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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-15

need her for more than well,
half days. Just someone to prepare
a daily food article or something in
the home-making department. To
take one task off my mind a day."
Eleanor ran her tongue over her
lips that seemed suddenly dry. She
said: "Mrs. Douglas, do you have
anyone in mind?"
The other woman lighted a ciga-
ret before she answered, mot until
tonight. It occurred to me, when I
heard that you had had experience,
that you might be interested in it."
"Oh, am! But but my huS.
band doesn't think it is good idea
for me to work that is, where
he works."
"a newspaper isn't a club. You'd
be treated professionally. AS a
matter of fact, we have two sets Of
husbands and wives on the paper
right now. Why not let me handle
your husband?"
Eleanor said quickly, mo o.. II
I'd better do it. Can let you
know"
please. think you're just what
I need"
Hours later, Eleanor said, "You
asleep, Phil?"
He said: "Ugg? No. why? ?"
"Phil"-she thought Of the bills
he owed and the clothes she needed,
but she wouldn't mention those
you love newspaper work. don't
you ?"
He said "Umm," sleepily.
She sat up in bed. $50 do I! I
love the smell of newsprint. don't
love it as much as love you, but
love it and I'm sick with lone
someness for it. Phil, If you be-
lieved 1t would make me happy,
would you let me go back to it 2"
He blinked his eyes in the dark
ness" You couldn't get a job.
honey. Newspaper work in New
York is tough racket to break
into"
"But / cant" she cried. 'Kate
Douglas will give me job assist
ing her."
She waited fearfully for what he
would say. knowing that If it made
him angry she would not be able
to do it.
He said, ''Kate, huh? That home
wrecker! Well as long as its's
a place where I can keep my eye
on you, you can do it. But don't
expect to pay any bills with what
you get. And when l get my book
done, you're going to quit"
Darling, dearest!" she said,
f1inging her arms around him.
| (T0 Be COntinuetl)
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WARSAW, Poland-Poland.
which in 1884 forced Germany to
sign ten-year non-aggression pact
under threat of invasion, is today
arming to the teeth in anticipation
Of demand from Hitler for the
Polish Corridor, which separates
Germany from East Prussia.
With a large export trade and a
merchant marine of &c vessels, in
cluding the crack liners Plsudski
and BGtory, Poland rightly feels
that its economic life would be
throttled should Germany seize its
Baltic seaports.
Danzig, formerly German, was
granted to Poland by the treaty of
Versailles. Although most of the
Germans have been eased out of the
Corridor to forestall German "self-
determination" demands, 3Nazis
have controlled the port for the past
three years.
& Az an alternative. In event Dan.
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working on the book?
She said patiently: 'Of course +
think you're serious. Only you don't
apply yourself to it. You need dis
cipline and that's what I'm here to
insist upon. If you'd only work one
hour each night"
II will, Nell, promise. I'll start
the first of the year." /:
why don't you start tomorrow
Then Saturday night We'll have a
grand party. Well always have our
parties on Saturday nights and. in
between, I'll sit here and read and
you'll work."
You'll have to sit back of me-"
he said, coming around to her, "be-
cause if were looking at you I'd
be thinking about you and me, and
how lucky am to be married to
the dearest girl in the whole
world"
Something warm pressed inside
against her throat. She touched
the top Of his head with her lips.
always feel that way, dearest"
she said, land maybe some day I'll
be the kind of a wife 1 ought to
be but I'm afraid I never will
be. Only remember this, Phil, Nell
loves you."
That's all 1 need to make me
accomplish things" he said hum
bly,.
And he did try.
Every night for that whole week
he whisked the dishes from the ta-
BILE, dried the dishes more hastily
than thoroughly, and sat down at
his typewriter.
Eleanor seldom interrupted him.
Though there were times when he
stared into space, when there were
many, many minutes between the
clacking of his typewriter keys,
when she wanted to ask him how
it was coming.
There was very long pause one
night, and she could contain herself
no longer. She said: What makes
the giant frown on your brow? You
appear to be thinking whole books
and then you write single line"
He answered.: Nell, please try
to understand. I'm writing the
story of mans soul. I can't just
write"
Eleanor put down the sweater
she had been trying to knit for
four months. She said: "Soul? Why
don't you write what he does? That
will tell the story of his soul. A
mans soul is part of him, it isn't
suspended in space. I should think
it would be easy if you know what
he does"
He shook his head. Eleanor didn't
know anything about it. It was
good, in later years. he did not tell
her SO then.
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run open house seven nights a
week."
Eleanor opened the oven door to
see the crust browning on her pie.
'Ill want to talk to you about that
later" she said, picking up the
salad bowl.
You're an awful good sport
about that, Nell. Lots of the guys
can't have the gang to their
houses"
"Why not ?" she asked, filling
the water glasses.
''Well, you know how they are.
breaking glasses and strewing
things all over the place ci-
garet ashes and things like that. !"
He looked at the floor where Tom
Jenkins had dropped a bottle of
gin.
I'm not that kind Of a wife
Sometimes, darling, don't feel like
a wife at ALL"
"I'l have our marriage certifi-
cate framed and hung over the fire.
place." he promised her.
She laughed at him. THAT
wasn't what I meant" she said. "I
mean that I'm not very domesti-
cally Inclined"
Phil put forkful of beef pie into
his mouth and savored it's taste
with obvious delight. That's what
you think!" he said. But if what
turned out this bit of ambrosia
isn't domestic I'll take another
helping Of whatever it is"
you'll take another helping of
pie, but some day you may get tired
Of wife who won't always be knit
ting by the fireside."
Haven't I promised you that
you won't? Some day you'll have a
yacht to ride in and stable to race
if you like. Or you can run over to
Europe and have Cartier make up
a bunch Of clothes for you :"
She leaned across the table, smil-
ing at him with serious eyes.
when the novel is finished, Phil ?"
"You bet" he agreed, helping
himself for the third time to the
meat pie.
"Since we're on the subject, Phil,
what do you say if we turn over a
new working leaf this year?"
He waited warily. If Eleanor
talked about working again
She said: 'I know it's hard to
work at night when you've been
working hard all day, but :"
"Ive been trying, Nell, but II
seems that l just get settled down
and somebody drops in or :"
=. !. "or you just remember q
good movie at the Eighth Street
playhouse or it's good night to GO
play in the snow, or go to the bouts
or drop in and see somebody else. -
He said, in very dignified voice;
! Don't you think I'm serious about
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brought along. What's your
name 2"
Eleanor, Miss Douglas. Now
please come in and Phil will mix
you a cocktail while I do things
to six eggs and very few more
mushrooms. The gang won't be
here until nine, so We'll be alone"
Kate Douglas inspected the cur
tains, the chintz chairs, the bronze
and brass and the appointments of
Eleanor's table without anyone
knowing it. She approved the plaid
linen and coarse crockery, the
bright crepe napkins and colored
china. Wise, in the ways Of such
things, she knew how unerringly
good was her young hostess taste,
how cleverly she had made feast
to delight the eye as well as the
appetite.
When they were having their
coffee before the diminutive hearth,
she said, ''Were you always a
home girl, Mrs. Parrish?"
Never" Eleanor answere
promptly. IT used to be a newspa-
perwoman myself"
"Really?" Kate put down her
coffee cup. "Was she a good one %
she demanded Of Eleanor's hus-
band.
Much as I hate to admit it.
Phil said sadly, "she was darn
good. She was woman's page editor
Of the sheet on which I grew up.'
Like it," Kate asked Eleanor
Eleanor didn't say anything. She
nodded once emphatically and her
eyes dropped.
Il suppose keeping up this place
keeps you pretty busy?"
Eleanor laughed ruefully. "Try-
ing to keep busy keeps me busy"
she said.
"She can cook, sew, knit, paint
and do interior decorating" Phil
said proudly. "She's cut out to be
housewife"
Something flashed from the girls
eyes turned on her husanbd's face;
something the older woman saw.
Eleanor said: Phil, you'd better
go out and get some cigarets. 1 for
got them WHEN I WAS AT
THE CHAIN STORE TODAY"
He knew what she meant; he
said, "Okay, if you girls will ex-
cuse me-" .
When he had gone, Kate Douglas
spoke of a news story she was
working on.
Eleanor said, News, too? How
can you get out whole page and
cover neWs?"
II don't do 1t very easily" Kate
said casually. "But I'm thinking of
taking on an assistant. I shouldn't
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CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION

Eleanor Conroy, 1S. decides to try
for a newspaper job when she learns
that her sisters approaching marriage
will deprive her of course at bust
ness college. Phil Parrish. one OF the
in Eleanor. After several months on
the paper, Eleanor realizes she is IN
love with Phil. Returning from a va
cation, Phil surprises Eleanor by tell
ing her of a job he has landed in New
York He asks her to marry him and
go with him. With an inexpensive ap-
partment in Greenwich Village. Eleanor
becomes domesticated. Longing to
write and supplement Phirs modest
her she cannot take a job as long as
she is his wife. Eleanor is hurt when
Phil returns late from the Office Christ
mas eve. spelling her plans. explaining
he had been held up at an office party.
tNOW GO ON WITH THE STORY)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-15
CHAPTER SEVEN


NELL! Baby, what's the mat
ter?"
"Go away" she said, burying her
head in the ball she'd made of her
pillow. She heard Phil go away,
heard the creak of his chair when
he sat down. Then she cried harder
than ever, muff1ing her sobs in the
pillow. He had had his fun. It
wouldn't make any difference to
him how she felt.
After a little she slept.
She woke, thinking she heard
music, and saw that he had cov-
cred her with blanket. Her hand
groped for her handkerchief in her
pocket and touched the cold Sc
quins of the glittering little eve
ming bag. She took it out and
looked at it and was ashamed.
She was ashamed that she had
reacted as she promised herself she
never would. Jealousy was a hide
Gus thing and she had been jealous,
not Of Phil, but Of the things he
could do that she could not. Her
world was limited to the walls Of
their apartment; his was without
boundary. But that was not his
fault-except that he might let her
find job.
It was almost eleven o'clock. She
got up and washed her face. She
hated the sight of it as it was,
swollen from tears and blotched
with spots Of red.
She opened the door timorously.
Phil looked at her sheepishly and
slid the harmonica back into his
pocket. did I waken you, honey?"
he asked.
She shook her head. "I'm sorry.
Phil. I guess I was just feel
ing lonesome. It's the first Christ
mas since Pop you know how
1t is."
He said, "Sure, sure! But !
thought it was because I'd had a
couple of drinks"
mo, that's all right, Phil. TIL bet
you haven't had anything to eat. "
IT wasn't hungry. had a glass
Of milk. Let me fix you some eggs
or something"
"T've got meat pie ready to pop
into the oven and your favorite
salad and ice box cake. You can get
the table ready. For a man of good
taste, Phil Parrish, you picked a
lousy wife,"
"About the only thing that dis
tinguishes me as newspaper man,
Mrs. Parrish, is that I picked the
most beautiful wife a newspaper
man ever had. Listen, l can play
The Bells of st. Mary's' on this
contraption." Keeping his eyes on
her, he lifted the harmonica to his
lips.
From the kitchenette she said
"Phil. have you ever considered
beating me? n
He said: mo, ma'am."
"You might. Some day I may
need it."
"Tll make a note Of it. What are
you doing Saturday night? I might
start then"
She said: That's a bad night
Frank and Dorothy Lynch and
some Of the Jane street gang are
coming over. BY the way, let me
know just how many. They're al.
ways hungry and / don't want tc
run out Of food and have you rush
ing OFF to the delicatessen. I'm go.
Ing to try to live on a strict budget
this year. We haven't saved g
penny since we've been married y
Maybe we could if we didn't
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-15
CHAPTER EIGHT

MRS. PARRISH consulted the
list in her hand. She said to the
grocer-not her regular one, but
the man in the chain store: Henry,
TIL have to ask you to charge this.
Mr.. Parrish forgot to leave me a
check this morning."
He shook his head dubiously.
I'VE amt supposed to charge any
thing. Mrs. Parrish. There's last
weeks bill from when Mr.. Parrish
came in. That's sixteen twenty-four
altogether"
Eleanor gasped. sixteen twenty
four! There just must be some mis-
take"
mo, ma'am. got the list here.
There was a case Of white rock
and a case Of gingerale and
two cold roasted chickens and"
Eleanor said: Never mind, just
give me the slip. Mr.. Parrish will
be over this evening to pay you.
/. 1 think I'll cancel this
order"
She went out Of the store with
her cheeks burning as a whole pro-
cession of cold facts 1narshaled
themselves in her memory; there
was the old tailor bill that had
come recently, the bootlegger's
bills and there was still sixty dol
lars to pay on the car Phil had
bought almost year before and
'junked.
"I've got a few little bills, but all
newspaper fellows have" Phil had
admitted. Don't worry your little
head about them. When I get my
raise"-the raise he had never
got-"I'll pay them"
She went into German food
shop and ordered some inexpensive
cheese and two loaves Of rye bread.
She couldn't give her guests the
hot supper they had come to ex-
pect, but she didn't mean to cancel
her party. She knew that an eco
nomic move of that kind would
drag her down to level she could
not bear to live on, deprived Of the
only stimulation she had.
She loved those parties, because
they meant to her the only touch
she had with a world that was up
and doing, as she was not.
She put away the Christmas
things and filed the bowls with
huckleberry leaves. She made
cheese sandwiches and covered
them with damp cloths. But she
did not order gingerale or more
liquor. Let the men go out anc
get it.
Phil shouted from the landing
Nell! Get out the gold plate. I've
brought a special guest home tc
supper"
Eleanor groaned. Phil woulc
bring someone home for supper the
night OF party when the two Of
them usually had nothing more
than ham and eggs.
She said: That's grand. Who
is it?"
Kate Douglas, who has beer
very anxious to meet you," a WON.
ans voice answered heartily.
Kate Douglas! She was the WON.
ans page editor Of the big news.
paper for which Phil worked. She
was syndicated in hundreds ot
newspapers. She had been honoree
as,one of the outstanding women ir
her profession. She was fat, 40 anc
booming of voice. Eleanor liked hel
the minute she saw her.
Miss Douglas, I hope you un'
derstand men as well as you de
women. If you do, you'll forgive
my husband for bringing you here
when I can't offer you anything
but a mushroom omelet."
My dear girl, brought myself
Your parties are famous at the
office, and / couldn't bear to be out
OF them any longer. I waylaid your
husband and demanded to be
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WRITTEN FOR AND RELEASED BY
CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION

IN spite of the inspiration provided
by his bride of a few months. Phil
Parrish finds writing his first novel
tedious task. Phil and Eleanor. new
to New York. where he is a reporter,
Thev had met on small town news
paper. Eleanor had stopped writing
when she had come to New York with
Phil. She longed to do something to
supplement their income. but Phll
would not consider it.
tNoW GO ON WITH THE STORY)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-15

Charles M. Schwab, American Steel
King, whose word has been his
bond for more than half a century
in the business world, has his word
doubted by his own niece, Mrs.
Eurana de Bobula, in will contest
filed in New York. Fighting will OF
Mrs. Emma Eurana Schwab, she
declared he practiced "fraud and
undue influence" to obtain the major
portion of his wife's estate.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-09
Business Spurts
At Hanl-Egg Loss
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Continued from Page II
although they could not directly
give the election as reasons.
Building contractors as we'll look
ed forward to an increase in home
building. El Centre Lumber and
Trading reported several deals con-
sumated that had been delayed
City business also breathed easier.
Councilman P. L. Moore, who has
charge of the health department,
declared the city garbage and trash
collection contract. which had been
held up pending the election, would
be dispensed with at the next coun-
Gil meeting.
City tax collections were at a
low figure, but City Clerk Roy
Johnstone said this was probably
normal, as most taxpayers wait until
the last minute to pay their taxes,
anyhow.
The story all over California was
much the same The municipal
bond market reacted stronger in
all respects. Most bond houses
marked up California municipals
from 10 to 20 points.
A statewide survey showed mer-
chants looked for a resurgence of
buying for the Thanksgiving and
Christmas periods.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-09
California Acts
To Ban Repeafers
Continued from Page y.

Continued from Page -
special election COSTS
Thurman proposed that once an
initiative measure had been de-
feated. the law forbid its resub-
mission until the next general cleo
ton. Should it be beaten twice as
was 80 Thursday, he believed a
longer period of time than between
general elections should elapSe be-
fore it could be voted on again.
The voters are fed up on pet
schemes of political schemers who
are costing the state and various
counties thousands of dollars every
time special elections are called
Thurman said.
Claude Andrews and John L..
Harris. Los Angeles attorneys, an
nounced moves somewhat similar
to Thurman's proposals
They said they would ask the
attorney general to title a proposed
amendment to eliminate the power
of the governor to call special cleo
tions on initiative and referendum
measures and to raise the require
ments for qualifying petitions to Is
per cent of the vote cast at the last
general election
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-09
Intense Activity
indicates Attack
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Continued from Page II
front. There were encounters and
stiff local engagements between the
Moselle and Saar rivers"
The oommunique was one of the
few since the start of the war which
admitted more than mere routine
operations at the front and military
experts said that admission of stiff
local engagements" by the war Of
flee was highly significant since it
has been most reserved in all COM
muinques issued since the start of
hostilities.
Intensified enemy land action be-
can on wednesday night east of the
Moselle river after a relatively quiet
afternoon. Four raiding parties,
each comprising company we'll
supported by artillery, attacked
French outposts Is miles from the
river. The French said the Ger
mans were repulsed after stiff en-
gagements.
In London. ii was reported today
that German cavalry was operating
near the Dutch frontier and that
patrol was being shipped by rail-
road into the frontier area.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-09
Fuehrer Escapes
BIust

Maria Henle, 80, cashier in the
beer cellar.
There had been 1900 people in
and around the old beer hall, where
Hitler fomented his abortive putSch
16 years ago last night. The blast
sent the roof and the gallery crash
ing down to the floor where Hitler
less than half an hour earlier, had
completed a 57-minute speech.
1t was heard for blocks. Police
cordoned off the whole area while
dead ana wounded were carried
away in ambulances.
The explosion was at 9;35, 1t was
believed to have been time bomb.
The city was "blacked out as
an air raid precaution at the time.
Also in the bombers' favor was the
location. The Buergerbraeu - The
Cellar-is part of rambling block
of old warehouses and apartment
buildings, honeycombed with pas
sages and exits, a locale made to
order for an assassin.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-09
Hom-Essers Rush
Recall Campaign

did in 1888. The Retirement Life
Payments association, sponsors Of
s30-Thursday,' secured nearly a
million signatures on petitions to
cali the special election last Tues
day.
To recall the governor. 31S.l76
names would be required. Following
certification of the signatures. the
lieutenant governor would have TO
call an election not less than 60
days nor more than 80 days later,
A total of l34,796 signatures is
necessary to nominate a candidate
to oppose the governor.
In a recall election, Governor
Olson faces not only the ire of
disappointed Ham and Eggers but
probably the conservative Republic
cans, many of the states newspa-
pers, and opponents of his liberal
administration. Olson is Cahfor-
MAS first Democratic governor in
As years.
Ham and Eggers lost about 100
900 votes at the special election
from their l,l43,670 total in 1888.
The opposition total was 1895, ,999
last November but jumped a half
million votes to approach the two
million mark Tuesday.
Millions of dollars were spent
IN the campaign. with Ham and
Eggs expenses coming chiefly from
the pennies and nickels and dimes
Of elderly citizens who were banded
together in a crusade for old age
independence.
A move to keep poorly and loose
~ drawn" measures off the ballot
developed in Los Angeles when
Attorneys Claude B. Andrews and
John L. Harris asked the attorney
general for a title to proposed
constitutional amendment. Their
plan would eliminate the power of
the governor TO call special elec-
tions on initiative and referendum
measures and increase the number
of petition signatures required to
place propositions on the ballot
from to Is per cent of the vote
cast for governor at the last pre-
ceding general election.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-09
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE INVITING SEALED PRO-
POSALS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE
FOR THE CITY OF Ell CENTRIC

NOTICE is Hereby Given that the
undersigned City Clerk of the City
of El Centro invites and will re-
ceive at his office in the City Hall
of said City up to the hour of 7:30
PM. on the 18th day of November,
1889, sealed proposals or bids for
furnishing the City of El Centre
with the following motor vehicle:
One 1910 Model 4-door
Sedan. fully equipped with
puncture-p proof tubes. not
over l20 inch wheelbaSe and
delivered price of approxi-
mately $1,000.
Each bidder shall furnish COM
plete specifications for the vehicle
for which the proposal is made.
All proposals or bids shall be ac-
companied by a check payable to
the City of e Centro certified by
responsible bank for an amount
which shall be not less than ten
per cent of the aggregate of the
proposal or by bond by a cor
poration surety qualified by law to
furnish such bonds.
The City Council reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
BY order of said City Council.
Dated this 3rd day of November,
1889.
r. j. TOMBSTONE,
City Clerk of the City of
Ell Centro, Calf.
NJ 20