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them. Charley Croton and | went to
school together. He was louise. You
work for those people?"
Mr.. Mudgett gulped. The talk was
not going according to pattern. He
said, why - why. yes. Yes. | do"
Then he plunged in. las you probably
know, we are the second largest dis
seminators of technical and business
information in the country. Equipped
as we -"
Work" announced young Mr..
Marsh. sitting another yawn. lis the
bunk. If l were you I'd give it up"
MIR. Mudgett did not answer. He
yanked the prospectus out of his
pocket and sailed around to the other
side of the desk to spread it in front
of George. "As you probably know,
we are the second largest dissemina-
tors of technical and business infor-
CONTINUED on poss ~
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The door opened and stocky little
bald-headed man with spats and
bright orange tie entered. He was
carrying a derby in his hand, and he
kept glancing around as if he were
afraid someone was after him.
George grinned. What's on your
mind?"
The man gulped, then strobe for
ward with wooden smile on his face
and his hand stretched out in front
of him. MY name is Mudgett. I'm
with the Croton Publishing Company
of New York. l guess you know my
concern, Mr., MIR. Marsh," he
said, at this point remembering that
he already knew the prospects name.
George chuckled. Fellow was stand
ing way over on the other side of the
desk - at least four feet away - and
he still had his hand sticking out like
brakeman's. He said. "Sure! know
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-29

York" He paused - as the sales in
structions said to and tried to
smile. IL guess you know my con-
Germ, MIR. =, Mr.. -? ?" He stopped
and waited for the man to give his
name and shake hands, thereby sup
plying the opening wedge.
But the store manager did not COM
ply. He folded his hands behind his
back and gazed at the prospectus
sticking up out of Mr.. Mudgett's
pocket. He said: "If you're selling
magazines or books don't want any.
You're just wasting your time"
MIR. Mudgett. forgetting the answer
to this patent objection, plunged into
his talk LAS you probably know" he
shouted. I'VE are the second largest
disseminators of technical and bust
ness information in the country.
Equipped as we are with branches in
all corners of the globe, you can see
what an excellent position we are in
to bring you up-to-the- minute news
of the latest developments in bust
ness. Now, then -" He turned to the
prospectus and spread it out and
pointed to the first page. He went on
with his talk, but he knew that it was
not going over. 1t was stiff and I'M
natural, as if he had just learned it.
wait minute" his prospect in
terrupted. YOU'RE wasting your time,
because whatever it is you're ped
ding | don't want it."
Mr.. Mudgett stammered, But you
haven't seen"
The manager shook his head. Il
don't want to be rude. But am not
Interested" He turned on his heel
Mr.. Mudgett picked up his pros
pectus and hurried from the store. On
the sidewalk he removed his derby
and wiped the cold sweat from his
bald head. Then he remembered that
the first one was always supposed to
be the toughest. And he remembered
that you mustn't stop. 1t was when
you stopped and began going over
things that you lost your nerve.
At five O'Clock he quit work for the
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kIE!!5YIIE!5QN -:
IT'S Not Like Pie!"

USHY BARNES reminds me
of a bartender who be-
- lieves in personally sam
ping his goods. Instead of just
sellin' newspapers down at his
stand, Bushy reads 'em.
you know what happens to
these guys who read too many
books?" | ask him, in a kiddm'
way. They get to be book
worms. Why, you are news
nutty, right nowr'
"Wally," says Bushy. too
much chocolate cream pie will
make you sick or fat or both, but
readin' amt like that. What
would you think of a cook who
never read the directions on a
package or never read a recipe?"
I'D say he would cook up an
awful lot of messesH | admit.
Well" says Bushy, "in this
country everybody that votes
has got to read what's goin' on,
to get the recipe for good govern
-ment, or else we will have lot
of messes."
BOY! We already got emf |
tell him.
We'll. maybe we amt perfect
yet, but it's our own fault. When
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Them guys in Germany got noshin' like hi. ~


just measly one-year billed order!
On the street the fears that MIR.
Mudgett had been forcing back rose
up in waves. What if he couldn't sell?
He had never sold before not a
blessed thing. He felt of his pockets
to make sure his samples were in the
right places And then he said the
sales talk over again - the same talk
he had given countless times to men
in the Office But they had wanted to
hear it; now he was going to have to
make someone listen.
lie GLANCED up and down the main
street. Perhaps he ought to spend
little time looking over the town, get
ting the lay of the land. But he shook
his head. That was the way scared be-
ginners did it. A real salesman never
wasted minute.
MIR. Mudgett strobe boldly across
the street, pushed open the door of
FETAL clothing store. and stalked in.
A clerk said, May help your"
II want to see the manager Mr.
Mudgett blurted out, as if it were a
matter of life and death. He patted
his pockets to make sure his samples
were in the right places.
What was it you wanted to see
him about?" the clerk inquired, eye
ing him suspiciously.
I'm with the Croton Publishing
Company of New York. Your man.
ager will know what it's about"
declared Mr.. Mudgett, as though dar-
ing the clerk to doubt him.
A sharp-faced little man came for
ward from the rear of the store. He
looked at Mr.. Mudgett distastefully:
81 am the manager. What is it?''
Mr.. Mudgett nodded briskly and
jerked the prospectus from his pocket.
Then he remembered that the pros
pectus was not supposed to be shown
until after the opening paragraph, so
he showed it into his side pocket and
held out his hand. He announced,
MY name is Mudgett. I'm with the
Croton Publishing Company of New
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a lot of ordinary galoots like you
and me are turned loose to run
our own lives and run the coun-
try also, it's a wonder to me how
we make out as we'll as we dov'
you think we ought to have
dictator?" | ask him.
Heck. nor says Bushy,
poundin' the counter. What we
need is somebody to shame US
into readin' all the newspaper,
instead of just the funnies and
the love-nest stories. Why, dog
gone it. the poor saps in Ger
many. for instance, never get a
chance to read nothin' that amt
already had its goodness culled
out. But over here we got thirty
million copies of good raw-meat-
style newspapers every day.
Looks like we should get a lot of
democracy out of all that"
Bushy went on home and |
spent a couple of hours maxim
myself read a lot of things about
politics and preparedness and the
general behavior of the human
race.
Golly! A person has gotta
know quite a lot if he wants to
be a good citizen, hasn't he?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-29

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Evening star., 1940-05-30
Gen. Hodges Is Assigned
To Fifth Corps Command

Brig. Gen. Campbell B. Hodges,
q former presidential military aide,
has been ordered to command the
5th Corps Area, with headquarters
at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio.
Effective June /, he will succeed
Maj. Gen. David l.. Stone, who re-
tires for age August 81. Gen.
Hodges commands the 5th Division,
which is participating with the Sd
Army in the Southern maneuvers.
A native of Bossier Parish, La,
Gen. Hodges has served here a
number of times. In 1888 he was
military aide to President Roosevelt.
On graduation from the Army War
College in 1888, he accompanied the
War Widows and Mothers Pill
grimagS to France.
After serving in France during
the World War, he was ordered to
Washington for duty with the per-
sonnel branch Of the general staff.
Gen. Hodges holds the Distin-
guished Service Medal, the Spanish
Cross of Military Merit, the Morocco
Peace Medal and is commander in
the Rumanian Order of the Star.
Evening star., 1940-05-30
Newark Mayor Asks
u. 5. Subsidy 10 Keep
Airport in Operation
Appeals to Edison and
Other Federal Officials:
Field Closes at Midnight
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. j., May 30.-Big air.
liners today were making their fare
well visits to Newark Airport, once
the worlds busiest. as city officials
pressed q drive to have the Federal
Treasury "anger the field back to
former eminence.
Mayor Meyer c. Ellenstein said last
night he had been in touch with
Secretary of the Navy Edison and
other Washington officials in move
to have the Federal Government buy,
lease or subsidize the airport in line
with the national defense program.
Several weeks ago Mayor Ellen
stein announced the municipally-op-
Grated traffic control tower-sky
cop Of the airlanes-would shut
down at midnight May 30. The
Civil Aeronautics Authority then
ordered the four major airlines-
Transcontinental, American, United
and Eastern-to suspend their lit
daily flights here. A c. A. A.
spokesman at Washington said that
besides the tower shutdown the
field was "deteriorating"
Back of the tower shutdown and
the subsequent c. A. A. ruling was
long struggle, climaxed last winter
when the C. A. A. made the new
$50,O00,000 La Guardia Airport at
North Beach, Long Island, a CO.
terminal with Newark.
Then the airlines refused to meet
the city's demand for $l35 900 an
nual rental, offering $73, 900. Mayor
Ellenstein replied the field cost
100000 a year to operate and said
local taxpayers should not shoulder
the major share,
Evening star., 1940-05-30
HorIequins Donce Toniqht

The Harlequins, undergraduate
drama group at Catholic University,
will have their first annual key
dance tonight at 8 o'clock at the
Evening star., 1940-05-30

TO VIE FOR AIR BEAUTY CROWN-Mss EVELYN Berteu Penn
syVana Central Alnes hostess who to compete the
title OF miss American Aviation" Carnival
IN Birmingham, Aa Saturday and Sunday. Miss ere
celVeo her wings at ceremony aboard of the c. A.
liners yesterday Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1940-05-30

American compacts may be intro
duced into Belgium.
The weekly echo., 1940-11-01
eace NubiiiZa-
ii II
Continued from page One)

CONTINUED from page One)
constitute about Is percent of the pop
ulation of Washington, were given less
than 8 percent representation on the
boards.
Field asserted that President Roose
welt himself must be held personally
responsible for the selection of the
grossly unrepresentative" boards, since
he personally appoints the commissioners
who govern this voteless city, and who
Eaemselyas first approved the board
appointees. 4
THE appointment of Peckham an d
Toland to a board which is going to
draft the laboring and common people
If this country" Field said, lis fitting
testimony to the democracy with which
this draft is being conducted.
by making such appointments and
" refusing representation to labor in
the city of which he is mayor, Mr..
Roosevelt has introduced a distinct
semi Fascist note in the entire draft
machinery" he continued 'The APP
continent of such boards makes it more
evident than ever that trere is but
4vdent than ever that there is but
enc an.N.,r II we are to mainta,l IL =
must be repealed"
Toland is still acting as general couns1
to the anti labor Smith Committee, and
has played a leading role in its smear
campaign against organized labor and
against the National Labor Relations
Board.
Before becoming counsel to the Smith
Committee Toland was legal adviser to
two well known labor spy outfits-the
A. A. Ahner Company of St. Louis and
the Industrial Standard Service Cor
poration.
Toland has also acted as an attorney
for such anti labor corporations as Err
nest T. Weir's National Steel Corpo-
ration, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
and the Wheeling Steel Corporation.
Field said that testimony before the
Black Lobby Committee had show,
| the Sentinels of - Republic, the o.
ganizatioN which draft board members
Perkham heads, to be nothing but a
pressure organization and 'front.' for big
business groups
Among the corporations which "con-
| tributed extensively" to financing the
Sentinels of the Republic, Field named
J. p. Morgan and Co., Drexel and Co.
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., the Girard
Trust Co., and the Atwater Kent Manu-
featuring Company.
The weekly echo., 1940-11-01
Hattiesburg, Miss.
Hattiesburg, Miss. Nov. i Rev. E r.
Young, General President:

HatheSburg, Miss, Nov. l. Rev T. r.
Young, General President:
Please accept this, my Agent report
for October Is, 1870
l have organized a new lodge on Mo
bile Street in the Masonic Temple AS
this lodge is just getting started 1T has
only nine members but hope to re
port ON fifteen or twenty in the Dec
ember Board.
am putting things over so that
might be the winner of the cash prize
and hat offered at Virgins. Please
record Lodge No. 48l, A J. Barnett
President. The election of officers
have not been completed but will be
completed in the next meeting. A. J.
BARNETT, president, Rev B. j. Hines,
vice president.
The weekly echo., 1940-11-01

'ess in every way. :,
She is leaving on the 18th for the
.nnual Conference at Canton, Miss,
which opens ON the above date. She
was appointed by Presiding Elder II.
D. Rhodes to act as supply pasted after
the death of the late pastor Reverend
IT. w. Wise.
She is making the report for the
Station church and hope to make {
The weekly echo., 1940-11-01
About Folk We
Know

President A. j. Barnett wife,
Mrs. A. ]. Barnett accompanied by
Mrs. Lula White and MIR. Mack Me
Intire and wife, motored to Collins,
Miss. last Sunday to visit the mother
of Mrs. Barnett. A delightful dinner
was served and was enjoyed by all
who was present
President A. j. Barnett is really
working hard to be the winner of that
hat and cash prize offered by the Cen
eral Secretary. He has set the HB.A.
going in the city of Hattiesburg.
Rev. B. j. Hines,
vice president of lodge No. 4S1
Reporter
Brother VIM. Kinslow has the deepest
sympathy of Lodge No. 80 during hh
hour of lamentation.
Bro. John Scott president and
Reporter.
The weekly echo., 1940-11-01
JUST CLOSED
SUCCESSFUL
REV Nv

Rev. Mrs. L. B. Williams has just
closed a successful meeting at st. Jonn
N. E. Church. She reported much sue
The weekly echo., 1940-11-01

full one: along with the above, she will
make her own personal report as
State Evangelist.
We hope for Sister Williams much
success.
The weekly echo., 1940-11-01

A ]. Barnett, Reporter.
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you never thought of empowering
a book shelf, here is proof of how
smart one will look, especially if
1t Is matched with chair covered
M the same material. The legs
OF the chair are painted green and
so is the old kitchen table which
has now become a desk. The vel
low tone is repeated in the blotter
and an old brass lamp and other
desk things carry out the green
and yellow color scheme. A shelf
IKE this one would be attractive in
almost any room. even the bath
room or the kitchen. This box was
50 rough that the oil cloth lining
was necessary. A box of smooth
wood could be painted inside.
NOTE: One hundred sixty of these
hsmemaking articles by Mrs. Spears
have been printed In Ave booklets. each
81 cages. The stocking cat and doll on
the shelf are In Book 3: directions for the
hook rug are tn No. 5: also descriptions
ef the other booklets. Booklets are lOc
postpaid and should be requested direct
Eem Mrs. Spears. Send order to:
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haggard eyes. 81 was drunk. That's
the only explanation I can offerl
I'm fool. If you only knew what
I've been through these last two
days!" He put his hand over hers
and would not let her take hers
away.
you've got to listen. You'd allow
murderer that! L" he stumbled
on.
He could not tell Lynn there had
been a difficult scene with his
mother. She had tried to be kind.
had tried to make him see how
impossible his infatuation for Lynn
was. She'd kept her temper and had
been logical and straightforward
"You don't understand how I love
you, Lynn. / mean it'll"
She looked so i'll and tired. He
reviled himself bitterly.
"It was pretty awful, wasn't it?
That old fooll But must have been
mad. I ran into Terry and he said
he'd seen you and that you'd moved.
had no idea of time. l just came,
that's ALL"
An officer came along and told
Wild not to park his car there. The
morning rush traffic was beginning.
"You didn't sleep did you? Or eat
any breakfast"
"I'm all packed, ready to move"
These simple words pushed Wild
back into the slough of despond.
"I'm no goodi deserve to be
shotl What can do, Lynn, to make
you forgive me?"
Tears were rolling down the girls
cheeks, and he tried to wipe them
away with his pocket handkerchief
as they halted. in traffic. Finally he
saw a place to park and pulled his
car over to the curb.
you're going to get something to
eat" Together they went into the
nearest automat. "I'll have the boy
bring us something"
The place was crowded now with
the rushing men and women, fight
ing for their breakfast coffee. Il
was noisy and confused. Lynn
leaned her aching head on her hands
and tried to hear what Wild said
above the clatter.
II say, will you marry me, Lynn
Now, any time, ever"
He had to say 1t twice, to make
himself heard above the clatter Of
dishes. The waiter slammed a tray
down and unloaded their breakfast.
Wild put her coffee before her and
motioned for her to drink It. Lynn's
eyes looked less frozen now. As, the
clatter increased Wild grinned at
her and shouted:
II pick the incest places to ask
you TO marry mel didn't hear what
you said"
II said, Don't be ridiculous!' Z"
How could she remain furious at
him in this absurd situation? There
was q faint CULVER Of her mouth
and he reached over and gave her
hand squeeze.
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CHAPTER Xxx

They were completely and utterly
happy, those two, oblivious to the
rest of the world. That Autumn al
ways remained one of the happiest
times in Lynn's life. In after years
when she'd see the city she loved
sparkling in the Autumn sun, or lit
by a harvest moon, it brought q
vague nostalgia, q little heartbeat
one feels for lost youth.
Wild did not, however, take Lynn
back to Austin Manor. The girTs
name was not mentioned between
him and his parents, although he
talked to Chuck about her. But Mrs.
Austin knew her son was seeing
the lovely model. She heard gossip.
She was bound to, for Lynn's face
appeared more and more frequently
in the magazines, Rene's work was
causing considerable comment.
Then, too, Wild was too important Q
person to escape general gossip.
no EE CONTINUED
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-27
TRAILER GIRL
BY VERA BROWN

As she worked, dawn began to
break. She worked with q white set
face until everything was neatly
packed, the pictures she had hung
with such pleasure, the little vases,
even the disturbing papers from the
table.
She made some coffee and man.
aged to drink it. Then she bathed
and dressed slowly watching the
slow-moving hands Of the clock. BY
seven. she could stand the place no
longer. Ready for work, she walked
down the stairs, praying she'd meet
none Of her neighbors on the way.
She made her escape and almost
ran into the street. She'd have to
begin the job Of apartment hunting
all over again. There parked at the
curb was Wild's car. He was at the
wheel. When he saw her he got out
and walked over to her.
Somewhere he'd found a barber
shop. He was shaved, and sober.
Only the fine moisture on his fore
head showed his two days of drink
ing.
Lynn"
She did not answer him.
Don't make a scene here. I'll
pick you up and put you in the car if
you do. swear it," And Lynn
knew he meant it. She opened the
door and got in.
Wild drove away in silence for
few blocks, then parked the car and
turned to her.
I'm asking you to forgive me,
Lynn" He tried to look into her
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-27
The AnsUers

!. The four fundamentals Of
combustion are mixture, air, time
and temperature.
2. Plural. The singular form Is
insigne.
3. Paris.
4. Mark Twain (Pudd 'nhead Will
sons calendar).
5. Yes.
6. The word comes from the
Latin "alimonia," which means
sustenance or nourishment.
z. During the Crimean war be-
tween Russia and England.
8. The personal slaves of the
Turkish sultans.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-27
Ask Me Qnother
. A General Quiz
The Questions

/. What are the four fundamen-
tails of combustion?
2. Is "insignia" singular or
plural noun?
3. Who stole Helen - Ulysses.
Paris, or Achilles-and thereby
brought about the Trojan war;
4. Who said: "Caulifiower Is
nothing but cabbage with col
lege education?
b. Can anyone who dies on duty
in U. S. military or naval service
or has been honorably discharged
be buried at Arlington?
6. What is the origin of the word
"alimony"?
z. When did the "Charge of the
Light Brigade" occur?
8. Who were the first Janizaries?
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-27
CHAPTER XIX

Lynn, standing there in the mid
die of the floor, covered her face
with her hands. II was disRustingl
A fury took possession Of her. How
dared Wild How dare hei
She began packing wildly, deter
mined not TO stay in this place q
moment longer than necessary. She
began tossing clothes, hats, books
onto the cot, pulling out suitcases
from under the bed.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-27
Etiquette as Was

Gas a general rule never cut
anyone in the street. Even politi-
cal and steamboat acquaintance
should be noticed by the slightest
movement in the world. If they
presume to converse with you, or
stop you to introduce their COM
panions, it is then time to use
your eyeglass: and say, I never
knew you. "-Gentleman's Hand
book of Etiquette, 1910.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-27
By VIRGINIA VALE

2 OSALIND RUSSELL, who
~ considers Columbia her
lucky lot, has been signed to
play the feminine starring role
in that studios new comedy,
This Thing Called Love-" q tale
of a six months trial marriage
which goes on the rocks before
it is well launched. Miss Russell
will be seen as a brisk and
competent insurance executive
(and let's hope she won't over-act,
as she sometimes does) and Melvyn
Douglas, playing opposite her. will
be a mining engineer.
A few years ago the beautiful
Rosalind was borrowed by Columbia
for the title role in "Craig's Wife"
an unsympathetic part, as you'll
probably recall, but in it she proved
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-27
A Book Shelf for
The Study Corner
By RUTH wYETH SPEARS

NCHOOL again, and this sketch
~ shows quiet study corner for
one girl. 1t is all very gay in
tones Of golden yellow and green
and was made almost entirely of
things already on hand-eyen
down to the hooked rug.
The hanging book shelf doesn't
really hang at all. 1t is made of a
box screwed to the wall. and II
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-27
Faith an Incentive

Faith Is the most powerful in
centive and the best guide to fur
Their progress in science. DIR.
Birkhoff.
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