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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-08

Shotgun under her arm, Mrs. Ver-
Ian Juliana loads the tank of a GUS
toner's car with 16-cent gasoline at
her Pittsburgh filling station. When
a delegation Of gasoline dealers
called on her and tried to persuade
her to charge 18 cents, fight re-
suited and Frank Kline, one Of the
delegates, was wounded. Free in
$4,000 bail, Mrs. Juliana continues
to sell gas-at 16 cents a gallon.
Central Press)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-08
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
iiORENA HAMILTON has come to
Arizona to visit her uncle
GEORGE BRAZEE, owner of Phantom
ranch. whose leading cowboys are
SHOT ROGERS, who happened to
meet Lorena at the railway station.
and
JERRY DALE, college-bre new
conner, who found her after three
Mexicans had tried to kidnap her.
YESTERDAY: Jerry, having taken a
fancy to Lorena, suddenly kisses her
as they are talking in the pasture.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-08
CHAPTER TEN

SHOT ROGERS, tall and rather
slender, but full Of masculine
grace, walked from Mrs. Braces
Kitchen door with his great felt
hat still held in one hand. and a
lazy old chuckawalla dangling from
the other. The lizard wriggled once,
tentatively.
Hold on, timer" Shot Gained
It as he might have spoken to his
horse. mo harms coming. You got
to show off little is ALL"
Shots spurs sang their clink-
clinkle-clink rhythm as he walked
He glanced back once at his horse
waiting obediently near the front
porch, reinS down. But he was GO
ing to speak to girl. and had his
hands full; he'd just walk on. He
put the chuckawalla against his
body to keep it soothed.
The land rise there wasn't much,
but it did shield the bull pastures
from view. Shot was clinking up
his side Of the slope when Lorena
herself appeared suddenly on the
crest, some hundred feet away. She
was alone and running.
Hello! A bull after you?" Shot
demanded. Part of his alarm was
genuine.
She stopped running. "Oh! Oh,
no! Hello, Mr.. Rogers"
Shot stared hard at her. Her face
was pale, strained. He thought her
beautiful in white. He was i'm
pressed by her brown curls.
| brought you something
swat! Don't come too close, yet. I
don't want to scare you none,
ma'am. Are you-you feel all
right? I mean-well, you had a
hard experience last night, and
you'd ought to feel all tuckered,
Miss Lorena."
mo, it. isn't that. IL feel fine
now. slept all afternoon. I'm all
right. What did you bring me 2"
She managed smile, and so he re-
moved the hand that had concealed
his gift against his body. But he
atiu was carefully standing some
SIX or eight feet away from her.
:.Why-what in the world!"
He laughed happily, boyishly.
Don't be afraid, ma'am. He's as
harmless as a cat. More so. A cat'n
scratch"
Gee glory, Mr.. Rogersw She
edged closer to the thing on his
arm. 4
Its chuckawalla; a big rock
lizard common out here. He never
does no-iever does any harm. You
want him? For a while?"
Lorena looked up at Shots face
tnen. He wasn't teasing, she saw.
He was really proffering a gift. as
q school boy might.
She stepped forward and held out
her hand, taking the beast easilv
back Of the front legs and being
careful not to hurt it. It squirmed
some in the transfer, but she sup-
ported it's body and cuddled il
with care.
.'''Well, I'll be switched! Wen, ri
bel" stammered Shot. proud,v
beaming. you're not bit afraid,"
Did you expect me to beg"
.sWhy-why-why. nom! But
well. you're dude girl, and this
critter is not exactly dainty, and"
'-He's hideous, but he's cute" she
said, smiling easier now. And YOU
told me he was harmless"
"Your coior's come back. Were
you running from a bull. sure
'nolgh?"
Her lips suddenly set angrily.
"Why-yes. ! think l was, Mr..
4Rogers!" She snapped it at him.
@Oh! beg yore pardon. ma'ann.
] didn't mean to stick my neck"
TITS all right. It's-it's nothing.
Really, I'm ever so glad to see you,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
. STORIES
 IN STAMPS
San Morcos-First Americon University

THE Spaniards moved swiftly to
 consolidate their conquests in South America in the early 18th century. The vice-regency of Peru became even more important than that of Mexico and shortly Lima evolved as practically the capital of Spain's new world dominions.
 Thus the Jesuits followed the conquerors, arriving in 1867, and immediately they introduced the old world culture. Among the Jesuits were authors, historians, scholars, with the result that Lima in a few years became seat of new world learning as well as a seat of new world imperialism.
 The Jesuits established churches and colleges, eventually acquired considerable wealth. They built. for one thing, on a cultural foun- dation laid even before their ar- rival by the Dominicans in 1851. This was centered in the Univer- sity of San Marcos, established under grant of Charles V. San Marcos was the first university in the new world.
 Today, almost 400 years later, San Marcos is still a cea1er of new world culture. The bong, low buildings are plain and slnimpres- sive from the outseee. Once through the gates, you emerge into garden-like courtyards around which are cloister-like galleries leading to the classrooms. The ar- rangement somewhat suggests that built later by Jefferson at the University of Virginia. Within the university is an amazing museum, preserving the remains of the Inca civilization. The university is shown above on a current Peru vian stamp.
 Copyright. 1899. NEA Service. Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
coPYRicHT. ie3e. NEA SERVICE. INC.

waiting for death, flashed through Emily's mind.
 Alan hardly slowed down for red lights. There was little traftic and minutes counted. Through bumpy railroad yards, gloomy and smelling of train smoke;1 finally up along the levee and on to the wooden floor of the dock. Loose boards rattled under the wheels. The smell of rotting timbers, dead fish.
 A small, open launch tied up at the edge of the dock, its motor idling, straining at the ropes that held 1t. A man in oilskins at the wheel, speaking to Eric. That launch isn't big enough to carry seven men.
 The river, dark, mysterious stretching out into blackness. Spot- lights on the launch's prov stab- ping only few feet into the night
 Rain poured down upon Emily, wetting her hair, soaking through her coat. She shivered.
 Alan carrying grips and bulky packages from the car to the launch, slowing them under a tar paulin. Emily's heel caught in a hole in the floor of the dock. Dr, Farrell bent quickly to release it.
 I'll have someone call you as soon as we reach the dam, if the lines are still open," he said. AL ways thoughtful; so that she wouldn't worry.
 But how could she keep from worrying with Alan gone into the blackness of the river Even a small timber could tear hole in the side of that fragile launch And Alan wouldn't have a chance none of them would.
 Fries hand was on her arm "Goodby, Emily" he said. He was down into the launch before she could reply. Then Farrell, and Father Johnson. And Grady and Weber. Alan was last.
 He bent to kiss her and her lips clung to his. Then he pushed her from him.
 See you later, my sweet" he said. He was climbing into the launch.
 The motor roared, and the boat slipped down stream a little as lines were cast free. Then it moved, slowly, steadily forward. Raindrops glistened as the light caught them. Lights on muddy water.
 Allan - Alan come back! love you!" Emily screamed for the world to hear. T love-you!" The last word was untitled in a sob.
 (To Be Continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
CR ANluM CRACKERS

Can you select the one correct name or term in each of the brack- cts following the statements?
 l. The Jordan River flows into the Oead Sea, Red Sea, Gulf or Alden Mediterranean Sea).
 2. Nautical mile distance between Liverpool and New York City is ap. proximately G000, 2O00, 5000, GOOD
 3. The battle of Hastings in 106t climaxed William of Normandy's conquest of CFrance, Belgium, Eng land, Norway.
 4. Colors of the U. s. Military Academy at West Point are Cred white and blue; red and blue; khaki and white; black, gold and gray).
 TODAY'S LENTEN QUESTION
 Anna, the prophecies, lived in
 (Jericho, the Jewish temple at
 Jerusalem, a home by the Sea
 of Galilee, Nazareth).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
CHAPTER XVI

"what?" Eric shouted and rushed to the telephone. =. ... =. ... :.
 ''The dam broke" Farrell re- peated as he slumped into a chair "Fifteen men hurt. Working on trestle. Trestle Tell. Half a dozen buried under gravel. Then water cut through the dam. It crumpled They got most of the men out, but they're badly injured. Called the hospital for doctors. I was just leaving. Hurried over to tell you We'll have to go, Alan"
 Sure, sure. Pull yourself to- gether, now, Doctor. I'll go at once."
 "Yes, I'll be all right, soon as I get my breath"
 Eric came back into the room.
 Diversion dam went out" he said. "Trestle undermined, weak ened under heavy load of stone. Water started boiling through over at one end, and the crash came before they could stop it. After that it was all over.
 Those men are seriously hurt They've nothing but barges up there, and they can't bring them down the river in this darkness. Road is under water. They'll have to have care right away or more them may die. Three missing drowned or buried. I've a power launch tied up here at the dock"
 Alan was shouting into the tele- phone Instruments - ether - emergency lights ambulanees at dawn-come as far upstream as you can make it!"
 Emily stood, stunned.
 Eric telephoned again, to the dock this time; ordering gasoline, "get that motor going and keep it going"
 Hurry. Hurry. Her heart pound- ed. Alan's raincoat. Another for Farrell. Alan's sheepskin coat. His fishing boots. Glasses. Why wouldn't her hand keep steady.
 Alan saying: "I'll go, Farrell. can handle it. No need of you go- ing" And Farrell: You can't do it
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
DODGERS, YANKEES
 EVEN ON ALLEYS

Naugatuck, Mar. 25.-The Dodgers and Yankees split even in bowling match in the Odd Fellows league recently at the Central alleys, each getting two points. The Giants won all four from the Athletics, the Cubs took three points out of four from the Cardinals and Newman's team took all four from Hubbells com bine.
 Louis Backlund of the Cupbs had high single with 118 score, Willie Richards of the Yankees had high total with 326 and the Giants took high team single with a AT score and high team total, 1187.
 The results.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

The characters and situation ir this story are wholly flctional.
 CAST OF CHARACTERS ALAN WARREN Ambitious young country doctor. EMILY WARREN - Alan's wife. ERIC KANE = Construction en- gineer.
 DR. FARRELL = AIan's elderly associate.
 Yesterday: When Alan turns down the st. Louis offer for the last time, Emily warns she will marry Eric. But at that moment Dr. Farrell rushes in, cries the "dam is broken"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

alone, son. See if you can get Web CT and Grady, and Smith. Need them, too"
 Eric gulping down a drink, Eric saying: wen have to take a chance-one in a thousand. If the big dam goes too that whole su- perstructure will be floating to- ward US. If one timber hits that launch"
 Then Alan again: "We1l take that chance. Here, get Farrell into these boots and this coat. I'll get the stuff at the hospital, pick you up later" Alan's car roaring out of the driveway.
 Eric pacing up and down the floor, cursing himself, softly. Dr Farrell's labored breathing. The telephone ringing. For Eric. Eric shouting again.
 Emily felt helpless, alone. She ran to help Dr. Farrell struggling into Alan's boots. Farrell talking to her.
 "It,s nothing. Emily, nothing Don't worry. We'll be all right Back in the morning, early. Get some sleep. Nothing to worry about"
 But those timbers, on the river In the dark. She wanted to scream Why must Eric keep pacing up and down. Why didn't he do some- thing.
 A car stopping in the driveway She let Dr. Grady in. Dr. Farrell explaining tersely. Dr. Grady damning all floods, damning the rain, damning anything.
 
 Eric saying: Tt will take an hour to get upstream, if we're lucky. May be most of the debris will pile up on Prices Point. Better pray that it does. We can stay in close to shore after we pass there. Out of the main current" Eric smoking a wheezing pipe, fiercely.
 The doorbell again. Round little Father Johnson, the Catholic priest from the church across town. T heard about the dam," he said, his voice strangely quiet and calm Some of my boys are working up there. They said at the hospital Dr Warren was going"
 Come in, Father" Dr. Farrell greeting him, introducing Eric as if nothing had happened. The tele- phone.
 Its for you, Eric" Emily said "A reporter"
 "Tell him - tell him I don't know anything; tell him I'm not here Here - I'll tell him.
 "Yes, Eric Kane. Diversion dam went out. Diversion-D-I-V-E-R-S- ION. Main dam still holding. Cant tell. Call me in the morning." He slammed the receiver down.
 Father Johnson and Dr. Farrell chuckling over Farrells old jokes. How could they laugh at a time like this? And Grady, too.
 Alan's car in the driveway again. Alan rushing past. Alan saying:
 "Evertyhing's set Weber's in the car. Smith and Turner staying at the hospital. Need them there. Oh, hello, Father"
 Why must that telephone keep ringing?
 "Dr. William Peterson, St. Louis, calling Dr. Alan Warren" the op- orator said.
 He's not in. No, I don't know where you can reach him. He won't be back before noon to- morrow Slowly Emily replaced the receiver.
 Cars racing down dark streets. Dr Weber, beside her, staring straight ahead
 Emily snuggled closer to Alan. His raincoats was cold. His lips a thin line; his jaw set. Gone was the fatigue, the worry he had shown earlier in the evening.
 Past rows of dark houses. Past a few homes, blazing with light. They might have men-husbands or fathers, or sons - working on the dam. Past the hospital. A thought of Mrs. Rowland and her new baby of Grandma Frank,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
PURSE sNATCHER BAFFLED

Cleveland, O., (UP).--Miss Hilda Misch wrapped her purse in a newspaper as a precaution against purse-snatchers. Suddenly 1an ran up to her, appeared baffled when he couldn't find any purse. '@Then just screamed and scream ed and he went away" said Miss Misch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25
TAKE IT EASY, ADVICE AT los

Lorain, O.-CUP)-If you want to live to be 100, lake it easy, watch yourself, and don't burn the candle at both ends" Jacob Nable, of Cleveland should know--having been born 103 years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-25

3S4 385 3S6 1155 High singyle-L. Backlund, 11S. High three W.Richards, 326. High game-Giants, AT. High team--G Giants, 1187.
Evening star., 1939-10-08

can they be sit-in-the-corner and-wait
ways! There are certain plum-attrac-
tive powers belonging to people of
quality which not only can meet
but. when necessary. quite easily COM
pete with aggressiveness.
High social advantages have GER
tain assets, but they also have certain
liabilities. The liabilities include ten
dency toward arrogance, a lack of
perspective, and a belief that who one
is and what one has had is all i'm
portant. A lesson. therefore, which the
highly born must learn is that "who'
they are, now. depends on what they
have done! On the other hand. their
asset is facility in meeting people. as
we'll as situations, with perfect poise.
BY this l mean sureness. against
Evening star., 1939-10-08

which a bullying shouter or show-off
grows i'll at ease. Therefore. a we'll
bred woman's best maneuver is quiet
ness when she deals with a shouter. In
short. she practices a method similar
to that of a nerve specialist, who fol-
lows a patients fretting with no ap-
parent resistance until, at the right
moment, he asserts a cool and self
assured will.
This, at least, is plain: A well-bred
woman, who hopes to hold her own
against grasping adversary, can not
possibly do so by matching his method.
Though my correspondent won in the
end, yet when she considers renouncing
a very important promotion and going
back to selling behind a counter, she
suggests triumph that comes much
Evening star., 1939-10-08

has nothing whatever to do with busi-
ness standing You may be daughter
of the Colonel and his Lady" but if
you are file clerk. your Office rating
is that of Judy OGrady." Even
though you may perhaps dine with
MIR. and Mrs. President, your social
life is apart from business. And in the
Office you are still Miss File Clerk. In
fact, you may be Clerk number 28r"
On that most controversial ques-
ton, of whether woman should con-
tinue to hold a job when she is mar
ried, the answer seems to me to differ
in each individual situation.
On the side of the young newly
graduated, however, l understand the
protest against married women with
husbands who can perfectly well sup
port them, but who continue to hold
jobs which can be as well, or better,
filled by those who have great need of
them.
On the side of the married women.
there are those who hold unique posi-
tions which cannot be taken by any one
else. Nothing can replace the voices
of singers, the personal talents of lead
ing actresses, or the knowledge accu-
mulated through experience in busi-
ness, as we'll as in the professions. As
matter of fact, want to add my voice
in protest against laws which ban
married school teachers. These laws
seem to me to exact lifelong spinster-
hood of women whose vocation as
teachers presupposes understanding
and love of children. Today it often
takes two bread -earners to enable chill
dren to be born into moderately
secure and stable family.
Released by The Bell Syndicate. Inc.
Evening star., 1939-10-08

ODAY l must first of all try to
reply to a gradually collected
Il packet of letters from young
business women who have already be-
come executives.
The problem in each letter is that of
a well-bred young woman who finds
that, if she is to hold newly acquired
promotion, she must behave in way
which seems to her abominable. To
quote one letter:
Il have been made buyer for one
of the biggest departments in leading
department store. When got this
promotion. l thought l knew every
angle of my work thoroughly. includ-
ing the way to get on with people. But
putting up resistance to the shout
me-down tactics of some of the sellers
to my department will spell failure
unless find out how to cope with such
tactics.
'One important jobber, in par
ticular, plainly believes that courtesy
is evidence of weakness. His offers Of
second-rate goods at top-rate prices
were clearly made to someone he con-
sidered not only weakling, but an
incompetent Goaded at last to fury.
went into the ring! l boasted, and
clustered. and shouted him down and
came out the victor - because had
to! But l hated the experience. Seri-
ously, Mrs. Post, don't know what
to do!
"In writing to you. I'm wondering
whether other methods might not be
possible Is it necessary that buyers
and sellers argue and wrangle over
quality. price and quantity like rival
street hawkers? To resign from a
really big position and 60 back to SELL
ing behind a counter = wonder,
would it be towards choice, or that
of an idealist?"
In answer. it seems to me that
effrontery, as the approved method of
any really high-class firm or its repre-
sentatives, is unthinkable. But there
are, of course, unadmirable exceptions
encountered in every business. But
this much is true: 1t is necessary to be
"go-out-and -getter," if you would
be an outstanding success in any kind
of active public life,
There are. of course. many different
ways of going -and-getting." They
need not be aggressive. But neither
Evening star., 1939-10-08

too close to defeat. 1t seems to me that
she might quite easily have remained
master of the situation, if she had not
lost her own poise! The active part of
seller is much harder than the passive
part of buyer. All she had to do was to
let the man talk without interruption,
meanwhile making up her mind about
her order.
l make this suggestion because l
recently saw it work successfully. A
violently voluble type of salesman had
shouted until he was red in the face.
He was mopping his brow. And the
woman merely SIT. serene and inscru-
table.
In this kind, or any kind of business
contact. however, it is important to
remember that private social standing
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Check Up on Bv.ines, Manners

Should you invite the wives. as
we'll as your men associates in bvsi-
ness, to your wedding7 To on office
porty7 Should lis secretary get
chair for her boss 5 business eoIlss7 The
answers to these ond other questions
are interesting. To get Mrs. Posts
IsqfIef, send thres-esnt stomp Ito
cover the cost Of ssoiIing) 70 Mrs.
Post, Service Department, This Week
Magazine, in core Of this Newspaper.
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Bananas on NotionoI Biscuit Shredded Wheat. (.
Mighty tosfy .. and its Balanced Nourishment*

Z. CARBOHYDRATES contribute to
the physical energy.
). 0oN is an essential element
of the blood stream.
I. vlYAnlN 4 contributes to
general resistance.
5. vnAlalM D, stimulates appe-
tito dI~nctiou urd occIvo,1o
Evening star., 1939-10-08

tICe, uIReStIOn ana 6SSImlIH-
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s. CALCIUM essential elements for
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Delight your family with this fresh, delicious
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Evening star., 1939-10-08

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and sliced bdnancs. ei,e yos balanced
nosrishment-food for muscles, nerves,
blood, teeth and bones.
Evening star., 1939-10-08
RRk4kAS1
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Here's flavor trio that sings
refreshing music to that Two Biscuit
morning, apPetite: Nauona, and sliced bl
milk topped with sliced "o''.'"
bananas. This mellow fruit blood, teeth
is deliciously in tune with
that rich, toasted inner
fapor of pure whole wheat and cold or warm n
That deep down favor we unloose by burs
open the innermost favor cells of the wheat
steam. Then we seal it in by baking the large
cults, fashioned of slender strands brown
crisp and tender.
And there's substantial balanced nourishmer
we'll In two biscuits plus cupful of milk and
you get all these rifai food essentials:
PRoIeats help develop the muscles and other tss
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-22
CZECHO-SLOVAKIA:
Rebellion

Last March Adolf Hitler marched
into Prague while stolid Czechs
lined the streets and booed hateful
ly. Unnoticed were thousands of
Bohemians and Moravians who
slipped silently across the borders.
Unconsidered were IL Czech lega-
tons and some 70 consulates which
remained open throughout the world
in defiance of German orders. For
gotten was the national assembly's
failure to dissolve. These things
might well have remained unnoticed,
unconsidered and forgotten were it
not for the indomitable Czech will.
Symbolically, a few days after
Nazi occupation, spiteful Czechs
painted on a rock overlooking
Prague: ''We don't want your pfen-
nigs! We want Benes" The ref
erence was to Eduard Benes, CO.
founder of the Czech republic Is
years ago with immortalized Thorn
as G. Masaryk; later the nations
president until he resigned after the
Munich crisis; now lecturer at the
University of Chicago who wonders
if the Czech saga will repeat itself.
Recalled today is Czecho-Slo-
vakia's constitution, written in Chi
cago, and its declaration of indie