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Evening star., 1939-01-18
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A& WORLD DICTATOR

Synopsis of Preceding Installments.
1t has been long road that Rudolf
Whitlow had to travel but he hurtled
along 1t with amazing speed. a bomb
shell blown forward by an exploding
world. World domination had been his
idea, almost from birth. and in the
1950s a division of the world into war
ring camps Right" and "Left"-had
given him his chance. had made union
easy. All that was needed was to take
over the winning side and merge the
two opposing organizations. the VIC
torious one and the defeated one. Judi
cious bombing had silenced the last OPP
puted leader Of a unified globe. The
whole earth-from pole to pole from
China back to China again--was united
nov in celebrating, the World Trustees
44th birthday and honoring the man
who had been The Holy Terror to
his nurse. and dirty little beast" to the
doctor who had brought him into the
world but who had brought them peace
and plenty.
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She leapt out Of the hammock and

She leapt out Of the hammock and
pulled his hair. "All right, Chiff-
Chaff," she said. Tell me about
your Rud."
What What we have always
liked about him." said Chiffan, "is
q sort Of diabolical energy. His
drive. There is something outrageous
in his makeup that won us all. And
something that still intrigues me.
There are times when I want to
follow that man about like a child
following a circus show. Why does
he do things? He's an abject coward
these are things not to be repeated,
my dear-and also he is desperate
fighter. Do you know I think at
times that he is the master of the
world today simply because he has
a frantic fear OF power-in the hands
OF any one else"
(CopyriEht. 1899, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
Tomorrow: The World Leader Be-
comes . Problem Child.
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was already great freedom in the
way this could be distributed over
the lifetime, and 1t insured a COM
Portable minimum existence
throughout life. Above that level, to
be earned by competent contribu-
tions to what was called the sur
plus Of life, there was a great va
riety Of rewards and fortunes.
ChiHan lived In q pleasant villa in
the Rhone Valley, 10 minutes flying
from the Centre, and there he lived
with the most intelligent and con-
genial Of all the women he had ever
met. his wife, Phoebe Chif1an, who
was indeed the 10Th real mistress"
OF his philandering career. Their
mutual affection was as manifest as
their mutual tolerance, and though
she was, as people say, faithful" to
him, she viewed his active and
imaginative interest In the whole
spectacle Of womankind with an
amused sympathy.
Twinge Of Jealousy.
The only person in the world
ABOUT whom she felt twinge of
Jealousy was Rud. She felt Rud was
a monster, she thought his leader
ship Of the Group uncanny. When
she saw that Chif1an was troubled
in his mind and asked him point
blank what he was worrying about,
and when he said I'm bothered a
bit over Rud," she said, II thought
as much"
You are stupid about Rud," he
said.
"No-you are"
Hes getting into "a state OF
lonely misery"
isn't that his own AFFAIR.""
You're 1nhuman."
I'm feminine"
II owe everything to him"
And he to you. It's fifty"
i've got sort of maternal feeling
about him. I've known him.
-Four times as long as you have
known me. What right has a man
to be maternal?"
Men are-and even some women" :"
Evening star., 1939-01-18
BY H. G. WELLS.
CHAPTER xxx.
Rud Has a Birthday.

All over the earth on that auspi-
cious day flags we're flying. Rud, in
one of his rhetorical moments, had
designed a world flag. He had seen
a man handling pile of cases for
some public use. On each was a
little national flag of the country of
origin, and this man had a piece of
white chalk in his hand and just
crossed off the flag on each packet.
Some national clash had to be con-
sidered. "Of course!" said Rud.
"4Cross off all the flags" He made
the world flag white satire on
azure. And for all regional or local
purposes he had a white satire, i'm
posed upon the national or provin-
cial colors. All over the world now
the birthday bunting f1uttered, bear
Ing over every racial or cultural
symbol that white clamp of peace.
A practice of personal relation
ship was fostered by Quinlan. 1t
was physically impossible for Rud
to meet the entire human brother
hood and shake hands with it,
nevertheless people were emboldened
to write and even telephone to him.
His fan mail attained astronomical
dimensions. To meet that Quinlan
was creating a huge staff of direc-
tors correspondents many of whom
could produce a fair imitation of
Rud's handwriting or speak almost
with his voice. They were most of
them polyglots, and there were very
few languages in which Rud's COM
posite personality could not reply.
So that Rud, at one and the same
moment, could take an interest in
little girls white rabbits in Pekin,
parley with young Norwegian who
was disappointed in his preliminary
trials for the air service because of
a poisoned hand and promise an in
quiry into the troubles of an old
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In the new Chinese alphabet. Save
for faint floating irridescesces 1t
was a real as direct vision. Every
one was singing some sort of shrill
song to pseudo-oriental music.
Here you can see them quite
closely" said Quinlan.
And suddenly almost within touch
Ing distance were flushed faces and
bright eyes. and mouths that shout
ed his name. Mostly they were
quite young girls and their excite
ment poured out upon him.
That's enough" said the World
Trustee abruptly. and turned away.
The apparatus clicked and was
still.
"All over the world" said Quin-
Ian.
THANK you," said Rud, dismiss
Ing him. and went out through q
further arch that opened upon a
rock garden. He strolled slowly up
winding path with occasional
steps, and came to a pavilion in
which he seated himself. "All over
the world" he repeated. "And here
I am-solitary."
"All over the world"
He had never thought OF his home
for years-he had, indeed, deliber-
ately not thought of it. Now he
imagined that forgotten family of
his joining in. the world chorus.
Would they realize that this great
Rud was, indeed, their-Rudie? And
then, thrusting all the rest of them
out OF the way, came his vehement
little counsin, Rachel. He had
slapped her and she had slapped
back and then he had pulled
her soft abundant hair and they
had scufHed. 1t all came back to
him intensified. He saw and felt
her face very vividly close to his.
She was gripping his wrists, she
was putting out her sharp red
tongue at him and saying, "Yaaaa"
at him. Was she still somewhere
In this conquered world, marveling
at him? He hoped she was still
IN the world. He would like to
feel re had got square with her.
WHAT had become of her? What
would she be like now?
Mother Took Her Away.
Queer, but she must be, she was,
the only girl he had ever come to
grips with. He had never seen her
since. Her mother took her abroad,
to South Africa was it? Or Aus
tralia. And after that slowly he
had became aware of his destiny.
Slowly his destiny had enveloped
him, absorbed him.
He imagined Cousin Rachel was
sitting beside him and that he was
talking to her about the intervening
years.
In way I have done my task
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bassador to the United States, has
organized an association to take
over the anti-tuberculosis work
there. Because the group was en-
tirely dependent on voluntary con-
trlbutions, special Christmas seals
were printed similar to those dis
tributed here, DR.. SEE wrote Mrs.
Ernest r. Grant, managing director
OF the District tuberculosis Asso-
citation.
The seals are printed In Chinese
and English. In response to the
letter Mrs. Grant sent the former
Ambassador copies of educational
literature and explanations of cam
paign methods used here,
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Quinlan showed him vast pile
of photographs. papers, trial records
and bef1agged world maps Of the
birthday celebrations.
1T is amusing to think that no
religion has ever had this universal
ity. Never has Christmas, for exam
pie, ever been celebrated as your
44th birthday anniversary is being
celebrated"
A glea moi satisfaction appeared
upon Rud's pale face. II suppose
not" he said. II suppose not"
Then came a twinge of modesty.
"Of course, 1t is all this new ap-
paratus. It is just the new scale Of
things that makes 1t more universal" !"
But so it is," said Quinlan. None
the less"
Rud looked at the methodical
assemblage Of Quinlan's publicity
machinery. He felt as II he were
standing on stills a mile high. It
was perfectly right, reasonable, fan
taStic and mad. Alexander, Caesar,
Napoleon, Hitler, had Anticipated
this sort of thing, but never had
the significance of their elevation
been brought home to them to quite
this extent. The stills seemed
steady enough, but the perspective
was terrific.
I'VE have some new schoolroom
cartoons" said Quinlan. "They hit
reaction hard"
Shown in Cartoon.
Conspicuous in this display was
a cartoon OF mighty winged figure
with the face of Rud, idealized and
yet recognizable, and in his hands
was drawn sword. He defended
the world against squirming mass
of necks and heads, bearing crosses,
mitress, crowns, red caps, Federalist
shakoes; all the symbols of the
principalities and powers of the
pre-revolutionary world.
"Of course, this Is an immense
exaggeration,' said Rud. II suppose
that in way 1t is necessary"
1T is no exaggeration. Maybe
1t symbolizes. 1t Is symbolical
statement. 1t is the only way in
which we can get the revolution
over to SO per cent Of them. This
for the run of mankind-is what
you are"
After ALL" said Rud, searching
in his mind for ideas that were
fading away from him. 1T is their
own collective self. ="
Quinlan was too busy with his
display to discuss metapolitics.
There will be much to tell YOU
tomorrow" he said. "as the reports
and pictures of all that, come in
and are analyzed. -"
"Of course, if you would like to
see something of what is actually
happening now, for example"
He considered the buttons before
him and decided: Here"
He motioned Rud's eyes to the
screen. 1t lit up and an elfin
clamor Of cheering voices became
audible. This is Pekin,' he said.
They, are celebrating you. Look
at them"
Every One Singing a Song.
The crowd was just a waving
stipple Of faces. an undulating close
spotted snakes skin. 1t hustled
with banners bearing Inscriptions.
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Evening star., 1939-01-18
Chinese Association
Fights tuberculosis

Following withdrawal of the Inter-
national Red Cross from Shanghai,
DR.. Alfred SEE, former Chinese Am
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A1Ono

Alone.
Rud decided that he needed to re-
fresh his sense Of the mighty role
that he was playing In the world,
to get things back into proportion.
In fact, he went to look for himself
He made his way over an arcaded
bridge that spanned a gorge to the
series of Offices in which the devel-
opment of his personality was in
progress, and where he found Quin-
Ian ready to refresh his memory.
And how am I getting on with
humanity today?" asked Rud.
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lady tied in knots by arthritis, who
didn't like her doctor in Perth.
Forgers Employed.
who wants Providence when they
have me?" said Rud, and isn't it
amazing that neither the Vatican
nor British royalty ever thought OF
thiS!"
Thirp collected half dozen con-
victed but now reformed forgers
who could do the most brilliant
variations OF Rud's signatures.
Operations of this sort stimulated
the worldwide desire for closer con-
facts and nearer relationships still
further. Strange imaginations ap-
peared
Seventeen women today" said
Quinlan. want to bear him a child.
That is mild. 1t was 81 last Satur-
day"
THE old morality never sat very
well on the ladies'" said Thirp.
mo. But they endured it
as women will. All races
suppose?"
Practlcally," said Quinlan, "but
mainly Americans and Europeans"
You haven't let him know"
Not word"
Good" said Thirp, with his head
on one side, putting his long hands
together as if in prayer. In a way,
it's an attractive idea. don't know
*'' If anything of the sort did oc-
cur ," Something might be done.
But it would have to be kept a pro-
found secret. Just a trifle too mod
ern ''' I suppose that sort of thing
will come. If there are dictators a
hundred years hence 1t will seem
quite sensible to make them the
fathers of the people. I'm surprised
they didn't try that in Russia"
Quinlan consulted the eugenists.
He thought, too, that something
might be done about it, and that
something Of the sort might come,
but it was clear that for the present
the business bristled with Difficult
ties. For some obscure reason he
did not put the matter before Rud
until his own ideas were more def
mite.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15
Cokesbury News

Mrs. Edgar Atkinson entertained
the Ladies Aid, Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Taylor and son,
Jack, spent part Of last week with
Mrs. Taylor's grandmother, Mrs. Mar
garet Bloxom, of Audubon, N. j.
The many friends Of Mrs. Carroll
Justice of Bloxom, Va, were shocked
to hear of her sudden death last Mon
day. We extend our sympathy to the
family.
Mrs. John Tyson of Philadelphia
Pa, is visiting Mrs. w. A. Cottman
and Mrs. James Cottman.
Miss Hazel Beauchamp visited al
the home of her uncle, Mr.. Thomas
Beauchamp at Chester, Pa, last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Atkinson were
supper guests at the home of Mr.. and
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15
FROM OUR
EXCHANGES
PRINCESS ANNE ROTARY
GIVE AWARD TO PUPILS

The Princess Anne Rotary Club at
it's regular meeting last week, upon
Recommendation of the committee of
arrangements, approved Friday, De-
cember 20 as the date when the good
citizenship" award would be present
ed to seventy students of the Princess
Anne Elementary and High Schools.
The presentation of ribbons and GER
tificates will be made during the
clubs regular meeting which has been
changed for the occasion, and will be
held in the spacious auditorium of the
Washington High School.
A sumptuous turkey dinner will be
served by members of the Parent
Teachers Association of the Elemen-
tary and High Schools. It was in
consideration of these ladies who are
serving, that the previous date for the
affair, December &c, was changed to
give them time to make the necessary
arrangements without Interfering
with their own Christmas Day cele-
bration.
In order to participate in the ban
quet, the seventy scholars according
to the estimate of their respective
teachers, must have attained the fol-
lowing averages in these essential
points which have not heretofore been
considered in the regular school cur
riculum: scholarship 80 per cent; pre-
severance 80 per cent; initiative 10
per cent; cooperation 10 per cent;
leadership 10 per cent; personal n.y.
giene 10 per cent.
The Rotary Clubs, since its organi-
cation, has extended every effort in
helping toward the uplift of the COM
munity and the betterment of living
conditions there. They were the first
to inaugurate this program among the
school children, designed to encourage
better citizenship.
Rotarian J. Earl Morris personally
cooperating in the movement has in
vited the seventy "Good Citizenship"
award winners to be his guests at a
theatre party.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15

turned to his home in Philadelphia
after visiting his daughter, Mrs. w
Ayres Coard and Mr.. Coard.
Miss Rosa Wise spent the past
weekend in Cape Charles with hel
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon Wise.
Miss Elizabeth Ayres is visiting
relatives and friends in Washington
D. C.
Mr.. Bayly burlington, student at
the University of the South, Sewanee
Tenn, will arrive home this weekend
to spend the Christmas season with
his mother, Mrs. S. James Turling.
ton.
Mrs. Maude Hickman Barnes, OF
Gargatha, spent the weekend with
Miss Halle Higgins.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. (Jack) Miles,
Mrs. Preston S. Bagwell, Miss L.
Katherine Budd and Miss M. Virgin
ia Colona spent last Saturday in Sal
isbury.
Mr.. A. G. Ayres of Silver Spring,
Md, spent the weekend with relatives
in Accomac.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Vessels and
daughter, Miss Marian Jean VESSELS
Of Pocomoke City, spent Sunday with
Mr.. Vessels parents, Mr.. and Mrs
William H. Vessels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald M. Shute, OF
Buckroe Beach, Va, spent the week
end with Mrs. Shute's mother, Mrs
Edgar d. Fletcher.
Mr.. Charles u. Ayres, student al
Hargrave Military Academy, Chat
ham, Va, will arrive this weekend to
spend the holidays with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles u. Ayres.
Mr.. John D. Grant, Sd, of Balti-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15

Mrs. w. v. Taylor last Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mills and son,
of Pocomoke and Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis
Sturgis and daughter of near town
were dinner guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Rome Pusey last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Taylor and son,
Jack, were entertained to supper at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Brit
tingham, Jr., of Pocomoke last Mon
day night.
Mrs. Blanch Dorsey and Mr.. and
Mrs. Woodrow Dorsey and children,
of Westover, Md, were guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. II. C. Beau
champ, Monday night.
Mr.. Clinton Hurley has moved his
family to the Disney Farm"
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Covington, Of
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15

more, Nd, spent several days this
week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John d. Grant, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard H. Smith and
daughter, Linda Lee, spent several
days this week with relatives in Sea-
ford, Del.
Mrs. Thomas II. Nelson and Mrs.
E. Almer Ames, Jr., spent Monday of
this week in Norfolk.
Mrs. George w. Colona spent the
past weekend with relatives in Viii
mington.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15

Onancock, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Covington.
Miss Anna Lee Long, senior at
Western Maryland College, will arrive
home December 18th to spend the
holidays with her mother, Mrs. E. W..
Long.
MI. and Mrs. Jack Hurley, of New
Church, spent Monday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Birmingham.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15

Mr.. and Mrs. w. v. Taylor, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Taylor and son, Jack were
dinner guests at the home of Miss
Mamie Taylor at Onancock, Supnday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Covington,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15

Mrs. Edgar Atkinson and Mrs. Wal
lace Taylor attended the 25th we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Carey at Mona, Va, last Friday
night.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15
Acconac News

Mr.. Fred E. Ruediger of Newport
News, spent the weekend with his
family here.
Mr.. Donald w. Kennedy has re-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15
{ q }

~
THE SIXTH anniver-
sary of prohibition re-
peal, which fell on
Tuesday of last week,
reminds us that it is we'll
to take stock of certain
social benefits which
have occurred. Candid
study reveals that the
Government gets the
immense tax revenue
fro m liquor instead
of gangsters, the boot
logger is being gradual
ly eliminated, coastal
smuggling has virtually
ceased, the saloon, in
it's old malodorous
form, has not returned
in former force, and it
is responsibly reported
that drinking among
the young has declined.
Beyond all this is the
changed mental attitude
toward the liquor in
dustry and its problems.
Instea d Of being
deemed nonexistent be-
cause forbidden, the
problems are frankly
faced and more COM
petently handled by the
law-enforcement. agen-
cies of government.
Association of
MARYLAND DISTILLERS
g ALLIED INDUSTRIES
MERcANrms TRUST BLDG. BALTIMORE, Md.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
Situation Acute

Proof that New YorkS water situation
Is perhaps worse than officials let on Is
contained in the recent news article
wherein II was stated that all OF the
ctyS large hotels had received requests
TO urge their guests to conserve on water.
Some l78 hotels, including all OF the big
ger ones, got these notices, probably the
first time In a great many years that
the city fathers have been impelled to
do anything at all about lowering the
enormous consumption OF potable water
In New York city.
In the meantime the city rushes all
It's activities which will make greater the
citys water supplies. There Is a new
pipe line being dug up the Hudson valley
and work Is going along at a furious pace
there. But 1t will be years yet before this
line makes available for use the supplies
which 1t Is designed 10 tap up In the
CatskillS. In the meantime other supplies
arc being ferreted out and made avail
able, such as wells and abandoned re-
seryoirs out on Long Island. The city's
water conservation program now Is be-
Ing pre- .lred on Swear plan
Continuing dry weather IN the past
few years has made Sucu heavy inroads
Into New York's already extensive water
sources mat they nave never come Dack
to full capacity during the wet seasons
OF the year As u result each passing year
has cut down the available supply lit
tie more until the danger point Is now
st hand A water famine for as large a
city as New York Is a very serious prob
lem and It's officials are well-advsed In
now taking every precaution they can
10 prevent any such occurrence.
A.a., ...taa Iaaa al lad ha
citys constant search for and pur-
chase OF water rights can now APP
preciatc this movement. It's one OF self
preservation and when municipalities
become 50 hemmed In that they must
20 hundreds Of miles for good water,
they are to be sympathized with. The
carrent N. Y. problem, though, brings up
the need here In the United States 0! a
concerted drive to end all water pollu-
ton so that more supplies OF potable wa
ter may be made available for all OF US.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18
While America Talks

Nobody should minimize the import
ance OF the European conflict TO this
country. Directly and indirectly Its evil
effects will be felt for many years to come.
But In some respects America Is acting
like family eXcitedly watching neigh
boris house burn, while, unnoticed,
flames devour their own back porch. In
stead OF getting busy and wetting their
place down TO prevent spread OF the fire,
they merely talk Of what should be done.
The other day while America talked, the
Federal debt passed the SAL 100000, 900
lEark.
Bankruptcy, not war, ruins nations AS
a rule, financially strong nation can sur
vive war; a financially weak nation
cannot.
For more than a decade this nation has
steadily weakened itself financially The
government has constantly spent more
money than II has received from taX-
payers. Deficit financing" or borrow
Ing has been continuing process II has
been like flame creeping slowly through
dry grass toward powder keg Talking
will not put II out. Yet we all know that
II II Is allowed TO reach the powder keg
Of national insolvency, q devastating ex-
ploSion will follow.
Then what will become OF our national
security. OF which we talk so rnuch2 1t
will be blown TO bits along with the say.
ings and liberties OF hundred and thirty
million nercanS-American who spent
their time talking.