anaheim-gazette 1926-03-25

Mr. and Mrs. Sallie being the Confessions of a new wife by Gladys Baker Illustrated by Paul Robinson Copyright 1925 by Publishers Autoaster Service ADVERSITY Sleep was an elusive nymph and until the first gray rays of daybreak I lay restless and awake. Instead of starting over again, as I had planned, after my confession of events and an expression of sincere regret for the manner in which I had flirted with Barrington Pierce, Curtiss' anger had had just the opposite effect. Instead of being conscious-stricken, as I had been before, I now felt justified for my conduct in the past and too, instead of the condemnation I had "I knew you couldn't understand anything about finance. We'll have very little until I get on my feet again and you'll probably have to economize for the first time in your life." economize for the first life. But if you love me living very simply for sweetheart? He looked at my eyes as if his very sort of answer he "No, indeed!" I exchanged the plans for have an adorable smile as many servants, not at the most not more I won't get that lovely I return to New York quiet, simple one of just love economizing fun!" Perplexity covered but Sallie, I'm afraid be even more meagre know its hard for right at first. You stoop to the ruins, as again, but it will be help." "I tell you what gested. 'Get sketch toilette's playhouse the Petit Trianon and for our home. You she used to go and too, was poor. We'll longer though if we can't go on to Voy planned." "Listen, Sallie," she breaking my heart to we can't copy Marie or anything one-half that and we can't e I'm afraid, because perative that I return have an offer from him and so I've do and start all over and Muscle Shoals and center of the South." "I knew you couldn't understand anything about finance. We'll have very little until I get on my feet again and you'll probably have to economize for the first time in your life." felt for Barry, I now clothed hi mwith an aura of romance. The beautiful phrases he had used in declaring his regard for me, I kept repeating to myself. Lined up against Barry's fervent compliments, the austere way in which Curtiss had greeted me seemed most unkind. It was now early morning—the sort of fresh dawning that promises a day of sapphire and gold. I dressed and decided to go for a walk. As I slipped out of the front door I met Curtiss coming up the brief concrete drive. Evidently he had not taken off his clothes. "I went down to the corner for cigarettes," he explained. "And you?" "I'm going for a stroll in the park," then as I noticed the lined, gaunt look about his eyes, I invited him to come along. Paris had hardly begun to stir. We swung along at a brisk pace, walking in silence until we reached the nearby park. The flowers, too, were aware of the pristine loveliness of the dawn and had opened wide their petals in a spirit of happiness, derived from the frolic they had had the night before with fairies, brownies and elfin sprites! By common consent we seated ourselves on a bench beneath the sun-flecked branches of an avenue of planes. I knew that when Curtiss spoke it would not be to refer to the unpleasant misunderstanding through which we had passed. He had the splendid faculty of not repeatedly returning to unhappy events. Finally in a calm, steady voice he broke the silence. "Sallie." "Yes, Curtiss." "I'm broke." I looked up quickly from the dew-drenched grass. "What do you mean, please, Curtiss, don't joke." "I'm not, and for your sake I wish to heavens I were. It's true. Riley from the company had dinner with me last night." Newspaper Shows Com Huge Vote Favorite Of Volst Although the major polls on prohibition discussion they have tinnues in full bloom, Dry leaders represented only a few actual prohibition leaders, jubilant over "yictory" they achieved referenda, modification or rejection laws. Pulplits in many given over to the city. Probably few positions in favor of been made with such as that of the Rev. Baptist, speaking to on his duties as house. Dr. Beattie said she brought undreamed slums of cities. There had been moment did not need for relief, whereas the saloon days. Quite the opposition by the Rev. Dr. J national secretary of perance Society of copal church. "Prohibition is a lute failure," he said. St. Luke's Episcopal With the slogan there—let's do it o I knew that when Curtiss spoke it would not be to refer to the unpleasant misunderstanding through which we had passed. He had the splendid faculty of not repeatedly returning to unhappy events. Finally in a calm, steady voice he broke the silence. "Sallie." "Yes, Curtiss." "I'm broke." I looked up quickly from the dew-drenched grass. "What do you mean, please, Curtiss, don't joke." "I'm not, and for your sake I wish to heavens I were. It's true. Riley from the company had dinner with me last night. He brought in the last straw that broke the camel's back. You see, I'd been receiving warnings all along that the Riviera investments were heading towards a loss, but I had no idea things were so bad until Riley came last night with a minute report of the facts." "But, honey, I don't understand." Sympathy now replaced any resentment I might have felt for his harsh behavior when I had returned from the DeWights. "Well, you see, sweetheart, we had invested heavily in property along the Riviera. Hotels, apartments and even villas with modern conveniences and such. It was a tremendous expenditure, but I had faith in its returns and invested heavily myself. There was one reason only that kept it from making us a million once the season was at its height. A condition that it was impossible to figure out." "What on earth could it be?" I asked. "Florida," he replied, "you see the unhoard-of exodus to Florida has left the Riviera as desolate as Main Street. Our hotels are waiting to be leased. The shutters of our pretty pink villas are closed tight, the rich Europeans are in America this year and are apt to be for several years to come or at least until the novelty wears out. It isn't smart for them to seek the Riviera any more. From past statistics, when Nice, and Monte arlo, and Cannes were the most fashionable watering places in the world, we estimated that we could work up a tremendous business with a chain of modern hotels. And we could have done it if Florida had stayed put!" "Do you mean you haven't any money at all? Curtiss, why didn't you tell me last night?" "Oh, I didn't want to tell you at all, but after thinking it over all night, I decided that it wouldn't be fair to keep you in the dark. Besides," he was slightly embarrassed, "it will possibly make a great change in our plans." "Of course it will, Curtiss, I feel perfectly terrible about not being there last night when you came home with no one to share your troubles with at all. Don't worry though, dearest, because Dad will help us out." "That's fine of you Sallie, to think of soliciting his help, but I couldn't stand that. I can't even let him help you and maintain my self-respect. You're so used to luxury though, that it's going to be hard sailing for you at first." "You mean we can't have our lovely, great, big beautiful house in Florida when we get back? Has it gone that far?" I asked. He smiled. "I knew you couldn't understand anything about finance. We'll have very little until I get on my feet again and you'll probably have to Cruising by Is La..." The ultra-modern portation, four equipped with modern gymnasiums and the comforts and luxurious hotel, California this s... ANAHEIM GAZETTE economize for the first time in your life. But if you love me you won't mind living very simply for a while, will you sweetheart?" He looked searchingly into my eyes as if his very life depended on the sort of answer he would find. "No, indeed!" I exclaimed, "we'll just change the plans for our house and have an adorable small one, and not as many servants, maybe just two, or at the most not more than three—and I won't get that lovely mink coat when I return to New York. I'll get the quiet, simple one of squirrel. Oh, I'd just love economizing. Curtiss. It'll be fun!" Perplexity covered his face. But Sallie, I'm afraid it will have to be even more meagre than that. I know its hard for you to understand right at first. You see we'll have to stoop to the ruins, as it were, and build again, but it will be easy with your help." "I tell you what let's do." I suggested. "Get sketches of Marie Antoinette's playhouse in the garden of the Petit Trianon and have it copied for our home. You know that's where she used to go and pretend that she, too, was poor. We'll have to stay here longer though if we do that and we can't go on to Venice as we had planned." "Listen, Sallie," said Curtiss, "it's breaking my heart to tell you this, but we can't copy Marie Antoinette's house or anything one-half as elaborate as that and we can't even go to Venice, I'm afraid, because its absolutely imperative that I return to the States. I have an offer from a firm in Birmingham and so I've decided to go there and start all over again. It's close to Muscle Shoals and is also the steel center of the South. On account of the economize for the first time in your life. But if you love me you won't mind living very simply for a while, will you sweetheart?" He looked searchingly into my eyes as if his very life depended on the sort of answer he would find. "No, indeed!" I exclaimed, "we'll just change the plans for our house and have an adorable small one, and not as many servants, maybe just two, or at the most not more than three—and I won't get that lovely mink coat when I return to New York. I'll get the quiet, simple one of squirrel. Oh, I'd just love economizing. Curtiss. It'll be fun!" Perplexity covered his face. But Sallie, I'm afraid it will have to be even more meagre than that. I know its hard for you to understand right at first. You see we'll have to stoop to the ruins, as it were, and build again, but it will be easy with your help." "I tell you what let's do." I suggested. "Get sketches of Marie Antoinette's playhouse in the garden of the Petit Trianon and have it copied for our home. You know that's where she used to go and pretend that she, too, was poor. We'll have to stay here longer though if we do that and we can't go on to Venice as we had planned." "Listen, Sallie," said Curtiss, "it's breaking my heart to tell you this, but we can't copy Marie Antoinette's house or anything one-half as elaborate as that and we can't even go to Venice, I'm afraid, because its absolutely imperative that I return to the States. I have an offer from a firm in Birmingham and so I've decided to go there and start all over again. It's close to Muscle Shoals and is also the steel center of the South. On account of the economize for the first time in your life. But if you love me you won't mind living very simply for a while, will you sweetheart?" He looked searchingly into my eyes as if his very life depended on the sort of answer he would find. "No, indeed!" I exclaimed, "we'll just change the plans for our house and have an adorable small one, and not as many servants, maybe just two, or at the most not more than three—and I won't get that lovely mink coat when I return to New York. I'll get the quiet, simple one of squirrel. Oh, I'd just love economizing. Curtiss. It'll be fun!" Perplexity covered his face. But Sallie, I'm afraid it will have to be even more meagre than that. I know its hard for you to understand right at first. You see we'll have to stoop to the ruins, as it were, and build again, but it will be easy with your help." "I tell you what let's do." I suggested. "Get sketches of Marie Antoinette's playhouse in the garden of the Petit Trianon and have it copied for our home. You know that's where she used to go and pretend that she, too, was poor. We'll have to stay here longer though if we do that and we can't go on to Venice as we had planned." "Listen, Sallie," said Curtiss, "it's breaking my heart to tell you this, but we can't copy Marie Antoinette's house or anything one-half as elaborate as that and we can't even go to Venice, I'm afraid, because its absolutely imperative that I return to the States. I have an offer from a firm in Birmingham and so I've decided to go there and start all over again. It's close to Muscle Shoals and is also the steel center of the South. On account of the economize for the first time in your life. But if you love me you won't mind living very simply for a while, will you sweetheart?" He looked searchingly into my eyes as if his very life depended on the sort of answer he would find. "No, indeed!" I exclaimed, "we'll just change the plans for our house and have an adorable small one, and not as many servants, maybe just two, or at the most not more than three—and I won't get that lovely mink coat when I return to New York. I'll get the quiet, simple one of squirrel. Oh, I'd just love economizing. Curtiss. It'll be fun!" Perplexity covered his face. But Sallie, I'm afraid it will have to be even more meagre than that. I know its hard for you to understand right at first. You see we'll have to stoop to the ruins, as it were, and build again, but it will be easy with your help." "I tell you what let's do." I suggested. "Get sketches of Marie Antoinette's playhouse in the garden of the Petit Trianon and have it copied for our home. You know that's where she used to go and pretend that she, too, was poor. We'll have to stay here longer though if we do that and we can't go on to Venice as we had planned." "Listen, Sallie," said Curtiss, "it's breaking my heart to tell you this, but we can't copy Marie Antoinette's house or anything one-half as elaborate as that and we can't even go to Venice, I'm afraid, because its absolutely imperative that I return to the States. I have an offer from a firm in Birmingham and so I've decided to go there and start all over again. It's close to Muscle Shoals and is also the steel center of the South. On account of the economize for the first time in your life. But if you love me you won't mind living very simply for a while, will you sweetheart?" He looked searchingly into my eyes as if his very life depended on the sort of answer he would find. "No, indeed!" I exclaimed, "we'll just change the plans for our house and have an adorable small one, and not as many servants, maybe just two, or at the most not more than three—and I won't get that lovely mink coat when I return to New York. I'll get the quiet, simple one of squirrel. Oh, I'd just love economizing. Curtiss. It'll be fun!" Perplexity covered his face. But Sallie, I'm afraid it will have to be even more meagre than that. I know its hard for you to understand right at first. You see we'll have to stoop to the ruins, as it were, and build again, but it will be easy with your help." "I tell you what let's do." I suggested. "Get sketches of Marie Antoinette's playhouse in the garden of the Petit Trianon and have it copied for our home. You know that's where she used to go and pretend that she, too, was poor. We'll have to stay here longer though if we do that and we can't go on to Venice as we had planned." "Listen, Sallie," said Curtiss, "it's breaking my heart to tell you this, but we can't copy Marie Antoinette's house or anything one-half as elaborate as that and we can't even go to Venice, I'm afraid, because its absolutely imperative that I return to the States. I have an offer from a firm in Birmingham and so I've decided to go there and start all over again. It's close to Muscle Shoals and is also the steel center of the South. On account of the economize for the first time in your life. But if you love me you won't mind living very simply for a while, will you sweetheart?" He looked searchingly into my eyes as if his very life depended on the sort of answer he would find. "No, indeed!" I exclaimed, "we'll just change the plans for our house and have an adorable small one, and not as many servants, maybe just two, or at the most not more than three—and I won't get that lovely mink coat when I return to New York. I'll get the quiet, simple one of squirrel. Oh, I'd just love economizing. Curtiss. It'll be fun!" Perplexity covered his face. But Sallie, I'm afraid it will have to be even more meagre than that. I know its hard for you to understand right at first. You see we'll have to stoop to the ruins, as it were, and build again, but it will be easy with your help." "I tell you what let's do." I suggested. "Get sketches of Marie Antoinette's playhouse in the garden of the Petit Trianon and have it copied for our home. You know that's where she used to go and pretend that she， too，was poor。We'll have to stay here longer though if we do that和we can't go on到Veniceaswe had planned." "Listen，Sallie，”saidCurtiss，“it'sbreakingmyhearttolettyouthisbutwecan'tcopyMariesAutoinette'shouseoranythingone-halfaselaborateasthatandwecan'tevengotoVeniceI'mafraid,becauseitsabsolutelyimperativethatIreturntotheStates.IhaveanofferfromafirminBirminghamandsoI'vedecidedtogotohereandstartalloveragain.itcclosetotheMuscleShoalsandisalsothesteelcenteroftheSouth.Onaccountoftheeconomizeforthefirsttimeinyourlife.Butifyoulovemeyouwontmindlivingverysimplyforawhilewillyousweetheart?”Helookedsearchinglyintothestateoftheworldtours.” The first land cruise to California，underthemanagementofRaymondandWhitcombwillleaveNewYorkJune2，reachingLosAngelesJune8,andarrivingatSanFranciscoJune15overSouthernPacificlines. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of CLINTON A.GRIGGS，deceased. Notice Is Hereby Given，bythe undersigned.ExecutrixofTheLastWillandTestamentofClintonA.Griggs，deceased，to,thecreditorsofandallpersonshavingclaimsagainstthedeceasedtofilethewiththenecessaryvouchersintheofficeoftheClerkoftheSuperiorCourtoftheCountyOfOrange，StateofCalifornia，或toexhibitthesamewiththenecessaryvoucherstothesaledExecutrix，atheresultorth沿alsaidEline，toanintersectionwiththeEastlineofWestline，toanintersectionwiththeNorthlineofSaidSection3；thenceWest，alongsaidNorthlineofSaidSection3；thenceSouth，alongsaidNorthlineofSaidSection3；thenceWest alongonequarter(½)SectionlinetotheNortheastcornerofLot4;MilesRancho，asshownonMaptheroofo recordedinBook4.Page7.MiscellaneousMaps.RecordsOfOrange "Listen, Sallie," said Curtiss, "it's breaking my heart to tell you this, but we can't copy Marie Autolette's house or anything one-half as elaborate as that and we can't even go to Venice, I'm afraid, because its absolutely imperative that I return to the States. I have an offer from a firm in Birmingham and so I've decided to go there and start all over again. It's close to Muscle Shoals and is also the steel center of the South. On account of the new developments it should be a splendid place for my line of work. I have two other propositions, one in China and the other in Peru, but I can't take you to places like that. So we'll sail on the Leviathan next week." The worries of the quarrel we had had the night before seemed petty indeed compared to this. Not to return to my old home and to live away from my father and friends. I wondered if Curtiss realized what a tremendous sacrifice he was asking me to make. (To Be Contained Next Week) Newspaper Canvass Shows Country Wet Huge Vote Favors Modification Of Volstead Law Although the majority of newspaper polls on prohibition have ended, the discussion they have engendered continues in full bloom. Dry leaders protest that the polls represented only a slight percentage of the actual prohibition vote, while wet leaders, jubilant over the five-to-one "victory" they achieved in the unofficial referendums, predict eventual modification or repeal of the prohibition laws. Pulpts in many cities Sunday were given over to the controversy. Probably few post-prohibition utterances in favor of the dry laws have been made with such fiery enthusiasm as that of the Rev. Dr. Lee W. Beattle, Baptist, speaking to a Harlem church on his duties as head of a settlement house. Dr. Beattle said that prohibition had brought undreamed of happiness to the slums of cities. Nowadays, he said there had been months when his settlement did not need to spend $5 a month for relief, whereas $300 was common in the saloon days. Quite the opposite stand was taken by the Rev. Dr. James Emphringham, national secretary of the Church Temperance Society of the Protestant Episcopal church. "Prohibition is a complete and absolute failure," he said in the pulpit of St. Luke's Epiacopal church. With the slogan, "We did it over there—let's do it over here," 10 teams NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of CLINTON A. GRIGGS, deceased. Notice Is Hereby Given, by the undersigned, Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of Clinton A. Griggs, deceased, to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased to file them with the necessary vouchers in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the County of Orange, State of California, or to exhibit the same with the necessary vouchers to the said Executrix, at her place of business, at Room 4 in the Masonic Building at No. 225 East Center Street, in the City of Anaheim, in the County of Orange, within ten months after the first publication of this notice. Dated this 24th day of March, 1926. MAY L. GRIGGS. Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of Clinton A. Griggs, Deceased. 3-25-5t NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT BAE-MAR LAND COMPANY—Location of principal place of business, Anaheim, Orange County, California. Notice is hereby given that at a meeting of the Directors, held on the 3rd day of March, 1926, an assessment of Five Dollars ($5.00) per share was levied upon the capital stock of the corporation, payable on the 20th day of April, 1926, to the Secretary of said Bae-Mar Land Company, at his office, 130 West Center Street., Anaheim, Orange County, State of California. Any stock upon which this assessment shall remain unpaid on the 5th day of May, 1926, will be delinquent and advertised for sale at public auction, and unless payment is made before, will be sold on the 5th day of May, 1926, to pay the delinquent assessment, together with the cost of advertising and expenses of sale. C. C. RANDALL, Secretary. Office at 130 West Center St. Anaheim, California. 3-25-4t NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT Anaheim Union Water Company, location of principal place of business, 303 East Center Street., Anaheim, California. Notice is hereby given that at a meeting of the Board of Directors, held on the 15th day of March, 1926, assessment No. 66 of $3.00 per share was levied on the capital stock of the corporation, payable at once to the Secretary of the company at Anaheim, Orange County, California. Any stock upon which this assessment shall remain unpaid on the 5th day of May, 1926, will be delinquent and advertised for sale at public auction and unless payment is made before, will be sold on the 10th day of June, 1926, at one o'clock P.M., to pay for delinquent assessments together with cost of advertising and expense of sale. L. J. SHERIDAN, Secretary brought undreamed of happiness to the slums of cities. Nowadays, he said, there had been months when his settlement did not need to spend $5 a month for relief, whereas $300 was common in the saloon days. Quite the opposite stand was taken by the Rev. Dr. James Empringham, national secretary of the Church Temperance Society of the Protestant Episcopal church. "Prohibition is a complete and absolute failure," he said in the pulpit of St. Luke's Episcopal church. With the slogan, "We did it over there—let's do it over here." 10 teams of World war veterans, consisting of 10 men each, started Monday a 30-day drive to obtain 20,000 charter members for the recently formed World War Veterans' Light Wines and Beer League. The Newspaper Enterprise Association prohibition poll, conducted by 375 newspapers, has been completed, with a total of 1,740,062 votes, the largest straw ballot of its kind ever held in this country. Other pools, conducted by other groups and individually, put the aggregate number of votes at close to 3,500,000. Totals of the three largest polls follow: Newspaper Enterprise Association through co-operating newspapers: For prohibition, 329,274; for repeal, 545,839; for modification, 864,949. Hearst newspapers and others cooperating: For prohibition, 188,387; against prohibition, 915,969; for wine and beer, 1,040,937; against wine and beer, 180,554. Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News and others co-operating: For wine and beer, 340,401; against wine and beer, 35,820. The grand total of these, using the last two figures of the Hearst poll as the most representative on a straight "change or no change" division, are: For existing laws, 545,648; for modification or repeal, 2,792,126. Cruising by Land Is Latest Novelty The ultra-modern in railroad transportation, four "land cruise liners" equipped with moving picture theaters, gymnasiums and dance floors, plus all the comforts and convenences of a luxurious hotel, will "cruise" through California this summer according to Phone 311-310 W. A. 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Birch Street Santa Ana California "Buy in Orange County" East. one-half (W½) of the Southeast one-quarter (SE¼) of said Section 20; thence South, one-half mile more or less, to the Southeast corner of the West one-half (W½) of the Southeast one-quarter (SE¼) of said Section 20; thence East one-quarter of a mile, more or less, to the Southeast corner of said Section 20; thence South, one-half mile more or less, to the one-quarter (¼) Section corner on the West line of Section 28, said Township and Range; thence East, one mile more or less, to the one-quarter (¼) Section corner on the East line of said Section 28; thence South, one and one-half (1½) miles more or less, to the Southeast corner of Section 33, said Township and Range; thence Easterly along Section lines, three and one-half (3½) miles more or less, to the one-quarter (¼) Section corner on the South line of Section 31, Township 4 South, Range 10 West; thence Easterly along the South line of the North one-half (N½) of the South one-half (S½) of Sections 30 and 29, said Township 4 South, Range 10 West; thence Easterly along the South line of the North one-half (N½) of the South one-half (S½) of Sections 30 and 29, said Township 4 South, Range 10 West; thence Easterly along the South line of the North one-half (N½) of the South one-half (S½) of Sections 30 and 29 GIVEN, that in 1926, a certain Board of the County of Orange, was: BOARD OF THE COUNTY OF ANA, CALIcitizen owners one hereinafter appear upon the last of the county of said prowo-wit: Orange of California, rest your hom-into a public known as "dict," under an Ornila, entitled the OrganizaPublic Cemetered, the territory within cerboundaries are follows, to-wit: quarter (%) East Line of South, Range and running one-quarter intersecof the West East one-said Townence North to an interline of said townence North to an interline of said town, along said Township 4 South, Range 9 West, S. B. B. & M.; thence North, along section lines to the Northeast corner of Section 12, Township 4 South, Range 10 West, S. B. B. & M.; thence West, along Section line to the Northwest corner of said Section 12; thence North to the one-quarter (¼) Section corner on the East line of Section 2, said Township and Range, and the point of beginning. AND WHEREAS, said Board of Supervisors fixed Tuesday, April 6th, 1926, at the hour of 2 P. M., as the time for the hearing of said petition. NOW, THEREFORE, NOICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that any and all persons residing in or owning property within said proposed district may appear before said Board at the hearing of said petition, to-wit, the 8th day of April, 1926, at the hour of 2 P. M., at the chamber of the Board of Supervisors, in the Court House, at Santa Ana, Orange County, California, then and there to show cause, if any they have, why said petition should not be granted, or the proposed boundaries of said district be changed. 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