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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Will Annesley Win His Coveted
Second Chance in Life?

from the whole world Madame Byzantine saw
to that. Her face like that Of white
bulldog dabbed with red paint. She sat at
a corner table from which she could survey
the whole room and there was always waiter
behind her chair.
The music she liked was the popping of
champagne corks. Whisky and soda is
mere waste of time Rhine wine is hardly
better; but champagne is what warns the
heart and the cash register at night club.
Madame Byzantine could supply the guests at
pleasure with slightly blousy English girls,
authentic Parisians tall Russian beauties as
white as chalk American slang, or, most popu-
lar of all at the evenings end, little Chinese
either in native trousers or Occidental swank.
Annesey checked over these details with ia
miliar, weary eyes on the way to Madame
Eglantne's table.
I'm looking for Chin Chan" he said. She
works here doesn't she?
Madame Byzantine. glancing him over,
rested her eyes on a spot which Annesley
with soap and water and much patience had
been able to diminish but not remove. A
splash OF onion soup had caused the damage
to his coat.
'I never heard of Chin Chan and l never
saw you before" said Madame Byzantine.
. Hi Bob" called voice from table. and
Annesey saw Sir Edward Travers waving at
him. Come and sit down" invited the bar
onet I'm too drunk to walk but can still
talk. -
Annesley sat down at his table.
I'm looking Tor a girl called Chin Chan
and Madame says she's not here. But what
Madame says doesn't mean anything Wait
a moment There's one over there. II she
had on Chinese clothes instead of that eve
ming dress, I'd say that she was Chin Chan,
or her sister"
Wen have her here. Waiter, get that
girl over there-the pretty one. Is she Eu-
rasian Bob? ?"
Il don't know. You can't tell always"
The girl came over to the table. She
knew how to walk which was something. and
she knew how to stand. which was still more.
The baronet chuckled as he looked up at her.
He was a big young man who luxuriated in
sense of mperishable well-being because his
income was as large as his muscles. ~
sit down with -us.=nfy- dear" he said.
You don't mind me being drunk do you
! still have too much money to 60 home.
can't stand very well but if you want TO
dance, here's Annesey. Bob, this is Minnie
Smith"
The girl corrected him, mildly: My name
rs Flora Donald
Too harmonious to be true" said Sir Ed
ward. Pretty names are like pretty faces
usually made up Minnie, dance with Bob
Annesley"
I'D rather watch and talk" said Annes-
ley T44e-eir seemed relieved. he noticed.
Now that she was close at hand, he forgot
that resemblance 10 Chm Chan which he had
fancied AZ first II she had some Chinese
blood It not predominant
She had dark hair and blue eyes, not
brown Unlike the Chinese she was unafraid
of deoollete in her gown Yet there was deli
cate faint of the Orient in her. II appeared
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

in the slant of her eyes and there was a
yellow stain-like peachbloom in her cheeks.
She spoke good English but so do other
Eurasians
Tell me when l begin TO be bore" said
Travers. But think that I'm good for an
other hour. The dancers haven't begun to
blur, yet I still see the Sits in the
trousers"
He waved his hand toward the dance-floor.
Annesey glanced at the Chinese girls in
trousers which were slashed open above the
knee
There's the result of natural selection
said Travers. For ten thousand years the
Chinese have been developing The weak die,
the strong live. Nature is specialist, An
nesley In this case she hasn't bothered about
the faces: she's concentrated on the legs, my
boy. and now she's so good at her job that in
China she turns them out in thousands of pairs
at time all perfect"
Annesley changed the subject ruthessly.
do you know Gene Cabot" he asked
eagerly of the girl
Flora Donald gave him quick. black look.
HE isn't safe to know, is he ?" she asked.
Cabot? What about him ?" asked Sir Ed
ward.
Hes a friend of mine" said Annesley.
Really? I'd like to meet him, one day.
but don't suppose he dares to show his face
in Shanghai any more. A friend, you say? 2
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

and treby -fatted pigeons crlsted over with
brown from the roasting fire. At open bars
people drank the strong samsu: of course the
tea-houses were always crowded.
Curious purchasers wandered through the
junk shops which are truly Chinese and topsy-
turvy because everything. no matter how
shattered has some minimum value SO that
in the same room where rich foreigner adj
mired antique lacquer fingered Tientsin
rugs, poor man was pricing broken chair
or cracked pottery that might be mended.
Not only the shops but the whole street
was filled with the usual life. BARRIERS in
the open air shaved the heads and faces of
their customers Among the automobiles,
wheelbarrows trundled topheavy loads, in one
of them the homebound workers wife with
a child at her breast. There were jinrikimen
naked to the waist and polished with sweat
there were carriers with double-weighted
huge poles of bamboo
Masons sang at their work and through
the crowd filtered expensive Europeans bound
for the night clubs The policemen were in
themselves an international cross-secton of
Chinese. japanese, Russians and Sikhs in tur-
bans and black boards.
The goal of Annesley for the moment
a night place that ran to Russian entertain
ers and high prices According to the usual
Shanghai practice it was built on two levels,
a stratum of tables above and the dance floor
a step down. Business so good that tables
had invaded the lower level, so that the dane
ing floor was crowded. II
There were not Europeans only but the
sons of well-to-d Chinese families in carefully
made white dinner jackets; the girls were
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suasive bride. DR.. Kung had provided him
with plenty Of cash for expenses. Vaguely
he noted among the ruins of the tavern a
woman who pried at the timbers or moved
the building stones of the big Junk heap.
No doubt she had lost her family in the ex-
ploson and for years she would return to
the place to finger the stones as though they
were bodies of her dead.
Annesley. turning from this thought Of
fered four more dollars Mex. Hungry de-
sire for moment frightened the eyes of the
Chinaman. AS though he thought of food
and drink, he moistened his lips with the
tip of his tongue but a moment later all of
that writing was sponged out. He became
again the stony face that said: mo here. No
belong fndum Honorable Presence
At the same time. he offered to return
the tip which had been warming the hol-
low of his clenched fist No matter how keen
his hunting instinct Annesley had to recog-
nize the end of a trail.
Early that evening Annesley stood at
the open door of a hotel room saying It's
kind of you to me- Mr.. Jarvis
Come in" said Jarvis, standing back He
had been great time in the tropics but not
many hours in the III color long ago
had been sweated out of his skin Hegwas
the greasy-grey of pale jade.
sit down." said Jarvis You're the fell
low that wants a job dealing in my place,
aren't you? You're the Tucker
talking about? Let me see how you break
down new pack and what you can do with
it."
you've confused me with somebody else"
answered Annesley smiling little. II came
to ask you about Cabot"
Cabot? Cabot? l don't know any Cab
OF" snapped Jarvis How did you get up
here. anyway"
He moved to show Annesey to the door
I'm sorry" said Annesley Il heard that
you knew lot about Gene Cabot"
"Jing CABOT" echoed Jarvis. running the
two names together exactly as the Chinese
did. But he's dead! What are you saying
about Jing Cabot ?" -
He's in Shanghai. / hoped you'd know
where | could spot him
In Shanghai Great Scott! Close the
door Have you-seen him That pirate
you don't mean that he's had the front to
Come back TO Shanghai"
That's what I've heard but If you don't
know where he is, that's all"
Wait minute Don't jump like this.
Have drink you will ?"
Tin not drinking. I've got to cut corners
and save time. Good-by."-
Let me ask you one question. You're
after has scalp. aren't your"
IN see about that when / find him
Don't go yet. man Who told you he
was here? Who spotted him in Shanghai"
What's he done TO you Jarvis? ?"
"A knife in the back; you might say he
was knife In the back 10 me The dirtiest
double-oross Hold on, Let's put our heads
together and try to work out something. -"
But Annesley was already gone.
CHANGHAI is the heaven Of the insomnia.
- Night life commences at six p. m and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

know what fear means, and he always needs
money"
He won't do it."
You mean that he wouldn't care about
the money!"
Not unless we can persuade him. But
now? Howl"
Chin Chan, you're wrong This is the sort
of bait he rises to-"
She raised hand to keep him from trou-
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
"A great friend" said Annesley.
He kept watching not Sir Edward
Il

He kept watching not Sir Edward
but the girl. ~
He's a friend worth hav-
ing" she remarked with an
ugly smile. He always can
be sold for a high price"
Hello, that's nasty, isn't
it?" asked the baronet An.
nesley. you're not selling out
your friends. are you?" Nl
Not quite" said
Annesley. Il have ~
job for him. A couple
of thousand dollars in
1t, If can find him.
You have any idea
VII ere to look, ~
Flora?"
I've never seen
him." said the girl.
How much money ~ !.
did you say" N
"A couple of thou H"X
sand"
He saw a shadowy
stroke of thought -
cross the girls face. III
Then with the slight
est tip of her head she
indicated tn a I she
:: :: !. !. !. !. ]" !.
would meet him away III
from the table An
nesley excused him. IT.
self at once. He N
waited in the little
vestibule, impatiently l<k M z &
walking up and down mn
until Flora Donald
came by in a thin
white cloak She car .a~a z
ried with her a small M171zzk1ss7
bag. She picked him
!: !: ]: :: :: :: :: !"
up with a side glance and
went on out to taxi. An ii
nesley followed, a few dis ~
Greet steps behind her. M
When he climbed into the
car she said brusquely:
Just how we'll do you
know Jing?"
He played his ace with
out hesitation.
That scar up here on his "a
face" 81
Il know she said M
He get that helping me
out of rotten brawl. .
She snapped out another
question She was full of
crisp decision What else
do you know about Jing?
For instance why doesn't
he go back to the States?" a.
:: :. !. !: !. :. !. !:
We'll. don't suppose he
wants to burn in salt
Creek does he?"
An right You know
him" she admitted
Then she leaned forward
and gave an address to the
driver
THE taxi went as fast as the
crazy night traffic of Shanghai
permitted but Flora Donald found
it slow.
viii he be gone? viii he be
gone?" she kept saying.
Gone where ," asked Annesey
up the river. down the river. or over
the sea. or back into the hills to sit
like a stone and be China
man. Who can tell where Jing
Cabot will jump next"
You'll never find him sit
- ting like a stone. You can't
turn a Gene Cabot into a
Chinese philosopher"
Cant you? l don't know.
I don't know anything about
him"
Haven't you been around
him a lot? I used to see
girl with him-just a fash Of
her now and then. Her name
was Chin Chan"
That's what he calls me"
Isn't it your real name -
Isn't il -? don't know It's
what he calls me so il will have 10 do
She laughed, pleased by some memory.
Then she added When you see Jing.
how am to help you persuade him -
Il don't know that I'll need help
he said. except to find him.
you e never seen him as he is
now"
I've seen him raising the devil half
dozen times
Don't argue. Do you have to
argue? Do you have to waste time ?
Tell me exactly what you're going to
say TO him ."
Il can't do that"
TO have to argue. now" he
heard her whisper in an agony of i'm
patience.
I'm sorry" he said, a little afraid
of her.
She said You need money to go
home and DR. kung offers a way to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

you can't do that. The japanese
II know" agreed Annesley. But there's
a chance-and two thousand dollars, gold, If
we carry it off,
She slipped back against the cushion and
lay there limp When the car went over
bumps it tossed her folded hands in her lap
and made her head nod.
AN right" she said at last IT'S got to
be something like that sooner or later Now
tell me how you're going to make him take
the job"
That's easy once 1 get to him. lie doesn't
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

continues until six a. m. so
that there is no. need for the
nervous TO enter that lonely
void which. after four in the
morning. leaves nothing alive
in New York. for instance, ex-
.cept a few noisy cars. In
Shanghai the whole street life
flows on like a river and long
after midnight II was this
river that carried Annesley
restlessly along He was tired
for he had been on the move
constantly running down all
the clues that might lead him
to Cabot
He was tired but he Dor
rowed energy from the uneasy
life of the street. Coolies
filled the chow shops busily
eating out of little bowls,
and in front of them TO whet
the appetite hung rows of
ducks, chickens. wild game,
Evening star., 1941-10-28
Workers 10 Make Second
Report on Chest Gifts

The Advance Gifts Unit volun-
teers of the Community Chest plan
ned to hold second luncheon today
at the Willard Hotel to report on
pre-campaign work.
We shall need all the increases
we can get" said E. N. Lewis, secre-
tary of the unit, before the meeting
in order to make up the loss OF some
of our big gifts through death or
removal to other cities
With only 201 pledges reported out
of a prospective 1900. Mr.. Lewis said
it would be difficult to predict
whether the trend toward increased
contributions would hold up. At
the first report meeting last week,
there were 54 increases and IL de-
creases. Other pledges were renewed
at last yar's level.
Audited results of the first report
showed Section M leading with
4087 per cent of its quota attained
John E. Parker is chairman and
Harold C. Patterson vice chairman
of the section.
A group of Department Of Agri-
culture employees who have accepted
appointment as volunteer division
chairmen for the campaign planned
to make personal inspection tour
of two Chest agencies this after
noon. Friendship House at 619 D
street Sc, and ST Vincent's Home
and School at Fourth and Chan
ming streets NE.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
Hull Says Relations
With Middle East
Friendly
Lecture Series Message
Forecasts improvement
When Aggression Ends

Our relations with the nations Of
the Middle East are of a particu-
larly friendly character at this time
and will become increasingly so
"once an end has been put to the
depredations of those powers which
are bent on world aggression" Sec
retary Of State Hull said today In a
message addressed to the Near East
ern Lecture Series, which opened
in the Shoreham Hotel. The mes
sage. read by Wallace Murray, chief
of the Division Of Near Eastern
Affairs Of the State Department,
said:
Il am happy to extend my best
wishes to the organizers and SUBJ
scribers to this series of lectures on
the countries of the Near East.
Grow Nearer In Recent Years.
1T is unnecessary to stress that
such meetings as this, where speak
ers fully express their opinions, are
an important element in our demo-
cratic processes.
THE countries of the Near East
used to seem very remote from us,
but in recent years we have come
to realize that what happens in Iran
and Afghanistan, Iraq and Saudi
Arabia. Egypt, Turkey and Ethiopia
Evening star., 1941-10-28
Col. Michael A. Daley
Dies in Crossing Crash
Nv the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Oct. 28.- Col.
Michael A. Daley, SO, chief surgeon
of the Army's Sd Corps area, was
instantly killed yesterday when the
car in which he was riding was
struck by the Baltimore g. Ohio's
Royal Blue streamliner at crossing
near Jessups.
His assistant, 1t Col. Howard E.
Ashbury of Dickeyville was taken
to the Fort George G. Meade can
tonment hospital for treatment OF
serious chest injuries and lacera-
tions of the head and hands.
The two officers were returning
to Baltimore after a visit to the
Fort Meade Base Hospital when the
accident occurred, hospital officials
said.
Col. Daley, who was native OF
Northeastern, Mass. received his de-
gree of medicine at Harvard Uni
versity in 1907. He was made full
colonel in 1888 and had been on
active duty at Sd Corps headquar-
| tiers since August.
He was superintendent of Gorgas
Hospital in the Panama Canal Zone
before coming to Baltimore, where
he made his home.
Surviving him are his widow, a
daughter and two sons.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
D. {. Chaplain Presses
Naval Chapel Program

1t. Comdr. Maurice S. Sheehy
chaplain of the Jacksonville Naval
Air Station and professor at Catho-
lie University, was in Washington
today to confer with Government
officials relative to appropriations
sought for construction of chapels
at naval shore stations.
Visiting for several days with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ J. Sheehy
of 1913 Ure1 place NE, Father
Sheehy will be guest of honor at
the Loras College alumni dinner
Thursday night at the Willard
Hotel. Vice President Wallace and
Senators Gillette, Murray and Ma
loney are expected to attend.
Father Sheehy pointed out that
Navy chaplainS are forced to use
messhalls or barracks for religious
services while the Army soon will
have 600 chapels. He said no funds
as yet were available for construc-
ton of Navy chapels.
The growth of shore stations has
been rapid under the Navy's ex-
pansion program, he said, but the
religious aspect of Navy life has
Jagged because of the lack of facili-
ties.
Father Sheehy said $500 men at
tended a field mass at the station
Sunday. The chapel there accomo-
dates only $50. The Rev. DR.. Igna-
thus Smith OF Catholic University
delivered the sermon.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
In Mrn1nrtattt

CANTER, CLARENCE A. Sacred to the
memory of our dear husband. father and
grandfather, CLARENCE A. CANTER, who
lett US two years ago today.
Days of sadness still come o'er me.
Hidden tears so otter flow:
Memory keeps you always near me.
Although you left two years ago.
A silent thought, secret tear,
Keeps your memory ever dear.
YOUR DEVOTED WIFE, CHILDREN AND
GRANDDAUGHTER.
COATES. MAMIE E.: PINKNEY, NANCY
COATES, and dear mother. NANCY PINK
NEY. who departed this life December 1S,
1910, and October %, 1910, respectively.
They had smiles that every one loved.
Hearts as pure as gold:
To those who knew and loved them
YOUR nf5 pEHo4RB @4ES T fsSs1 sfGH JAMES G
COATES AND FAMILY.
GREsoR, MARIAN ! s: :,,u tribute Ct 19ys !,
S. CRUSOR, whose spirit entered the
ss Dsy0na hey va. m6s fs S.,1f 9s as 5 HE HE
memory of her will be my most precious
poSSeSSion-alwayS.
They have taken you out, Of my life.
To that big, dim world beyond;
Far to the west, where haven of rest
In that wonderful world is found
Do you think of me, far away.
The one you left on earth
Do yoq miss me me- at 1.-THE the end END Of rI5, The day.
know my love one day.
When soft death-breeZes sway,
We will meet at that great beyond
When l, too. have shed my clay.
JOHN w. CRUSOR.
FRANK, ROSEANNAH. In loving mem
ory of our dear wife and mother. ROSE
ANNAH FRANK, who died six years ago
today.
Gone is the face we loved SO dear,
Silent is the voice we loved to hear;
Too far away for sight or speech,
But not too far for thought to reach.
Sweet to remember her who once was here
And who, though absent, is Just as dear.
HUSBAND AND CHILDREN.
HARRIED. AMELIA. In sacred mem
ory of our sweet mother, AMELIA HAR-
RIED, who slept away at her residence,
1920 B St. Ss;e;., eight years ago today
Home in the beautiful hills Of God,
By the valley blessed, so fair:
Some day when our tasks are over,
With Joy we shall meet you there.
HER LOVING DAUGHTER AND SONS,
ALICE AND BUDDY. EsTELL. ROBERT,
JAMES AND STANDBY.
SPITTELL, LOUISE, who died two year.
ago today, and is ever to be rememDeero
by her devoted sister.
TYLER, LAURA. In loving memory OF
my dear friend. LAURA TYLER yhe
passed away two years eeo TO-DAY. Octopei
2s, 1889. ANNA BOYD.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
False AItimeter Setting
Seen as Cause Of Crash

The airline crash near Atlanta on
February 26, which resulted in the
death of Representative Byron Of
Maryland and seven passengers, was
declared by House committee, in
a report on file today. as due prob
ably to inaccurate setting Of an alti-
tude instrument by the pilot or CO.
pilot.
The committee. which has been
investigating airline accidents in
general. reported: Following the
accident, examinations made of the
Kollsman (altimeter) indicated that
either the captain or co-pilot of
Trip 81 may have set the Kollsman
at 1884 instead of 1884, which, if
true. was probably the cause Of said
accident
The committee believes that had
Eastern Airlines required check-ofi
between the pilot and co-pilot OF
both altimeters after the Kollsman
was set, the accident would not have
. happened and could not have oc-
CURED if the erroneous setting was
| in fact, the cause Of the crash
Evening star., 1941-10-28
Government Attorney
Retires After II Years

A career of AZ years in Govern
ment service ended today for Jesse
w. Proctor, attorney in the office
of the solicitor of the Veterans Ad-
ministration.
Although he does not officially re-
tire until the end of this year, Mr.
Proctor spent his last day at the
Office today and received from his
associates a Colonial rocker and q
pipe.
Presentation was by Solicitor Ed
ward E. Odom, who paid tribute tt
Mr.. Proctor's ability and knowledge
of legal affairs in his work in the
former Bureau of Pensions and
since with the Veterans Admins
tration.
Mr.. Proctor, who lives at zig
Nineteenth street NV, will devote
much of his additional leisure to ar
invalid son who was disabled during
the World War.
Evening star., 1941-10-28
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Evening star., 1941-10-28
February Trial Dale
Set for Bakery Case
In District Court
Defense Motions in
Antitrust Action Denied
By Judge GoIdsborough

Justice T. Alan Goldsborough In
District Court today set the Gov
ernment's antitrust trial, In which
four chain groceries, two bakery
unions and a dozen individuals are
indicted on charges of fixing the
price of bread here, for the first
Wednesday In February.
This decision was reached this
morning after discussion between
the court and opposing counsel.
Justice Goldsborough overruled a
defense motion for a bill Of partic-
ulars, whereby the defendants
sought to have the Government fur
nish further details about the
charge. Previously, Justice Colds
borough had overruled defense mo-
ton to quash the Indictment and a
demurrer, which attacked its le-
gality.
Representing the Government in
the case are Special Assistant to the
Attorney General Harold L. Schilz
and Special Attorney Warren p.
Cunningham.
Justice Goldsborough explained
that he is now engaged in the trial
of another Government antitrust
case affecting the gypsum industry,
which may last until around the
first of December.
Defense counsel and the Govern
ment, shortly before noon today,
agreed, with Justice Goldsborough's S
consent, to have the defendants in
the bread case arraigned in District
Court the morning of trial. The
first Wednesday in February was
agreed upon as the trial date as
then the new jury will have been
chosen for that month.