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Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-20
Lot sa Ladies

LGtsa Ladies'
Where did you say you were
going TO hold a dance?" we queried
not able to believe our ears.
AT the club Of 10000 ladies'"
quoth the dance committee member
for valley organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-20

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turned from the movie. They
were on her front porch. The
light from within the living room
family Illuminated Anne's sensi-
tive face.
"You worry about your ba-
bies," she said slowly. From the
day they are born you're never
free from responsibility for them.
You waken in the dead of night
and you can't 60 back to sleep.
The dark's peopled with all the
dire things which might happen
to your offspring. Even in broad
daylight sometimes you can't
| forget the bugaboos. After all,
OF h n women's children go
wrong"
"Yours won't, Anne" said
Steve Hill. ''You put your own
steel into the sword of their
spirit. While the tempered blade
may bend under pressure, it
springs back to FORM"
"And I feel" sighed Anne, ''for
/ the first time in twenty-five
years almost totally unnecessary.
! AS if as if I'd completely oN.-
! lived my usefulness"
He put his hand over hers.
''Not to me-"
She colored. d."
At that moment Janet burst
into the hall, closely followed by
Tony. ''Mother!" she cried, her
voice radiant. "Tony and I've
he and L"
She blushed furiously. Her ton
que failed her. She could not put
her happiness into words, but her
eyes proclaimed it as Tony's arm
frightened about her.
II take it," said Steve Hill
with a chuckle, "you have dis
covered that you are madly in
| love with Tony, Janet, and he
with you"
care we supposed to be sur
prised?" murmured Anne, laugh
ing softly.
! Janet started at them in 1udi-
! crouS amazement. "You suspect
ed?" she stammered.
Anne smiled. Dearest, you
probably can't imagine, but I was
| once in love myself. The symp-
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idealistic trimmings. In any case
you're the only woman ] ever
asked to be my wife"
"How can you expect me to be-
lieve that when you've been pur-
suing Priscilla Leigh all sum-
mer?" cried Janet, burning with
indignation.
AT the risk of sounding insult
ferably egoistic I shall have to
tell you that I've never pursued
Priscilla. I simply allowed her to
pursue me as long as it suited
my purpose" He laughed. '''Pris-
cills& made an effective smoke
screen, you'll admit. I made up
my mind to marry you the first
time I saw you"
"Oh!" gasped Janet.
"You were defending your
mother, remember? You said you
never had been able to be flip
pant about her. My mother work
ed too, Janet. She worked herself
into an early grave taking care
of me. I've never been able to
feel flippant about thet either.
When I stood there in the door
way and looked at you, some
thing in my heart clicked. I
knew then you were, what I'd
been looking for"
Don't you think I have any
pride?" she blazed.
It was then the owl screamed
in a bush about a foot from
Janet's ear. She did not know it
was a screech owl calling to its
mate. She heard something ghast-
ly, shrieked and tumbled into
Tony's arms.
"Precious!" whispered Tony,
holding her very close, so close
she could hear the wild pound
ing of his heart against her
cheek.
ooh, Tony!" whispered Janet.
He kissed her, so tenderely she
trembled, and then so fiecely she
could not get her breath.
II adore you'll" she cried.
Sure" said Tony Ryan in a
husky voice and kissed her again.
Anne and Stephen Hill had re-
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else, and Janet realized that she
/ knew nothing in the world about
being kissed.
81 trust that's satisfactory" ne
murmured.
I hate him, thought Janet, and
I love him. She had just strength
enough to run away. In the dress
ing room she cried furiously for
ten minutes, then she washed her
face, repowdered her nose, paint
ed a fresh smile on her lips and
came down the stairs, the light
of battle in her eyes.
Then for a moment she could
not move or speak, she could only
go on staring at Tony Ryan's
back. Over his shoulder. Pris-
elias eyes met Janet's. Priscil-
about Tony's neck.
Janet could no more have help
ed what she did next than she
could have stopped breathing.
! Drawing the glittering diamond
off her finger she flung it in
Tony's general direction.
"Catch!" she said. ''You bought
it for her anyway"
And then she turned and walk
ed out the front door. She was
past connected thinking, but she
had no intention of remaining
anywhere in the vicinity of Pris-
ella Leigh and Tony Ryan. It
was six blocks from the Country
Club entrance to the nearest
trolley through subdivision
which had never been develop
ed.
Janet realized abruptly that she
was running, running with tears
streaming down her cheeks.
It seemed to her she had been
stumbling along for years, chok-
ing down her sobs, when she
heard a car caroming down the
graveled road behind her. The
glazing headlights of Tony Ryan's
powerful black and silver road
ster impaled her like a bedrag-
gled butterfuly on pin.
''Nice night for a walk" Tony
remarked, bringing the machine
to an abrupt halt six feet away.
He rummaged in his pocket,
for a cigarette, lit it and lowered
himself lazily to the ground.
''You know" he observed idly
II believed your explanation
about this afternoon and I didn't
hold you you responsible for be.
ing caught in the by friends
, arms tonight"
"No?"
1T would take somebody more
naive than to imagine a swell
girl like you in love with that
plush rabbit. All the evidence of
your friends to the contrary, you
never were in love with him,
were your"
''N-no."
"You called me a realist once.
am in a way. I've had to be.
But I have my dreams" He smil-
ed wryly IF you'd bother to pry
discover that I am a realist with
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find him smiling down at her.
A thrill began at Janet's head
and went to her toes as If she
were harp on which hand was
playing an intoxicating refrain. II
was like being snatched back
from some strange delightful new
country, when the music ended
Priscilla skated across the floor
''Tony, show me how to do the
rhumba. You promised"
She stood it for two dances
and then she knew she could not
watch Pricilla's determined pur-
suit of Tony Ryan another min
ute. Biting her lips Janet made
for the wide open spaces.
There was no moon. The SWIM
ming pool was edged with a con-
crete walk, not very wide. Janet
set her teeth and marched around
and around it, trying to bring
some order out of the chaos OF
her thoughts.
Her eyes were stormy with
tears. She neither then or later
saw the wet bathing suit which
had been left on the edge of the
pool. Something wet and clam
my wrapped itself about her
angle. She thought of snakes
screamed wildly, missed her foot
ing and plunged straight toward
the water.
"Janet!"
A hand closed about her wrist
and jerked her back to the con-
crete walk. Still off balance Janet
ct clutched frantically at her re-
cuer. His arms went about her
and chung.
"Janet, darling!" cried Gordon
He was trembling. '"You CAN'T
have got over loving me, Janet!
Please say you haven't" Gordon
swept out of himself at last, was
kissing her with an abandon
which Janet found peculiarly re-
voting.
eff you have no objections
Key" murmured a cool, self con-
tanned voice behind them, ''1'll dc
all the kissing my fiancee re-
quires."
Gordon with a violent STAR
dropped his arms. "Janet YVES
mine before we ever heard Of
you, you big stiff" he stammer'
ed.
Tony Ryan turned and looked
at him. "Scatw he remarked
pleasantly.
Gordon hesitated, eyed the
set of Tony's jaw and then sud
denly and ANONYMOUSLY seated
Tony looked at Janet. There was
a CLEAN in his blue eyes which
terrified her.
Gas you reminded me, I have
not made love to you," he said
'This to correct the oversight"
He swept her into his arms. He
held her as if she were a small
helpless kitten. He kissed her not
onae, but thee times, as
thoroughly as he did everything
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Janet murmured something
unlntelligible and fled. Her
cheeks were scarlet and it did
not improve her state of mind
when she walked into the lounge
and confronted Priscilla in the
act of caressing a small red rose
bud in the lapel of Tony Ryan's
coat.
$50 sorry" said Janet. Didn't
mean to intrude."
She fled for the second time,
walked blindly out upon the
screened veranda which ran across
the side of the clubhouse. The
sun had set in a riot of violent
colors. Janet advanced unsteadily
to the end of the porch. Not un-
til she bumped into him did she
Gordon.
eyes," she said sadly, ut would
be you. Lies like that"
"You aren't in love with Tony
Ryan, are you, Janet?"
Janet could feel her heart
finch. Certainly I'm not in love
with Tony Ryan," She cried.
"Love's something we've never
discussed"
Gordon made a distracted lit
tie gesture, and Janet turned alb
ruptly. Tony stood at her elbow,
his lips parted in a lazy grin.
$50 sorry" he murmured, imi-
tating the tone which Janet had
employed upon him a short while
before. "Don't mean to intrude,
but everybody's going in to din
ner and" he gave Gordon glance
that made him squirm, Give a
yen to be with my fiancee. I'm
funny that way"
Priscilla had managed to seat
herself beside him. She complete
iy ignored Gordon who was her
escort and monopolized Tony.
The orchestra had not arrived,
somebody turned on the radio,
Priscilla wriggled her shoulders
and snapped her fingers. ''That
music's too smooth to waste" she
announced. "How's for dancing,
Tony?"
She held out her arms. Tony
did not appear to notice. want
to dance, Janet?" he asked.
He did dance beautifully. Janet
had never denied him that COM
pliment. You felt safe in his
arms, she thought. She sighed
and glanced up into his face to
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toms are universal"
Tony caught Janet's hand and
hurried her out. 'I'll pick you up
when I come back, Steve" he
called over his shoulder.
Tony put his arm about Janet's
shoulders and raced her down
the stairs. "Give the guy a
break" he said, kissing her start
led mouth.
''Tony, you can't meant" she
cried.
Sure" said Tony Ryan with a
grin.
Back on Anne's dim front
porch Steve put out his hand and
took hers. "Of course you know
I've been biding my time" he
said softly.
Anne's heart gave start. ''You
are a very understanding per-
SON."
Life isn't over for you, Anne"
he said, cor fer me-
Her eyes fell before the blaze
in his. isn't it, Steve?"
II love YOU"
She thought of another who
had spoken those words, the mate
of her youth.
I Think" said Steve, eff you'd
let yourself, you could love me,
too"
mot as I loved him"
eve love no two people alike,
Anne. The spring is not the au-
tumn, though each is a beautiful
season."
eyes"
''You will let me teach you that
for you and me life can begin all
over again after forty, Anne?"
Her smile was little tremu-
lous, but very lovely. Yves, Steve
dear" whispered Ane, blush
ing exquisitely as he stopped and
kissed her.
The End
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PAGE SEVEN

Singing Association will convene
at Mt. Pleasant Baptist church,
Champion, N. c. wilkes county,
1000 a. m, June 30th, 1910.
All Gospel singers and the pub
lie are invited to be present.
Everybody is requested to
bring lunch. The meeting will adj
journ at 3 o'clock.
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1R:1A
CHAPTER XIV
Synopsis

Since her husbands death, An
ne Phillips has worked. to- sup
port her. children. She feels CON
fldent in the happiness of two
nice, and her husband have been
reunited, Jim, her son, has just
become engaged to Cathy, whom
Anne loves. But Janet, the young
er daughter, is unhappy and An
ne worries about her. Janet has
become engaged on trial to Tony
Ryan who had been expected to
marry the rich Priscilla Leigh.
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SINGING TO BE HELD AT
MT. PLEASANT CHURCH

It has been announced that the
next session of the Blue Ridge
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Ask for a money
saving appraisal
on your present
car. Very likely it
will cover the full
down-paynent on
a 1910 Dodge
balance on easy
budget terms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-27
FORMER AMERICAN
 MAIL LINER SINKS
Vessel on First Run as Philippine Liner When
 She Struck Rock

Kagoshima, Japan, Jan. 27-(UP) The former American mail liner President Madison, making her first run as the Philippine liner, Pres ident Manuel Quezon, sank off the south coast of Japan today.
 The 14,187-ton liner remained afloat almost eight hours after striking submerged rock and her IA crew members and F passeng- CTS were transferred safely to res- cue vessels.
 Among the passengers were MT. and Mrs. Cyrus Anderson of San Francisco, and MT. and Mrs. Juan Coajuanggo of Manila. Anderson operates the Anderson Matoon Shipping Company; Coajuangco is one of the recent purchasers of the President Quezon.
 The 516-foot vessel, formerly a luxury liner in the old Dollar fleet, was hurled on 8 reef by @ gale which swept down out of the East China sea and distressed at least two other ships. The American mail liner President Taft was pro- ceeding under difficulty after los- ing a tail shaft and the Norwegian freighter Flu Quang sank after res- cue of her A crewmen.
 The President Quezon was en
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-27
CITY IS SUED FOR FATALITY ONN. MAIN ST. New Statute Makes Munic- ipality Liable in Such
 Cases MAN KILLED BY
 CITY FIRE TRUCK Formerly Driver of Ap- paratus Liable - Old Suits Here Recalled

The City of Waterbury for the first time faces liability as a result of one of it's fire men being involved in an accident, while driving a piece of fire apparatus. At torney William K. Lawlor today brought suit, under a new statute, against the City of Waterbury and Leonard Murphy, a city fireman and a driver of the city's fire apparatus. Damages of $l5,000 are sought as the result of William French, 82 years old, being killed when struck by a fire truck in Ntrth Square on November 27, 1889. Suit is brought by administrator of the French estate.
 New Law Now
 Tn the past the driver of a fire truck was held liable if the truck was involved in an accident and the city was absolyed from liability. under . new statute passed -at-the last General Assembly the city Is now held to be liable, however.
 The statute reads: '"The munich pajity for whose benefit fire appar- atus is maintained or fire prevention service is being rendered shall i1- demnify and hold harmless the op- orator of any motor vehicle, used exclusively for fire fighting pur- poses, from any damages that such operator may sustain because of his legal liability for injuries or dam ages to the person or property of another, including the causing of death, by the reason of the operation of such motor vehicle, providing such injuries. damage or death was not caused by the wilful and wan ton misconduct of such operator
 (Continued on Page 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-27
$37,943 ESTATE
 LEFT,BY DOCTOR
Inventory of Late Dr.. Thomas E. Parker Estate
 Filed in Probate Court

An estate of S37, ,943.92 was left by the late Dr. Thomas E. Parker, according to an inventory of assets filed with Judge Patrick Healey in probate court today. Dr. Parker. who was well-krown in local medical and fraternal circles, died Aug. l.
 The estate includes interest in real estate, stocks, bank accounts, in- surance and miscellaneous items. Stock holdings make up more than half the estate.
 Dr. Parker's will, admitted to pro- bate some weeks after his death, specified that his entire estate, ex- cept for one 4l00 bequest, should go to brother, John Parker.
 The inventory lists interest in real estate on Washington street at $3.- 700. There are two United States veterans Insurance policies, one worth $l0,06i, the other sl00.
 The following bank accounts are i.sted: waterbury Savings bank, 4l,- 552.7l: Citizens and Manufacturers National bank, $47.37; Citizens and Manufacturers National bank, e29l! !- p2. Furniture and equipment are valued at $50, g car at $lO0 and a note Is valued at $3,5l7.5O.
 The inventory lists the following stockS:
 800 shares, Torrington O.. $i6.- e00;' 9 shares, Vadso Sales Corp, e5.sS; 60 shares, United Corp, b.87.50; 29-100 shares, Borden CO. e45.7l; 42 shares, Anaconda Copper kl,li3; 258 shares United Founders, el05.7e; 5 shares Shenandoah, pfd. t256.75; 5 shares Shenandoah, com, k0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-27
Jimmie Hines In Last
 Fight To Avoid Prison
Appellate Division of New York State Supreme Court Confirms AS Year Term-Review By Court of
 Appeals, Last Recourse, Is Now Planned

New York, Jan. 27-(UP)-James J. Hines, the once powerful Tam many district leader who was poli- tical "fixer" for the late Dutch Schultz's lottery mob, began his final fight today to escape four to-eight year prison sentence, which was confirmed yesterday by the ap- pellate division Sf the state supreme court.
 His attorney Martin w. Littleton, Jr., planned to apply at once to a member of the court of appeals, the highest judiciary, for a review of the appellate divisions verdict and for 8 certificate of reasonable doubt which would enable Hines to re- main at liberty on his $35 900 bail.
 Ordinarily, the appellate divisions ruling would compel Hines to sur- render and start his sentence at once and Littleton said that Hines would remain available on a few hours notice in case district At- torney Thomas E. Dewey demanded that he start his sentence.
 Littleton tried to reach an under standing with Dewey on the new appeal but the prosecutors office made no commitment except to announce that 1t would oppose any further appeal.
 The conviction of Hines, 63, a former blacksmith and associate of some of the city's worst gangsters, who at one time virtually dominat- ed Tammany Hall from behind the scenes, was regarded as the out standing achievement of Dewey's
 Continued on Page 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-27
CITY OF FLINT
 ESAFELY HOME
Vessel Which Became War Pawn Drops Anchor
 in Baltimore

Baltimore, Md, Jan. 27-(UP)- The doughty little freighter City of Flint dropped anchor today-back home after a 113-day adventure crammed voyage.
 The 4,963 ton cargo boat pushed its way through the ice of Chesa- peake Bay yesterday afternoon and anchored near the channel entrance to Baltimore harbor for the night She will reach the quarantine sta tion shortly after daylight.
 The Flint was haraSSed until the last with difficulties. She reached American waters early yesterday took aboard Capt. c. s. brennan. veteran harbor pilot, and then bat tied ice all day.
 Channel buoys in Baltimore har- bor had been removed to prevent damage from crushing ice and Dren- nan elected to wait for daylight be- fore piloting her into the harbor for examination by public health and custom officials. She will not dock until Monday morning because her dock is not available until then But her skipper, Capt. Joseph A Gainard, will give his crew liberty today.
 Mrs. Rose Gainard, a school teacher and the slippers wife, ar- rives this morning from their home in Melrose, Mass, to greet him She understands that the City oi Flint, an all but worn out ship built soon after the World War, is headed for the "scrap heap" and she hopes her husband will retire when it is retired.
 Relatives of others of the crew waited at the dock.
 Local citizens planned to fete the officers and men in celebration oi the successful conclusion of their voyage. The sailors were eager tG (contin 1ed on Page 2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-27
To Follow Law Says Tax Collector
Mangini Points Out Physical Handicaps in Trying to List All Tax DeIinquents By Certan Date -De-
 manded By Culhane Charter Change

The section of the Culhane city charter revision act requiring the tax collector to file with the board of aldermen a list of all those de- linquent for six months or more in paylng taxes or assessments will not be followed this year. It's physical ly impossible; it can't be done, says Tax Collector Humbert Mangini.
 MT. Mangini says he realizes that failure to file the report will be a violation of the charter, but adds that he has no choice. His office, he says, has neither the money, the staff or the time necessary to pre- pare, before Feb. IS, the date fixed in the charter act for submitting the list, a compilation of all those who owe the city back taxes on real estate or personal property back sewer, sidewalk or sprinkling assess ments, back personal or old age as- sistance taxes, or back taxes or as- sessInents of any other kind. f
 The task, according to the tax col-. lector, would require at least several months of work, by g half-dozen or more employees who devoted their entire time to 1t. The list, he esti- mates, would contain many thou sands of names, with many of them. named as delinquents in several items. f>@#
 The section of the charter revision act in question provides that the tax collector shall submit to the al- dermen by Feb. 15 of each year 8 complete list of all those owing tax es or assessments of any kind which were payable six months or, more be-, fore. It sets no limit on how far back the collector must go, appar- ently obliging him to go. back as far as city records are available.
 As 1t is, the tax collector. asserts, his staff has all 1t can do to keep up with it's regular work. The cur rent drive for collection of back tax es on personal property has proved to be, a severe strain on the office personnel. e.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-27
FRIENDLY SUIT
 FILED BY STATE

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 27-(UP)- State Treasurer Joseph E. Talbot today filed a $7,5O0 civil action in superior court against the Fair Chester Oil O., Inc, Portchester, N. Y. for alleged back taxes.
 The friendly suit" was the first move in the states effort to re- cover approximately $l,OO0,0OO in claimed back taxes from gasoline and oil companies operating in Connecticut.
 The state claimed the firms should pay taxes on all gasoline brought into the state; the concerns said "shrinkage" and leakage should be taken into consideration while the fuel is stored in the state be- fore being sold.
 The suit was returnable Feb. a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-27
JAP BLOCKADE
 TICHTENED UP
Army Authorities Guard British, French Conces.
 sions More Closely

Tientsin, China, Jap. 27.-(UP)- Japanese army authorities suddenly frightened their blockade of the British and French concessions to- day. Market booths in the conces- sions were emptied of food quickly by anxious householders and prices more than doubled. ..
 Japanese authorities informed the British consulate that. they iiptend- ed to electrify barbed wire barri. cades surrounding the concessions, starting tomorrow. 's
 This. drastic measure, intended to prevent smuggling" of food into the concessions, had been resorted to 'wher Japan first imposed the blockade last June IA because 1t was displeased. with Great Britain's at. titude regarding China. Y
 The blockade had been benev- olent one for many weeks, and nat urally significance was attached to it's intensification immediately fol- lowing the British seizure of 2l Ger f13 (Continued on Page 9