SO, I saw that second door
WAS now oY,nr at the farther end of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07

Whelp. Your father saw her-and
knew her: but the younger son-the
bad hat'-was not at Brief when
she came. He can't deny her visit,
because he knows it took place. 1t
was a great occasion. Brief was
delighted to honor SO rare guest.
And so your uncle is bound to pre-
tend he was there. But he wasn't
because he isn't the man he pre-
tends to be: and all he knows of her
visit is what he's picked up from
the staff"
''That's right" said Elizabeth,
slowly, still pulling the grass. what
fool you must think me for not
having seen it myself"
s''How can your" I cried. "I've
known the truth for year, and you
for less than a week."
At eleven o'clock the next day I
stood with my hat in my hands at
the foot of Tracery's steps. Eliza
beth stood at their head, some ten
feet up. We were waiting for the
door to be opened, in some sus-
pense.
At last the door was opened, and
a man all in black, with knee
breeches, inclined his head.
His manner was ceremonious and
very polite, but left in my mind no
doubt that he did not mean to adj
NIT tThe Lady Elizabeth Virgil" or
anyone else.
When he had finished speaking,
saw my lady nod. Then she held
out the little packet she had in her
hand. A salver appeared from no
where
j do not know what she said, as
she laid the packet down, but after
little saw the man bow and turn
and Elizabeth cross the threshold
into the hall.
At least, she was in: but, as the
door was shut and ! turned to the
car, confess I felt far from sure
that she was to be received. And
if she was not, what then? The
packet contained no less than the
kings great ring, with which she
was hoping to gain the access she
SO much desired. If the Duchess
of Whelp was scrupulous, well and
good: but if she was not, Elizabeth
would be dismissed land the ring
was gone. And "Old Harry" might
well be hostile to a girl that made
bold to remind her that the bearings
which Tracery Haunted were rightly
hers. w
sat down on q step of the Rolls
and lighted a cigarette, while Win
ter stood like a statue beside his
charge, determined, think, to show
that he could maintain the pace
which the major-domo had set.
The house was imposing, but
grim, and plainly had not been
cared for for several years. Mas
sively built of stone, wind and
weather could do it but little harm.
but rust was corrupting the bars to
the lower windows and the stain Of
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this the woman pointed, and stood
back against the wall, for me to 60
by. I passed her and entered the
room, and the door behind me was
shut.
! stood in spacious bedroom,
splendidly furnished in the Italian
style. Gold leaf, and velvet and
beautifully painted wood; lantern
and plaque and mirror; silver,
dushy crimson and mellowed green
made up stately harmony of love-
ly things. In their midst, command
ing them all from its dais, a great
state bedstead stood with its head
to the wall. And sitting up in the
bed was Her Grace the Duchess of
Whelp.
The room was full of light, and I
saw her well. A highly elaborate
couture attired her head, and a
richly embroidered vesture swathed
her from throat to wrist, but once
I had seen her face, I had no eyes
for anything else in that room. That
this was painted was nothing-mot-
ley could not diminish the light Of
her countenance. Her cheeks were
raddled, her lashes were stiff and
laden, her lips were a scarlet
blotch: but the visage thus over
laid was above these things. 1t was
handsome as an eagles is hand
some--with cold majesty Of fea-
ture, Needless Of the sense of mi
nority which it imposed.
/ bowed something awkwardly,
dinly aware of Elizabeth sitting be-
side the bed and smiling at me to
tell me that all was well.
Old Harry inclined her head.
"How d'you do, Mr.. Exon. Come
here, il you please"
stepped to her side, and she
put out a hand which was blazing
with three magnificent rings.
took the fingers in mine and put
them to my lips.
81 am told you're a man of ac-
tion,n she said, sand so it seems.
But you're not very quick off the
mark" She tapped the papers that
lay on her delicate quilt. ''This Ger
ing business. Why did you wait so
long?"
For two reasons, madam" said
I. First, for several months was
not myself. ! found life hard to ham
die and had no brains to spare for
anything else. And then I shrank
from. interference with state of af-
fairs which had been established SO
long.
And then you saw Percy vir-
gin"
eyes," said T.. ''He's-he's not a
rice-looking man."
"He'd look very well from a gal
lows" observed the Duchess of
Whelp. She turned to Elizabeth.
''What made you allow Mr.. Exon
to carry you OFF,
"That," said Elizabeth, sis what
I keep asking him."
s'Sex," said Old Harry, firmly.
s'You liked subjecting yourself to
the strength Of the male. It's been
done before. The Sabines kicked
and screamed for the look of the
thing: as a matter Of hard fact,
they were tickled to death" She
turned upon me. "And what do you
mean, Richard Exon, by hiding this
lady at Raven for over a week."
Her attack was so sudden that
was taken aback.
MADAM" said /, sit seemed the
best thing to do"
"Did it, indeed?" said Old Harry.
'tWeu, God preserve us all from
your benevolence. The Lady Eliza
beth Virgil, for whom the cities Of
Europe are being surreptitiously
secured, sharing two young mems
lodgings ten miles from her fathers
house! And who's this Herrick per-
son? ] knew Naseby once :"
"He's one of the BEST" said /.
"And he pulls far more than his
weight. AS a matter of fact, he's
the present Lord Naseby's heir"
<T,n QE s(,S1NTyMTTTnl
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
Latin-America

Latin-America comprises all
those portions of this hemisphere
to the south of the United States
in which one or another of the Latin
languages is the native tongue. It
includes Brazil, which speaks Por-
tuguese; Haiti, which speaks
French; Porto Rico, Spanish-speak-
ing dependency of the United
States, and the eighteen Spanish
speaking republics from the Rio
Grande to Cape Horn 1t is not
usually considered to include any
of the European colonial posses
sions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
Wholesale Lots

King Solomon once attended the
opening night of a musical comedy
and enjoyed himself immensely. The
producer hurried up to him after
the show and asked:
'''What did you think of the chorus
your Majesty"
Great" replied the potentate, "p
like to date up the first three rows
some evening""
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
IN THAT FAMILY
Guilty Conscience

Guilty Conscience
A meek little man was in court for
minor offense.
Were you ever in trouble be-
fore?" asked the judge.
"Well-er-er," was the hesitating
response, II kept a library book too
long once and was fined six cents"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
Two troublesome Cases

\ Husband You will never succeed
in making that dog obey you.
Wife-Nonsense. It is only a mat
ter Of patience. had a lot Of trou-
BILE with you at first.-Philadelphia
Bulletin.
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Sonethinr to Il

''You wouldn't care for man UNI
less you could look up to him.
Eyes," answered Miss Cayenne,
s.but / don't want to be obliged to
look up too far. Who wants to feel
like midget?" Washington Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
The Cord Attached

First tramp-The lady said she'd
give me a meal. but there was a
cord attached. st
Second-You mean a string.
First-No, / mean cord-a cord
Of woodl
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
A Good show

She-Are they putting that poor
man out for laughing?
He-No. The manager sent for
him to find out what he was laugh
ing at.
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Tune Changed

Lieutenant (roaring with rage)-
Who told you to put flowers on the
table? ......,
Gob-The executive officer, sir.
Lieutenant-Pretty, aren't they?
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Borrowers

Borrowers
Smith-And do the people next
door borrow much from you?
Jones-Borrow? Why, feel more
at home. in their house than my
own.
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Transatlantic

Transatlantic
Guide in Trafalgar square-Have
you seen Nelson's column? ~
American Visitor-No, what paper
does he write for?
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Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon
Photographer-Do you want a
large or small picture? -
Sissy-boy--A small one.
Photographer-Then close your
mouth. 5s-
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Taking. no Chances

Boss-I want a reliable chauffeur
who takes no risks.
| Applicant I'm your man, sir, pro-
Vided ! can have my pay in advance.
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THE oFFENsE

Magistrate-W what have you
been arrested for shooting birds?
Sambo-No, sab, jedge, your hon
Or, Use rested feb on'l jes' shootin'
little crap.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
POULTRY
WEEKLY AUCTION SALES

We conduct auctions every Tuesday on
mems, women's and chi1dren's wear. shoes
and general merchandise. Seaboard Auction
Co., Inc, 107 Hopkins PL, Baltimore. Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
GLADIoLI BULBS

Gladioli Bulbs--'Beautifu Genesee Rain
bow Mixture" Large hand-picked bloom
ing size bulbs-60 for 81 postpaid. Genesee
Bulb Co., Box 1872. Rochester. New York.