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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20
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CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
Hilda put her spoon on the plate.
Her hand trembled and it made a
little clattery sound. Her heart
missed beat entirely. then went
on with suffocating thuds. She
did not raise her eyes.
rs that so? ?" Steve said inter-
estedly. Where is he ,"
In Chicago" Mimi took a
cigaret from a jewelled case and
Steve held his lighter for her.
Hilda started at the click Of the
lighter. Mimi rose.
There seemed nothing more To
be said on the subject of Keith.
Hilda started to speak. but closed
her lips when she felt the quick
pressure of Steve's foot under the
table.
Whats Keith doing, Mimi .
he asked easily.
Mimi stood by the table. one
hand on her slender hip, the
smoking cigaret dangling from the
other.
He said something about chang
ing positions, asked me to write
general delivery Poor old Keith,
laughing amusedly.
She leaned down, one palm flat
on the table. u have a lot OF
things TO go over with you, Steve
Poor Johns lawyer and l are hav-
ing difficulties. Win you come to-
morrow night for dinner ,"
A frewn crossed Steve's good
looking young face. Il thought
We had everything settled"
She lifted her hand 10 lay il
over his. so I'll expect you al
seven" she said and glided away
When they We're alone Hilds
gazed at Steve with stricken eyes
He is in Chicago. He didn't &C
away at all. II had only known
If l had only known"
Hes all right" Steve said
gruffly. I'm call off the detec-
tives in the morning. You won't
have 70 worry about him any
more"
rs il too late for me to catch
train tonight >" she startled him
by asking.
Yes. it's too late. Why do you
want to go. Hilda :"
She folded her hands tightly TO-
gether. Her face had the tense
strained look again.
Advice
I've got 10 see hin-tslk 70
him. Perhaps it was his pride.
Perhaps he thought he couldn I
take care of me. I've got to tell
him that nothing matters but his
love.
His heart may be breaking for
me as mine is for him. Perhaps
he tried 10 find me :" Her
eyes were dark pools OF suffering
Steve shook his head and sigh
ed. He called a waiter and asked
for his check.
Let's get out Of here, Hilds.
l want 70 talk TO YOU"
Passing Steve's family Hilds
smiled with stiff lips.
They drove back 10 Los An
geles. Steve thoughtful. Hilds in a
small. tragic huddle beside him.
At last he broke the silence.
do you trust me, Hilds -
Yes" family.
May ! advise you -
IF you care TO, YEARLY, as i:
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it meant nothing one way or the
other.
Don't go to Keith"
steve" desperately, you have
never loved or you would under
stand"
Perhaps l have never loved. but
I see this thing from mans
viewpoint. l don't want TO hurt
you more than you have already
been hurt, but, believe me, Hilda,
you are on the wrong track If you
pursue Keith.
ITS an old law and a cruel one
but men are the pursuers. II
Keith wants you nothing under
heaven can keep him from you"
She said nothing. He felt that
her determination was unbroken.
Did you know that my father
disinherited Keith. disowned him ,"
yes. Keith didn't tell me. out
knew il. Don't you see? That's
one reason why l must go to him.
Cast hurt-misund
Steve thought long time before
his next question. do you know
why my father disowned him."
Punished
No"
ut was because Of an affair
with a woman
oh"
AN ugly affair. Hilda."
But Keith wasn't to blame. He
couldn't have been"
He was 10 blame" firmly.
Hilda flared at him. How can
you, his brother, say that of him >"
Because know the facts.
The woman was not punished at
the time. Ny father had a horror
of scandal. When his viii was
read we learned that she had been
punished after all"
Was the Mimi >" Hill
da asked in shocked whisper.
Yes" Steve stared straight
over the wheel. For the sake of
appearances father left her the
Orange Hills house and a very
small allowance. very small indeed.
According 10 the terms she can
live in the house as long as she
cares 10. She can neither sell nor
mortgage it. Mimi finds herself
with a roof and enough 10 eat.
Almost nothing more"
Naturally you are sympathetic
with Mimi Hilda said bitterly.
Your father was hard and you
are hard"
Steve said nothing.
y suppose he left his fortune 70
you and Betty"
Yes"
Hilda's lips curled scornfully.
And suppose neither you nor
Betty ever made a mistake. You
never did anything for which you
were sorry"
we never displessed father"
She whipped out furiously. oh.
Of course not. You can sit here
in your beautiful car. wealthy.
popular. everything going your
way. and be SNUG and superior
about your brother. II never sd-
nit that Keith was in love with
Mimi.
Relentless
And even II he were infatu-
ated with her. what OF IL He's
paving for IL. He went away and
gruhbed in an office and lived
you saw how ne lived He took
Continued on Page is, Column s.
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Work At
Beauty
By ALICIA HART

Six months ago you had an ex-
cuse for not changing your Golf
fure. You were weary of your
long bob, but you just couldn't
see yourself with your hair up.
So you left it long and felt apollo
getic every time you saw wom-
an who had dared TO make
change and was wearing an up
swept and pretending TO like it
whether it was flattering to her
or not.
However, the picture has chang
cd considerably. Now there are
several smartly new. accepted
hair styles from which TO pick and
choose. Believing that it's still
the most becoming arrangement
for you, personally, is the only
excuse you have for going on
with your long bob.
The chignon has been revived.
And il you want TO play lady and
make believe that you have long
hair again, by all means get a
chignon and pin ii to your hair at
the back. You can have a neat
bun arrangement and pin il low,
of course Or softer. loosely
twisted chignon which covers the
back of your head as well as the
nape of your neck. II you have
chung to your long hair through
the years, this is your season. II
the chignon continues TO be popu-
lar. thousands Of women will let
their hair grow sgain-you can
safely bet on that.
New "Baby Couture"
The short bob is news, too. This
doesn't mean that shingled heads
are finding favor. but simply that
short bob looks newer than a
long one. The hair is cut TO re-
veal the shape OF the head AZ the
back. then dressed at the natural
hairline instead of low on the neck.
The baby eoiffure is the most
widely discussed at the moment.
For this. the hair is cut until not
hair on the head il more than
two inches long. After the cut
ting. new permanent is in or
der. Then the short ends are
curlcd. Afterward the hair is
brushed upward all the way
around and finished In soft ring
I lets.
The upswept still is seen. Some
times II is brushed smoothly up
ward from the neckline and &C.
casionslly IL is done in a French
twist which holds the hair firmly
In place at the back.
The long bob has by no means
disappeared. However. even in
Hollywood, it's not as long as il
was three months ago. And IL
always is lifted up and away from
the temples.
The up-and-down Is the perfect
hairdo for the woman who likes
her hair up and away from her
face so that her forehead and ears
show. but who likes also the idea
Of softness behind ears and on the
neckline. Curls are piled high on
top of the head with the hack ends
rolled Up. then brushed out. Thus.
the best features of the upswept
and the long bob are retained.
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To say that marriage In more
important to women than 10 men
is too ridiculous to be insulting.
The writer sounds terribly ado
descent with his gales of laughter
and all.
When we women shop for hus-
bands, we pass UP the bargain
counters. We can't afford to take
cheap, shoddy husbands to be the
fathers Of our children. So, II the
girls have been passing you by,
Mr.. Whip Cracker, try playing tag
for q change. It's much more fun.
ANN L.
Dear Miss Grey: Here's the
narrow-minded. self-centered. flaw
less whip cracker. His letter WAS
70 disgusting and full Of the men
are the Gods on this earth" that
WAS 70 anxious TO write this let
ter and give him a piece OF my
mind or bring him off his high
horse Of conceit.
II he is a real man he'll recall
that a girl Is the one to say yves"
In answer to mans proposal. II
she thinks he viii make a good
enough companion for her-if he
Is the type to be true--and If he
can support her. Remember the
man is the one who goes after the
girls in this world of ours and they
do the proposing. too. II he didn't
want TO marry why does he seek
4 mates company There's where
q man has TO do lot of explaining.
A man knows that down in his
heart he is far. far happier mar
ried, with a nice wife and children.
] frankly think that this creature
who thinks that women jump every
time he or any other man cracks
q whip is a very lonely soul. a per-
son whom no girl would like to
have anything to do with.
Women in this day and age have
the privilege Of saying Il want
my husband to be like this and I
want him TO be like that" So far
rs l can see girls marry whom
they want and usually are pretty
particular about ii. too. After all.
why shouldn't girl be particular
Doesn't she have to keep house
for him. wash and iron for him.
comfort him--and what not? This
marriage business is not one-sided.
I'd like TO see the girl that |
whip Cracker" In going to get to |
say Il do" She'll probably live a
life of misery and run back to her
Since we were married
my husband has been able to save
money. buy a home and take trips.
which he really enjoys. Now. I'll
bet that whip Cracker" thinks he
can do the same while he has his
fun and freedom. I'm not talking
against all the men-I'm just try
ing to make whip Cracker" see
that he Is all wrong.
There is nothing more Irritating
than the man who says that he
values his freedom above every
thing else and then lowers the
OF the girls who want
to make marriage their goal. Since
makes no difference to
him. and he doesn't care a thing
about II, why does the average, !
sensible man seek the girl OF his
dreams and get married on q mo-
ment's notice?
HAPPILY MARRIED,
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Here's something for Whip
Cracker 10 think about. These
two readers have expressed their
opposition to his views on womens
status today. IL seems that all
women are not ready to jump when
men crack the whip.
Dear Miss Grey: I wish you
would print this in your column.
j have several pairs of shoes. size
10. for some needy lady. and a
winter coat for a girl IL to IA
years. MRS. II. NJ.
Thank you, Mrs. II. NJ. will be
glad to give your address 10 whom
ever calls me concerning these
clothes within the next week.
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Lima Bean Salad
Serves 4 to 81
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

Below are the answers to test
questions printed on the editorial
page:
/. Amyl acetate.
2. Key West.
8. Moon.
I. Yes.
5. No. showers should be given
by the brides friends.
6. IL p. m.
Z. William s. Knudsen.
8. An instrument for measuring
wind velocity.
.. The state of being the first
born Of the same parents or parent.
10. Woodrow Wilson.
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BY MARIAN YOUNG
NFA Service Home Page Editor


HOLLYWOOD Hollywood too has found that charm pays.
- The odime who threw Of
slightest
obviously ability
bit
Generally speaking ranking pretty considerable
unexpectedly and thoroughly charming collection good
looking Many them the kind Of genuinely charming
individuals actually their without
expecting undyng gratitude public of their
good deeds Among these Fay BANTER is outstanding
MISS BAINTERs simple non-gushy variety
She others She
always exactly what better yet what
dispel another's sef-consciousness
that she putting charm
other talk about himself conversation with her
is what conversation should bean exchange Of ideas
wholesome
ii
time cutting remotely cruel Practical jokes her
pet hate.
kindness fundamental
smiling, gray-haired Miss told
And that important manifestations of it,
o
scers etiquette such but they behave well that
hostess glad she invited them
tendency spread
malicious charm We that
everybody enjoys hearing little owdown but damaging
something else again.
Also miserable quality quantity twofaced,
missing springs kindly
prefer utterly rude uncouth who hundred
whose
ynthecay charming heart and
when the party and back is turned!'
MISS BATNTERS qualities
" She softly quietly
beautifully yet appears pronounng affected
You that she learned her and
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POPULAR
RECIPES

When beans jump into the salad
bowl men will come to watch the
sport. Good French dressing
tames kidney and navy and lima
beans to salad gentieness. and
fresh spring salad greens will com
plete the conversion. Result: all
the gaiety of salad plus the
protein virtue of dried beans.
Kidney Bean salad
tServes TO 81
Two and one-half cups cooked
kidney beans Canned or dried)
2 hard-cooked eggs diced, u cup
diced celery, ] tablespoon minced
chives. cup green pepper. !. cup
chopped sweet pickle. salt and
French dressing, Russian dressing.
naise.
Combine all ingredients. Sea-
son TO taste. Marinate in French
dressing. Chill thoroughly and
serve on crisp lettuce. Pass may
ohHaise IN separate DoWl.
Navy Bean salad
tServes 4 10 81
Two cups cooked navy beans
canned or dried. / cup bean
sprouts. ! cup minced pimiento.
q cup chopped green pepper.
tablespoons lemon juice. l tea
spoon minced onion. 4 cup diced
celery, salt and pepper to taste.
French dressing Russian dressing.
Combine all ingredients and sea-
son to taste. Marinste in French
Chill thoroughly and
serve ON bed Of salad greens. Pass
Russian dressing in separate bowl.
Lima Bean Salad
fServes to 81
One cup cooked dried lima
beans. l teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce. 2 tablespoons minced onion,
? tablespoons finely minced psrs-
ley, / teaspoon minced tarragon,
a cup French dressing.
Combine all ingredients. Chill |
Serve from chilled bowl lined
with crisp young lettuce.
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NOT IN THE SCRIPT

HOLLYWOOD - Boris ksrlotf
says. "Ba-aw Jove, why should It
be strange I've lost my British sc-
cent, I've bean heah for thirty
yeahs, y'know..a
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Male Ego Trounced
By Women Readers
Hot Feminine Denial That Marriage Is
Less Important to Men
BY CYNTHIA GREY

Dear Miss Grey: Mr. Whip Cracker does not seem to
realize that feminine coquety is natural masculine
EGO and that when the male ego becomes inflated that
It is replaced by arrogance, he becomes repusive
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Charm Capitals Most Charming
Woman Is Kindly Fay Banter


Ask the and Of Hollywood the most
charming of the lots hemng majority will
BANTER" declares Marian Young Banter's
particular brand Of which proven popular
this acutely community. discussed by
Miss another article
outstanding for their personal qualities.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
y A @ ] 10 8 6
= 8 6 3
= A 10 6


dealer: North. North South vul-
nerable.)
Here North bid diamond,
South 1-Heart, West 2-Clubs,
North 2-Spades, South 4-Hearts
and North 6-Hearts, which East
doubled. Among fine players, such
double of a slam bid, since so
many points are already at stake,
usually calls for some lead other
than the natural one, its purpose
being to help beat the contract
rather than increase the value of
tricks taken. West, however, made
his natural lead of the club X.
In the South a very fine player,
Charles Lochridge, winner Of many
national titles, decided that East
Convricht 1o3o by Kin.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

A. SO-CALLED trump squeeze"
is seen only once in the proverbial
blue moon. It is gorgeous play,
really known clearly to only the
most skilled cardsmen. It differs
from most other squeezes in one
respect. If the squeezed player
makes a discard from certain
suit, the declarer is put in a posi-
ton where he can establish a win
ner there by ruffing the suit thus
disposing of the last remaining
card of it held by the defender.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
'The Authority Authorities"

probably had the spades covered,
so decided to try to build a delayed
squeeze. He let West win the first
club, then took the second with his
A, ruffed a club with the heart K,
then ran his hearts, watching dis
cards carefully.
As he played the heart 8 for
the eighth trick, he also held the
heart 6, three diamonds and his
spade, the dummy three spades
and three diamonds senes Of the
latter being thrown on the trick.
East now had to choose between
his three spades and three diamonds.
If he threw one of the diamonds,
South's 8 would be the final trick.
If he tossed spade, lead to the
A and a ruff would set up the @.
East picked the diamond. A dia-
mond lead, prepared to finesse,
brought. the. K and. A, then the
spade A, the diamond @, spade
ruff and the diamond 8 completed
the contract.
TOmorrow's Problem
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dealer: East. East-West vulner-
able.)
After East bids 1-Spadeson this
deal, what is Soutll'G best plan fer
bidding his hand? M
Features Syndicate. Las.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16
AFL Files CHARGES
In Westwood Row

WESTWCOD, Cal, March le.
CUP)-The American Federation Of
Labor executive committee here to-
day instructed Attorney Charles
Janigan to file a complaint against
the Red River Lumber company
charging it with refusal to bargain
under the national labor relations
act with any labor organization that
represents a majority of employees.
Members of the executive COM
mittee declared in a meeting that
the company knows that go per
cent of its employees are members
of the AFL," and that under the
law the company is bound TO bar
gain with the AFL.'
This mountain lumber town has
been the scene of long jurisdic-
tional dispute between AFL and
CIO lumber workers. The big plant
has been shut down four weeks by
an AFL work stoppage in protest
against alleged delay Of the ma
tional labor relations board in call
ing a consent election among the
1000 employees.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16

25 years ago and was MADE from
behind locked doors and window
in a series of Houdini-like moves.
Those escaping were Charles jim
kins, "a, held for a service station
safe-cracking; Alfred Vierra, "a,
held for two liquor store robberies,
and Glenn Belfield, "a, an alleged
gunman.
Investigators said they started
their getaway when they were re-
turning to their cells from the pris-
on barber shop. Without attract
ing attention of guards they broke
apart table and arming them
selves with the table legs crawled
through a large hole in the cell
ing.
The hole had been made for a
cable strung as a counterbalance
for a temporary fire escape. 1t led
to a corridor outside the women's
Jail on the floor above.
From the corridor the trio climb
ed an outside stairway to the roof,
down another outside stairway TO
balcony on the roof at the 18th
floor Using a rope which had been
left by workmen cleaning the build
ing, they swung to the 18th floor
and kicked out a window. From
there they ran downstairs to the
third floor where a night watch
man saw them. The watchman
called police as the desperadoes
fled from the building.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16
BY UNITED PRESS

Adolf Hitler extended the 'front.'
iers of greater Germany again
THURSDAY to inoude Bohemia, Nor
avia and Slovakia-the lands which
for centuries have fought against
European over1ords.
Thursdays developments at a
glance:
PRAGUE-Hitler formally pro-
claimed a protectorate over Bohemia
and Moravia. Probably 5000 ar
rests were made in Czechia by
Nazi secret police while 100000
Jews and other thousands of politi-
cal liberals feared Nazi reprisals
Nazi anti-Semitic laws were enforc-
ed.
BRATISLAVA-President josef
Tiso, by simple exchange OF tele-
grams. handed over Slovakia to
Hitler. who Immediately took 1t
under his protection. German
troops occupied SloVakia.
BUDAPEST-Hungsry, announc-
ing complete occu patton of Car
patho-Ukraine after severe fighting
in which many were killed, an
nounced the eastern most tip OF the
former Czechoslovak republic would
henceforth be an autonomous part
of the kingless kingdom of Hun
gary.
CHUST = The government OF
briefly-independent Carpatho-uk
raine fell apart as Premier Angus
tin yolosin fled to Rumania and
czech troops retreated to the 'front.'
ier. surrendering to Rumanlan
frontier guards. Volosin made a last
minute offer to turn the territory
over to Rumania, but it was TOO
late. Scattered fighting between
Hungarion troops and Ruthenia
separatists continued.
PARIS-France' premier debated
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16
Farmers Confer
With Business Men
Al CaIexiC0

Continued on Page 3, Col. y
sion service. The service is sponsor
for the conference Smith was fol-
lowed by w. r. Ralston, also OF
the university, who explained open
forums held throughout farming
areas as a part of the national
farm program.
George Winwright, assistant
farm advisor, spoke. emphasizing
the need of livestock within the
county.
Imperial Valleys future de-
pends upon livestock development"
he declared, advocating the sup
Elemental feeding program in
dairying.
Lee Landerman, assistant farm
advisor, followed Winwright, offer
ing All club and Future Farmer
work as the solution to the prob
lem outlined by Winwright.
1.-The logical place to start is with
the youth of today the farmer OF
tomorrow" Landerman declared,
He outlined All and FLA. meth
DDS of building up herds.
Committee chairman made their
reports, which included:
j. E. Harshman, chairman of the
Water, Irrigation and Drainage
committee; c. o. Hoober, head of
the Farm Management and Labor
group; Nelson Correll of the Soil
and Land Use unit; and S. E. Rob-
inson. chairman of the Outlook
Market and Credit committee.
Afternoon sessions were taken
up with committee meetings. Ses-
sions were held at Hotel DeAnza
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 20. 1901.
Published every afternoon except
Saturday and Sunday saturday
afternoon issue now succeeded
bv The post-Press Sunday, es-
tabllshed 1880 by the Imperial
Valley Publishing company. 625
state street. FL Centre. Calf.
Entered at EI Centre. California
post office as second class mat
ter.
paul Jenkins. publisher; A. c.
Johnston, vice president and
general manager: r. A. Fitz
hugh. secretary and managing
editor. West Holiday Co. Inc.
In conjunction with the Post
Press fSundays). per month,
soc: paid in advance: 3 months.
81 So; 6 months, 1925; one year,
$500.
National Advertising Represent
atiyes.
Subscription rates; sc per copy.
Member California Newspaper
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16
Mystery Telegram
Sent TO Suicide

TUCSON, Ariz., March l6. CUP
Police today investigated a tele-
gram that arrived from San Fran
cisco addressed TO Hester v. Stocs,
35. after she had apparently COM
mitted suicide by an overdose of
sleeping tablets.
The telegram read "don't wait
until you hear from me" and was
signed by a Miss Helen Shubert,
2409 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
Officers said they were checking
the wire with California police.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-16

LONDON. March l6. CUP)-
Adolf Hitler effected his "protec-
torate" over the Czech people by
threatening to destroy Prague with
an airplane fleet waiting only for
the signal to fly. newspapers charg-
ed today as Britons bitterly de-
noumced Nazi Germany and de-
manded that the government pre-
pare urgently for the possibility OF
war.
The News Chronicle and the
Daily Herald asserted that at an
early morning conference at Ber-
lin yesterday Hitler angrily ordered
President Emil Hacha Of Czecho-