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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-05-29

| CllClEI. Ilc lllolSill II WIS roe. w
iect of the search there vas a let
ter, and it had been ri2ht before
the scarchers' eyes all the time, il
an obvious location.
For a moment or two there he
grinned to himself, feeling distinct
ly silly.
I'm getting to where l believe
storybook doings," he thought.
I'm glad nobody knows about
this"
Even so, something told him that
he wasn't being as childish as he
might have thought. He was driv-
an only in small part by a sense of
adventure; back Of his exploit was
hard, common sense. He looked at
the little table, then moved to open
its drawer.
There were four or five pencils,
a fountain pen, blotter, ink paper,
scratch pad, a little stack of
opened letters tied neatly in rib
ben, two old dance programs, six
one-cent stamps, some paper clips,
a nail file and a lipstick tout of
place, Bill thought and a rather
fat, leather bound little book with
a lock on it. The book had a title:
Thoughts Day by Day" The clasp
was Of thin brass, held in place by
a brass paddock no larger than mis-
finger nail. 1t was a delicate, at
tractive novelty, really, and he
might have broken into it with one
rather firm pull of his finger and
thumb. But he must break nothing.
He was reaching for his pocket
knife to try to open the lock when
he was interrupted-a key was
suddenly inserted into the lock on
the room door!
Bills very blood seemed to
freeze.
Instantly he snapped out his
fiashliSht. He stood and turned,
croucheG to defend himself
against what? He didn't know.
The key made an unmistakable
clicking. Obviously someone was
trying more than one key as he
himself had done a while ago. He
hadn't remembered rclocking the
door from the inside, but supposed
the automatic catch was on. He
had, now, to take a breath, and
so inhaled slowly, silently. 1t served
to restore his poise.
He looked quickly toward the
window. No, this was the third
floor. The fire escape was at the
end of the hall. Anyway. flight was
distinctly contrary to his plan,
even if there had been time. He
glanced at the door of the tiny
closet and ruled it out. Then there
remained but one place in the room
where a man might hide. and he
moved toward it as quickly and
quietly as possible.
|
Nowhere ISIS happeencss weethout
YOUTHFUL,
My heart calls me to be here
Love leengers round you
Now that I've found you-
Love that's our own, sweetheart
de-e-e-e-ear."
Lola Montesa was singing. Hers
was a throaty contralto, with that
peculiarly exotic infection charac-
teristic Of Latin voices. The words
of her song, overly sentimental ana
unimportant, were lost in the soft
ly flowing music of them. The 9TH
ers did not sing with her because
they did not know her song. She
had sung it first in Spanish and
now, by request, was doing an Eng
lish version.
When she finished there was gen.
crous applause, although Gayle OBJ
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CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE


BILL BAILEY wasn't quite sure
where to start.
He sat down on straight chair
for minute to be sure nobody had
observed his coming, and to accus-
tom himself to the darkness Of the
room while organizing his thoughts.
1t occurred to him that he would
never make Il success at the pro-
fession Of burglary.
I'm scared silly, with nothing
to be scared Of" he admitted to
himself-he who had been crush
ing All-Amcrican football half
back only a few months ago.
After a bit he tip-toed to the
rooms one window and lowered the
shade fully. There was no transom
or other opening for ventilation,
although sundry unlovely odors
had come in. Many of them now
were associated with dinner
grease, fish, garlic, mustiness,
boiled vegetables. All in a poor
boarding house mclange.
He decided to start with the bed.
There was one pillow, and without
ripping it he felt through the tick
ing at every feather and tiny lump.
With his fiashlight next he inspect
ed the mattress. The seams showed
no evidence Of recent opening. 1t
was little more than a cotton pad
about three inches thick anyway,
and SO he could feel in and through
1t as he had the pillow. All Of the
covers, the springs, the shabby
bedstead were thoroughly searched,
to no avail.
There was a dresser and he start
ed with its two top little drawers.
Their contents were Woefully
scantys Hairpins. A little jar of
cold cream or something like that
Git had fancy name.) Some scar
let ribbon neatly folded. Only one
pair Of stockings. Six plain but
dainty handkcrchiefs, scented
above the house odors. A gold and
enamel pin Of the college sorority
type. A pretty little cluster Of arti-
fetal flowers.
The two lower drawers were all
but empty, One held two pairs of
pajamas, both badly worn. Neatly
in the other were stacked some eX-
tremely brief garments which Bill
named only as scanty-pants, and
some folded things he called shirts.
These he moved carefully, pressing
each between his hands, looking
under the plain wrapping paper
which lined the drawers, missing no
possible corner, but putting the
garments back as carefully as he
could.
Then he pulled the drawers all
out and looked in their openings,
probing into every remote corner
of the dresser, front, underside, top
and rear. Then he moved to a
trunk which, fortunately, he found
unlocked. 1t presented a greater
problem because he wished to leave
nc *eil-tale marks Of his search,
bu1 he labored on.
When he had been there about
81 hour, he sat down again with a
s2:lss of defeat. Except for q tiny
t:..--ls with. one drawer, he had in
yaatigated every possible corner of
t,.e roon2 and its furnishings. He
hGd even stood on the chair to look
carefully along the picture molding
reac the Ceiling, and had taken an
ugly bras2 lamp apart with his
pocket knife for a screWdriver, to
s5e inside its head and base. Bill
renlen.pe reading a story-by
Edgar Allen Poe, wasn't it?-in
tyi.ich iuat suct! ! 1edrch "Ja5 con-
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served that Tempe Hyde alone did
not clap her hands or otherwise
express approval,
It's a sweet song. Lola" said
Gayle. Are all the songs from
Mexico about love and things?"
''Iss a veree romantic countree,"
Lola avoWed, smiling at them.
Thee people secng because they
love to. ISIS not--not artificial"
Old Mr. Merriield nodded en-
phatically.
II have observed that III Ar.
Zora," he declared. when I vas
Younger and spent much time in
the mines out there, the Mexican
people sang every Saturday night,
like this. Groups of them. Sang and
danced. Once I remember there Was
funeral Saturday morning, with
all the Mexican people for miles
around present, mourning. After
lunch, somebody suggested that it
was a shame 10 waste so line q
crowd just because of a death, and
now that the dead man was buried,
what about a fiesta? So after sup
per there was dancing and singing
and laughter until midnight. And
l don't think the dead one was any
worse off for having been so
promptly forgotten"
1T ISIS So" Lola nodded. Tss
best to be happee. When one cam"
When one can.
Gayle, of all those present
caught that last phrase from Lola.
In the semi-darkness there on the
beautiful Mortified lawn, she
glanced at the other girl and tried
20 read something from her ex-
preston, but the darkness was just
enough to forestall her On impulse
she did reach out and squeeze
Lola's hand. She wasn't sure why.
Then, lest peppery little Tempe
Hyde mistake the gesture, Gayle
turned to Tempe with determined
gaiety and began teasing and polk
ing fun. The little after-dnner
party there on the lawn lasted for
a full hour longer, with nobody en-
joying it so much as Mr.. Benjamin
w. Mortified himself. In the shift
ing around after the eating, Jer-
envy had somehow found himself
sitting next to Tempe, and that
pretty miss leaned on his shoulder
in the night glow. Gayle observed
it, without comment. She observed,
too, that Jeremy was i'll at ease
because of it, so that he presently
pretended that he needed to
stretch, walked around a bit and
came back to sit near Gayle her.
self, on the other side.
You'd think l was his mother"
Gayle told herself, smiling quietly,
but feeling somehow sorry for the
shy fellow, even so.
1t was after o'clock when they
arose reluctantly to go inside and,
in getting slowly to his feet, old
MIR. Mortified asked about Bill.
Young Bailey missed an excel
lent gathering" my dear" he adj
dressed Gayle. Where can he be,
l Wonder?"
"He-he's downtown. Mr.. Merri.
field. He-I think he had to do
something about the tickets for the
play. Everyone of them have been
sold, you know. There'll be about
5000. with very little expense"
Excellent! Excellent, my dear.
l must compliment him. And all OF
you. like TO see projects succeed.
It's the American way. Working.
and thinking. not whining" He
paused to chuckle approximately.
Tell the young man wish to see
him."
ITO BE Continued)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-05-29
Stocks Gain
Small Margin

New York, May 29.-CAP)-Stocks
worked a point or so higher in a war
burdened market today and bonds
and commodities followed the up
ward trend.
Traders moved hesitantly, avoid
ing heavy commitments prior to the
Memorial Day closing and only about
650 mn cborac ,Uere EXCHANGED
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-05-29
.Spinners Bow
To Weavers

The spinncrs bowed to the Weav-
ors yesterday afternoon 6 to 3 in the
sortball league at North Henderson.
Lamb and r. Adams formed the
battery for the WcaVcrS, with Faulk-
ner and BrimkIcy working for the
losers.
The Spinncr5 got Just four safe
blows Off the offering OF Lamb. The
Wcavcrs got 10 Faulkner for 10 hits.
Hughes and jenkins led the winners,
Owens and Faulkner topped the los
CrS.
The CarderS lost Monday TO the
Winding Room, II 10 9.
The Viewers and Carders play
this afternoon.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-05-29

The city hall in Stockholm, SWed-
en-, is known as one OF most famous
examples of modern architecture
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-05-29
Cotton Prices
Little Higher

New York, May 29.-(AP)-Cot-
ton futures opened unchanged to 3
higher.
Futures closed 2 10 4 higher, mid
1IIi,n,f uhnnf 10 l2
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-05-29

Democracy is the nearest approach
to the Sermon on the Mount trans
Iotad into political terms.
The firth column makes your clos
est friends. even your own children,
uossible spies for the enemy.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-05-29
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
ST. Louis at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Boston.
Only games scheduled.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-05-29
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Results
PIEDMONT LEAGUE


PIEDMONT LEAGUE
Durham 1913, Portsmouth 80.
Asheville II, Richmond 2.
Norfolk ), Charlotte !.
Winston-Salem 4, Rocky Mount
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 1913, Washington Al.
ST. Louis l0-7, Chicago q
Detroit 8, Cleveland 5.
Boston +, PhiladelpI =.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati ,.
ST. Louis 5, Chicago 0.
Philadelphia 2, Brooklyn 4.
Only games played.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-05-29
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Washington at New York.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Chicago al st. Louis.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-05-29
schedule
PIEDMONT LEAGUE

Durham at Portsmouth,.
WinstCn-Salem at Rocky Mount
Norfolk at Charlotte.
Richmond at ASheVille.
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ding spot 1913.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
Fdvolitisln Banned
h Issuing 1q41
License Plates

SACRAMENTO, Nov. IA. (uP)-
Director of motor vehicles James
M. Carter reemphasized today that
there will be no favoritism in issu-
ing low or special number auto
mobile license plates for 194l.
Carter issued additional instruc-
tions to all departmental employ
es designed to prevent any dis
elimination in the issuance of plates
during the approaching renewal
system and warned that disregard
OF the order by any employe would
be deemed adequate cause for fill
ing charges of INSTRUMENTATION.
No application for a special num-
Der may be held in suspense until
the application and the license
number can be matched, nor may
any subterfuge be employed by en-
ployes of the department or auth
orized motor clubs to obtain a
selected license number for a par
ticular applicant, the director said.
Blocks of plates may be issued
m numerical sequence where a
group of applications is presented
1t one time, but no employe may
make an effort to assign such plates
so they will correspond with equip
ment numbers or to start plates at
any particular number, he added,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
Stale Depfs.
Set Up Budgets
For Next Bienl1iulll

SACRAMENTO, Nov. IA. UP)-
The state department of finance
today continued departmental hear
ings on the l94l-43 biennial budget
after approving tentatively a ST.
20l 600 estimate for work of the
state reclamation board during the
two-year period.
The reclamation budget includes
$l,086,5 for construction and
right of way costs on the Sacra-
mento river flood control project
and $4,000 for administrative ex-
penses.
During discussion of the boards
estimates, Director of Finance G..
r. Killion questioned an item Of
$500 to play the s400 per month
salary of Lydell Peck as secretary
of the board, and declared that
since the board had functioned
without a secretary for many years
previous to Peck's appointment
additional evidence would have to
be submitted to justify the position.
Peck was appointed last May on
Recommendation of Director of Pub
lie Works Frank w. Clark over
the objections of three members Of
the board, who termed the appoint
ment political and unnecessary.
Peck also serves as state fireman
shal but the legislature has re-
fused to authorize a salary for
this position.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
500 View Loot Of
l. A. Master Thief

LOS ANGELES, Nov IA. CUP)-
The police station resembled bar
gain day at department store to-
g.. day as 500 persons fingered over
he $4,000 loot of James Willis,
iS Aain master burglar.
Up to noon about $4,000 worth
cpf loot had been identified and
oilclaimed by the victims. Claimed
Tor DDS included IA fur coats valued
suffe $1,000, and about $4,000 worth
jewelry, radios, cameras and
Ban articles.
the sam unclaimed was a ring, en-
thing OF on the inside Rudolph VAL
think ot 1924"
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Miss Moreon's PIeo
Spurs Fund Drive

A cabled appeal from their ma
tional president, Miss Anne Morgan,
now in the French battle zone, has
intensified the drive of the WASH
ington Committee of the American
Friends of France for emergency
funds to supply the organizations
volunteer relief units in France.
Following the reported lombard
ment Of Miss Morgan's unit while
evacuating a sector in Northern
France, the Washington group re-
ceived this message from Miss Nor
gan: "Our northern post quilted
westerly direction. Excellent morale
in spite of exhausting and heart
rending condition. Desperate need
immediate cash."
Mrs. Arthur Woods, chairman of
the Washington Committee, said
contributions may be sent to Cor
coran Thorn, jr., at the Dupont
Circle branch of Riggs National
Bank, to be forwarded to the war
zone Immediately.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Measure Would Repeal
Sections Of D. T.. Statutes

Apparently in reply to assertions
that the revision" of the District
code of laws being performed by
the House Committee on Revision
OF Laws is merely a compilation
OF District statutes and not a
real revision, Representative Keogh.
Democrat, of New York yesterday of.
fered bill to repeal 1876 sections
OF 30 District statutes that are OBJ
solete or suspended.
The new bill by Mr. Keogh, who is
chairman of the Revision of Laws
Committee, was prepared on the
heels of the recent action by the
Senate District Committee in re.
porting, with amendments, the bill
OF Senator Bilbo, Democrat, of
Mississippi to authorize employment
OF five attorneys for up to three
years at maximum cost of sec, 600
IN salaries, to revise the code.
The Bilbo measure is said to be
supported by members of the Dis
trict Bar Association, but whereas
a. similar plan drafted earlier by
corporation Counsel Elwood H. Seal
would have provided that four of
the five legal workers must be Dis
trict residents, the revised Bilbo bill
omits this restriction. Also, it was
recalled, the Bilbo measure, now
awaiting Senate action, would place
90 per cent of the cost on the Dis
trict government.
The work being done by the Keog1
House group places no cost on the
District.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
". P. A. Dinners Monday
Will Promote, Projects

Almost half a hundred 25-cent
dinners will be given in Washington
Monday night under the auspices
OF the District Work Projects Ad-
ministration, Paul Edwards, District
administrator, announced yesterday.
With more than 5000 in attend
ance, the novel dinners will be held
all over the city, with these as the
outstanding groups: Arts Project,
BIG Independence avenue; House.
hold Training Project, lila o street
NV; Housekeeping Aid, 81 I street
NV; Sewing Project, John Mar
shall place and c street; School
Lunch Project, 1910 Wisconsin ave-
nue.; National Archives Project,
American Legion Hall, Ala Ninth
street NV, and Census Project, 8O8
I street NV.
Sponsors, project workers and
executives of the various profess
sional and service projects will take
part, during the dinners, in the
launching of 'This Work Pays Your
Community" Week-a Nationwide
campaign.
Purpose of the campaign is to
urge business, civic and welfare or.
ganizations and the general public
to inspect administration projects
between May 20 and Is and get an
accounting of the physical accom-
plishments to date. The gatherings,
comprising a Nationwide mass"
dinner, will hear addresses by Mrs,
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John
Carmody, administrator OF the Fed
eral Works Agency; Col. F. C. Har-
rington, commissioner of the Works
Progress Administration, and Mrs.
Florence Kerr, assistant commis-
sioner. These addresses will be
broadcast in Washington over Sta.
ton VOL and throughout the coun.
try over Nationwide hookup of
the Mutual Broadcasting System
from 8 to $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Walter Again Suggests
Cedinq D. {. 10 Maryland

The idea of ceding back to Mary
land all portions of the District not
needed for functions Of the Federal
Government was revived yesterday
by Representative Walter, Demo-
crat, of Pennsylvania, as a means
of granting the vote to Washington
residents
The author of a bill to this effect,
which failed of action at the last
regular session of Congress, Mr.
Walter again suggested the plan
yesterday while conducting a hear
ing by subcommittee of the House
Judiciary Committee on the Geyer
bill to outlaw requirements for pay
ment of poll tax to vote in elec-
tions of President or members of
Congress.
Sidney r. Katz. spokesman for
the District and Maryland Indus
trial Union Council of the G. I. O.,
declared adoption of the Geyer bill
would have a very salutary" effect
on District hopes for the granting of
self-government to residents of the
National Capital.
Mr.. Walter suggested that District
residents could be granted the vote
by approval of the plan to cede resi-
dental and business areas of Wash
tngton back to Maryland.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Officials to Attend
Peace Mass at G. u.

Leading Government officials and
diplomats are, scheduled to attend
the Pan-American Peace Mass at
1890 am. tomorrow In the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Concep-
ton at Catholic University.
The Most Rev. Joseph M. Corrigan,
rector of Catholic University, will
pontificate at the mass. The sermon
will be preached in Spanish by the
Rev. DR.. Edwin Ryan, secretary of
the Institute of bero-American
Studies and the Prayer of Peace"
will be recited in four languages
English, Spanish, Portuguese and
French.
Among those expected to attend
are Undersecretary of State Sumner
Welles, all members of the diplo-
matte corps of the American re-
publics and delegate to the American
Scientific Congress of the Pan
American Union, now In session
here.
Evening star., 1940-05-18

but he never turned his back on
him.
His body is covered with scars. A
lion gave him a mauling once that
laid him up for two years.
"Whan that fellow get me down,
do not make the meestake of
getting panicked. Eet make me
angry, very angry, that these lion
try to keel me. So I fight heem
back and I beat heem."
Wound Is Dangerous.
Even the smallest wound is dan
gerouS, because blood poisoning is
likely to set in. That's how one of
Mr.. Courts secretaries was killed.
She had seen him pet one of the
black leopards so she stuck her
hand in the cage. He bit her arm
and two days later the girl was
dead.
The lion can Outright all the
other cats in the act.
The little black bears he uses
are the only ones that can outfight
lions. They are Malayan bears and
are the clowns in the act. The
black panthers are the meanest and
the costliest, running about 81 600,
unframed.
He nearly lost all his animals
which are worth at least $4,000
when the European war started. He
was in France and just got the act
out in time. They kill such meat
eating animals these days.
The circus had the crowd ION
the straw" last night-which means
an overflow audience. There are
two performances today, the last
day, at 2:15 and BIS pm.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
House Backing
Of Higher D. {.
Bill Indicated
Decision Expected to
Hinge on Assurance
Of No Deficit

Given assurances that increases In
the 1941 District supply bill over the
House total would not run the Dis
trict "into the red" and thereby
threaten boost in its realty tax
July !, House managers may accept
q large portion Of items added in
the Senate, it was indicated today.
The bill is expected to be sent to
conference early this week at the
request at Representative Caldwell,
Democrat, of Florida, chairman of
the District Appropriations SUBJ
committee Of the House.
Raised About s1,4o6, 900.
AS passed by the Senate, the bill
calls for an outlay of $49, ,697 800 or
some 81 ,406 900 more than the sum
approved by the House, which was
itself figured to be about $500 900
more than actual tax collections
expected to be received during the
next fiscal year. However, Mai
Daniel j. Donovan, District Budget
omcer, has declared final approval
OF the Senate total would not mean
any real deficit since it was based
on the premise of considering the
october, second-haf income tax
payments, in effect, as a part of
the revenues Of the preceding fiscal
year, ending June 80.
Caldwell Wants Assurance.
Mr.. Caldwell, while indicating
much OF the Senate increases may
be agreed to, said if the Commits.
sloners wish to anticipate the Octo.
Der tax payments in this fashion
and can convince his group the
plan is legal, he would make no
hight against the move. However.
he said he would want to know
that 1t would not put the District
into the red"
Need for increased appropria-
lions In some respects, he said, had
been recognized by members of the
House District Appropriations SUBJ
committee at the time it considered
the supply bill, but, he added, 1t was
felt that the subcommittee had gone
about as far as it could, in view of
the revenue situation.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Annual 5. A. R. Congress
To Open Tomorrow

The National Society Sons of the
American Revolution, will open its
51st congress at 1890 pm. tomorrow
in Wardman Park Hotel.
The congress will continue through
Wednesday afternoon. Featuring the
opening day will be u luncheon for
Executive Committee members, at
which President General Messmore
Kendall of New York will be host;
participation in the massing of COL
ors ceremony at pm at the Wash
ington Cathedral and a meeting of
the national trustees tomorrow
night. A surprise night" program
also will be held tomorrow evening
In the Wardman Park Theater.
Between 200 and 300 delegates are
expected at assembly call at 9:20
am. Monday. The morning session
Monday will be devcued principally
to reports, addresses of welcome and
presentation of State flags.
Important on the congress pro-
gram will be banquet Tuesday
evening, at which speakers are to
include Senator Nye of North Da-
kota, Mrs. Henry NJ. Robert, jr,
president general of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, and
President General Kendall of the
S. A. r.