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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-07-07
CHAPTER II-Continued

He approached him, speaking in
low voice. Larry Palmer has just
come in, Mr. Rankin" he said. g.. i.
Just wanted to inform you, sir;
but l don't think he'll be able
to help you in clearing up Stuart's
DEATH"
His manner was hating. and he
glanced nervously at the supervisor.
Rankin stopped his inquiries to
study him keenly. "We'll find that out
when / speak to him. Have him sent
to me next, will you please? And don't
mention the tragedy to him, if he
hasn't heard Of it yet"
The presidents distress increased
"He doesn't know thing about it,"
he replied. That's just it; you see,
he isn't very well, and perhaps
you could postpone seeing him, until
say ;. morning, when he. :"
"Not well, Mr.. Stanton?" Rankin
thrust in quickly. "Why, what's the
matter with him?"
ITO tell the truth, he's had little
too much to drink, sir. He isn't eX-
actly under the weather, but / doubt
If he could make much sense of what
is said to him. 1t will wear off though,
after he's rested while"
To his relief, Mr. Warwick looked
more annoyed and impatient than GEN.
serious.
"That is nonsense; he'll have to pull
himself together sufficiently to talk to
u.s." he decreed unyieldingly This
question of his whereabouts is much
too important to brook any delay. If
he can answer us at all intelligibly, 1t
must be settled at once"
Eyes, / think we had better deal
with him now, just the same" the de-
tective agreed. "All want to learn
is how he occupied these last few
hours"
Perforce, Stanton ushered him, with
the supervisor and Mr.. Fletcher, to a
bedroom in the third floor hall. He
had not, Rankin saw as he entered, ex-
aggerated Larry Palmer's condition.
An attractive looking young man, with
an eager, ingenious face and unruly
red hair, he appeared, at the moment,
decidedly the worse for wear. His
tousled hair was unkempt and his
eyes red-rimmed and bleary, staring
into space; a sagging jaw augmented
the vacuity of his gaze.
Despite his discomfort, Palmer well
coined his visitors with sheepish
joviality and little thickness of speech.
you're fine one, Larry" Stanton
returned in scolding tone, "to miss
the initiation; and then to come back
in this state. You know better than
that; the executive committee will fine
you heavily for unfraternal conduct"
The boy answered plaintively. Don't
yell at me, Ted" he pleaded, 81 feel
rotten enough, as it is"
"Well have you in bed in no time"
the president said. "But first you
must talk to Mr.. Rankin and tell him
where you've been. Just answer his
questions; it is rather urgent and
won't take more than a minute"
Palmer's mood changed to one of
bewilderment Questions? What
about?" Then his features cleared.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-07-07

Then in class fights, sometimes knock
in In the doors and climbin' out the
windows. :"
Rankin felt this an exaggeration.
"Out the windows? How Is that pos
sible?"
"Oh, they do 1t all right and get
away if they're careful" the cleaner
assured him. "They go out along the
wall and crawl into the next room
with open windows. That's how they
escape when crowd from the other
side chases them into room. Any
how, they're for ever poppin' in and
out o. each others place that way"
She led him to the unfastened win
dows of Randall's chamber and point
ed out the method to which she re-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-07-07
CHAPTER III
The Dornitories


When Tommy Rankin reached head
quarters at ten o'clock the following
morning, he found two important re-
ports awaiting his consideration. The
first report contained Stuart Jordan's
scholastic record, sent by the super
visor from the office Of admissions AS
Mr.. Warwick had asserted, it gave
little personal data about the dead
boy; still, the detective cleaned from
it a great deal of his past history
The facts about his parents were the
same as Rankin had already obtained
from the QUESTIONABLE the boy filled
at the fraternity when pledged 1t
was Howard Merrick, his uncle and
guardian, who signed for him the bond
required of every student enrolled at
the university, as protection.
With this information came the ad-
ditional facts Rankin had requested
the previous night. There were two
other young men from the victims
section Of the country enrolled at the
college. One, named Ralph Buckley,
had at one time lived in Vandalia; he
had gone to high school in Jordan's
home town and graduated two years
before. When he entered Philadelphia
the past September, it was as first
year student. Walter Randall, from
Chicago, was the other boy. and had
himself studied at Aberdeen.
The second report for the detective
was the autopsy report. Only few
experiments were needed to vindicate
the doctors choice of one of the vege-
table alkaloids. The poison was CO.
nine, one drop of which would cause
death in two to three hours; and al
most four times that minimum dose
was injected into Jordan's system in
liquid form.
This amount was surely fatal in half
that period and probably in much less.
The action of CONNIE, however, varied
in each instance with the individual
strength and resisting power of the
person affected; hence, the autopsy
could not set, within an hour, the time
before Jordan's death it was admin
istered. Its vagueness on this point
disappointed Rankin; he had hoped
definitely to prove that the boy was
poisoned at nine-twenty, while his
hands were being united.
Careful analysis showed there had
been nothing deadly in the wine used
by the candidates.
The detective finished perusing this
report and summoned an officer.
"a good many reporters are in the
anteroom, Wilson," he told him, shave
the whole bunch in, now; say I've
something important for them"
Recognizing the sensational aspects
Of the case, newspaper men swarmcd
into headquarters, clamoring for de-
tails. When they were assembled.
Rankin said: 1.-The post-mortem re-
port has just come in, fellows, with
few special items. I'm going to make
an extra concession and tell you what
they are. But in return, you've got
to do me favor, too. All want is
for you to publish the statement in
the autopsy about the exact cause of
Jordan's death. You see, he was poi
soned by something called conlne,
which is extracted from the hemlock
plant. It's Characteristic is a mousy
odor. As little as drop Or two grains
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-07-07
SYNOPSIS

Stricken during initiation into the Mu Beta
Sigma fraternity, Stuart Jordan, university
student, dies almost instantly. Tommy Rankin,
PHILADELPHIA detective, takes charge of the in
vestisation. An injection Of poison Is shown to
have been the cause Of Jordan's death. Rankin
finds all the dead students shoes are marked
with thumbtacks. His only known relative is
his uncle. Howard Merrick. st. Louis banker,
also his guardian. 1t seems possible that some
person, not a member Of the fraternity, was
present at the initiation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-07-07

And He Seldom Objec.1
A man can be slapped on the back
for something he has done, until HIS
chest is made to protrude.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-07-07

"All right, anything to oblige friend,
Ted. How are you, Mr.. Mr.. :"
@You appear to have enjoyed your
self. Mr.. Palmer" Soothingly, Rankin
took charge of the situation. you've
been out tonight, haven't you? Were
you alone or with someone else?
The student made genuine effort
TO recollect. Il can't remember who
It was. 1t was somebody some
body ;" He raised his right hand
to bis temples cd. my head hurts,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-07
Druggists Required To Pay
Over 35 Kinds OF Taxes

Speaking of taxes-Big Boy
read 'em and weep. Below are
some" that druggists pay, and
pay and pay and pay.
Complied by a local druggist,
the list is declared to be more or
less Incomplete, the druggist who
furnished this dope to The Watch
man having compiled the list ex-
temporaneously.
Moral: Son, don't be a druggist!
The list of taxes follows:
l. County property tax.
2. City property tax.
). State income tax.
T.. Federal income tax.
5. Franchise tax (State).
{. Capital stock tax (federal).
7. Soda fountain tax (city).
8. Sandwich tax (city).
9. Tobacco dealer tax (city).
10. Privilege license tax (city).
II. Soda fountain Tax (state).
II. Sandwich tax (%state).
Is. Tobacco dealer (state).
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-07
Miller Not
Liable In
Auto Death

Following a coroner's investiga-
ton conducted by DR.. w. L,
Tatum, Lewis NJ. Miller was alb
solved of all blame in connection
with the death of the unidentified
white woman, who was struck fou.
miles south of Salisbury on the
Charlotte highway Tuesday night
Mr. Miller in the company of
A.. L. Monroe were en- route to
kannapolis at the time of the &C
cident. Immediately following the
accident the woman was taken tc
the Rowan general hospital, whe~s
she died early the next morning
without regaining consciousness.
The body is being held at the
Wright funeral home and report:
last night indicated that no new
clues had developed concerning hel
identification.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-07

Democrat already had been noni-
mated for federal Judge in Arkan-
sas and the date of his departure
was uncertain; the other members
of the committee, at least several
of them, were advocates of the
sales tax just as was Budget Chief
Douglas at the time.
But the Tar Heel congressman
stood pat on his previously an
nounced anathema as to the sales
tax. When it was suggested that
the plan to send him to London
was a trick to get him away, his
appointment was never again men
toned by opponents of the sales
tax. When word reached the
house that the President favored
some sort of a sales tax to meet the
interest of 22O,oo0,o 900 a year to
pay the freight of the industrial
recovery bill, MI. Doughton went
to the White House and told the
President that not only was he OPP
posed to it, but he would not
change, and that he thought the
committee would stand by him.
He told the President why, and
the President came around to his
way Of thinking, because the Pre-
sident long ago found back in AL
bany that the way to get along
with a lawmaking body is to work
with it. So Mr.. Doughton stayed
at home and the sales tax is still
dead so far as congress is concern
ed.
Measures Bear Name.
While Mr.. Doughton did not
get all that he asked, he got the
major accomplishments of the
special session bearing his name.
Not only did he introduce and
pilot the great industrial recovery
bill to enactment, but he directed
the economy bill, the first to come
to the house as an administration
measure, because money cannot b
appropriated nor can any fiscal
measure be considered unless i,
originates in the house and the
ways and means committee con-
ducts hearings.
When the session opened, Mr..
Doughton had two favorite meas
ures. One was his proposal to r.
duce postage to two cents, abolish
what he termed the nuisance tax
of two cents on bank checks, anc
to extend the gasoline tax anothe,
year in order to meet any defci,
that might be caused thereby. Anc
also to send the electricity tai
back to the power or utilities com.
panies instead Of imposing it OF
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-07
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

Nashville, Tenn.
2-Science of minerals.
3-One-third.
belgium.
5-Balaeric Islands.
<6-Yes.
7-Harriet Beecher Stowe.
"a representative elected by
voters of the entire state and not
a single district.
9-Minotaur.
1O-A medicament for external
application.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-07
the millions of consumers.
! He secured the extension of the
gasoline tax whereby $4,000. 900

the millions of consumers.
He secured the extension of the
gasoline tax whereby $138,O00,000
will be realized a year toward bal
ancing the national budget. He
compromised with the President
and Postmaster General Farley
whereby postage ON drop letters is
made two cents instead of three,
with the President given power to
reduce postage on all mail matter
commensurate with the conditions
OF the treasury. :
The administration was appre-
hensive about repeating the two
cents tax on checks for the present
as it supposedly yields fifty nil
lion a year, but MI. Doughton was
assured by the administration that
the measure had sympathy and
would be favored as soon as IN
ances permit. Another reasurc
he advocated was the power AK: If
your bill for electricity does not
have the three cents power charge
in the future, it's because the
Doughton bill sends it back to the
company's office to pay. Mr..
.Doughton proposed and urged
other measures, nearly all of which
became law. He also had his poll
teal eye on patronage meanwhile,
and has Endorsed and worked in
~cessantly for his constituents with
his prestige as chairman Of the
great committee and tailsman for
.uccess.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-07

IA. Chain store tax (state).
IS. Narcotic license (federal)
l6. Dru: store permit (state).
II. Druggist license (state).
Is. Sales tax t~state).
-. Cosmetic tax 1870 (federal)
20. Shaving cream, tooth pastes
and Antiseptics, so (federal)
FL. Candy tax (federal) &c..
p. Jewelry tax ~(federal).
p. Syrup tax ~(federal).
a. Still drill tax 20 (federal) k.
p. Carbon dioxide gas tax (fed-
eral).
70. Dividend tax (federal).
u. Auto license (city).
%. Auto license (state).
%. Chewing gum tax (federal) /.
so. Gasoline lax.
81. Electric power tax.
50. Telephone and telegraph tax.
"a. Federal tobacco tax.
IS. Federal narcotic tax.
Sc. Eft al, ad infinitum.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-07
Good Progress
Has Been Made
Results OF First Week OF Cam
taign In NORTH Carolina
Gratifying, Says Scbanb

Cotton reduction machinery:
oiled, by Cooperation and pleasant
reception, is working smoothly i'll
North Cardinals 81 cctton-grow-
ing counties.
The campaign, under the dircc-
ton of the State College Agricul-
tural Extension Service, and en-
bodying 1900 county workers,
will continue officially until July 5
and until every North Carolina
cotton grower has had the oppcr.-
tunity to sign a reduction con-
tract, even though the state allot-
ment of $4,000 acres be reached. -
Daily progress of the campaign
has been most gratifying" said
Dean Schaub, director of the Elk
tension Service, "and 1 believe,
from the volume of eturns re-
ceived during the latter part of
last week, the campaign will be
successful in this state. However,
a definite announcement will not
be available before Tuesday or
Wednesday.
II believe that the farmers of
North Carolina realize the benefits
of the cotton reduction campaign.
and their splendid cooperation is
an indication of their desire to help
themselves.
This program, acceptance of
which would mean the disburse-
ment of 100000 to the cotton
grower through benefit payments,
will not only be a boon to the
farmer when he needs money most,
but will be a stimulus to local
business. The prosperity of 90
900 cotton growers is a vital fac-I
tor in the Agricultural Adjustment
Act which is the ice-breaking act'I
of the first legislation that helps
the farmer help himself.
"On the success or failure to the
cotton reduction campaign depends
the future, next fall, that the cot
ton grower makes for himself"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-07
DRY AGENTS ARE


Among 1900 federal admins
traitors and dry agents relieved of
their duties on July l were "a III
North Carolina. In the list of "a
were ]. L. Ostcen and P. M.
Caudle, deputy administrators. The
agents are on indefinite furlough as
part of the economy program.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-07
STATE CONTRACTS FOR GAS

The state department of pur-
chase and contract bought TO-
ooo, ooo gallons of gasoline, a
years supply, with the Texas
company getting the contract in
81 counties, the American Oil
company in IS counties and Stand
ard Oil company II counties.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-07
SOVIET-BRITISH ROW ENDS

The Soviet government has re-
'eased two British engineers, con-
victed on sabotage charges and
London has answered by lifting
the trade embargo which was a
dopted in retaliation.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-07
U. S. COLLECTIONS
INCREASE

C. H. Robertson, Hillsboro, on
l succeeded Gillian Grissom
collector of federal e in
the state. Collector Grissom re-
ported June collections of over
$50, 900, which is $4,000, 0OG
over June, 1882.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-07

A dwelling house belonging to
Rev. Goly and occupied by Dr..
Morris of Livingston College was
burned to-day.
1t is said hat Theo. F. Klutz
received a $1,000 fee in the case
of Salisbury VS.. Wiley. Mr.. Klutz
is a modest man and does not do
any blowing. He was paid accord
ing to his ability.
J.. ]. Bruner and his wife both
died ON a Sunday, within two
hours of the same time of day.
The reason the piano is such a
sympathetic instrument is because
it is greatly touched every time it
is played.
OFF TO THE WORLDS FAIR
AT CHICAGO
MI. J. Frank Nice ubbins, clerk
of the superior court, and Miss
Mammie Gaskill were mbrried
Tuesday morning by Rev. Dr..
Leith. The bride and groom and
DR.. Leith left Immediately for the
Worlds Fair.
N. B. cCanless and daughters
and W. L. Kluttz and sons have
gone to the Worlds Fair.
Do you remember them?
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-07

The First National Bank and
Trust company, of Asheville, re-
opened on July 1st with B. S. Col
burn as its president, and with de-
posts of $%2,500,oo0. Fifty per
cent of old deposits are available
in cash.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-07
Years Ago
In Salisbury
by Clyde Fnnis)

Hurrah for Salisbury, it will be
seen from the subjoined news from
that two of our favorites
have been selected for offices of the
legislature. Hon. Lee S. Overman
will be speaker of the house and y.
R. Julian will be Doorkecper. That
body will have two more efficient
officers.
Jno. W. Bostian has opened a dry
goods business in the store room
occupied by Rodgers Cloth
ing Co.
Both tobacco warehouses in Sal
isbury are now open for the receP-
ton and sale of leaf tobacco.
Mr. John Moyle, n of the city
Dads, has been confined to his
home by sickness.
Last Friday were arranged be-
fore the Mayor the gang of tobac-
co thieves that had been stealing
tobacco from S. M. Thompson and
M. Miller. Dick Clement who
seems to have been the ring leader
The whole amount taken was near
100000 worth of the weed.
Theo Shultz will open a fine Bar
and restaurant on Lee St. in the
new Frerck building. This will be
the most stylish place Of its kind in
Salisbury.
Miss Sallie Hannah is home a.
gain from a visit to Winston-Sal-
EN-.
Mrs. W. H. Colts school opens
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-07
light FOR CHEAPER TEXTS

FIGHT FOR CHEAPER TEXTS
Southern legislators and educators
met by delegate system at Atlanta
to call for joint legislative action
demanding cheaper school text
bollsh school book fees and to boost
southern authors of texts.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-07

next Monday.
Mr.. Clint Brown who has so we'll
reported the locals for the even
ing Herald past year has with
drawn from the paper. Success to
him in whatever he may under
take.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-07

ASHEVILLE BANK
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-07

Miss Sallie Hannah is home a.
gain from a visit to Winston-Sal-
EN-.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-07

Mrs. W. H. Colts school opens
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-07

Jno. W. Bostian has opened a dry
goods business in the store room
lately occupied by Rodgers Cloth
ing Co.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-07-07

Both tobacco warehouses in Sal
isbury are now open for the recep-
ton and sale of leaf tobacco.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-09

from The terrible day they had put
in, then filled up on Chow, lit
flag or a pipe, and suddenly dis
covered that they had had won-
derful day and they started to
brag about themselves. And they
have reason to brag.
There were scores Of amusing in
cidents. Liason lines were lost
as we'll as the commissary; some
Of the bunk fatigue" artists tried
to sneak in a little session of cards
or galloping dominoes in the shade
of the scrub bushes, and the tenn
porary shave tails" had to rout
'em out and tell them this was
mans war, and a mans army; and
of course there were one time cap
tains, majors and even a colonel
taking orders from former dough-
boys.
When the pick and shovel ar
lists broke through to the end OF
the road they were greeted by Mr.
and Mrs. Everett Campbell, OF
Campbell's ranch. and by George
T. Kellogg, of Yorba Linda, secre-
tary of the Imperial Highway asso-
citation, who had come over the
San Diego section of the highway
to greet the Legionnaires. Camp
bell, experimenting group OF Sar
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-09
Head To Address
Chamber Luncheon

Interesting talks will be given at
the FL Centre Chamber of Com
merce luncheon on Wednesday of
this week by Elmer Heald, district
attorney, and M. Simonds of the
Carrier Engineering Corporation
of California. The speakers will be
heard Immediately following lun-
cheon, which will be served at
1910 o'clock at the Hotel Barbara
Worth.
Heald will tell of the Communis-
tic plot to wreck financial insti-
tutions throughout the country
which has recently been disclosed
to him. A direct mail campaign
is being waged in Imperial VAL
ley, urging depositors to withdraw
their money from the local banks
in an effort to close these insti-
tutions. Similar campaigns are
planned for other communities and
Heald will tell of this plot in de-
tail in order that local residents
may be forewarned and prepared
to combat this dangerous cam
paign.
Simonds represents the company
which installed the cooling systems
in the United Artists theatre and
La Solana hospital and he will
tell of recent developments in cool
ing systems and describe those
which are particularly fitted for
installation in Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-09
BLANKETY BLANK HIGHWAY GETS
BUILT IN BLANKETY BLANK TIME

mander, and except that service IN
the 9ist division made him imper-
vious to mule language, his ears
would have burned off.
Sure it was just like the war
The blankety-blank commissary
Just as it did in France, got all
gummed up and the rolling kitchen
went sky-larking off across the
desert, up in the mountains and
everywhere except where hungry
men wanted it. Trust blankety
blank bunch of quartermaster's
men to make a mess of things.
And Just like the warm spite
of heat, aching backs, blistered
hands, sore feet and everything
else, the gang went through and
finished the blankety blank road
in blankety blank time. They
swung into the cactus and the oco-
tillos and everything else just as
they swung through the mud, lash
cans, machine guns and barbed
wire before they developed paunch-
es, and they built the road-the
job they had set out to do.
The best soldiers are those who
growl and grumble the most, but
do the job as they are growing
and grumbling.
Tired, hungry, mad as wet hens
and still cussing, the 100 came
home last night, moaned and
groaned to their better halve.
about how near death they were
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-09
Stin1son Confers
With Roosevelt

HYDE PARK, n. Y. Jan. 9. UP
Secretary of State Stimson ar
rived here shortly before noon to-
day for a conference with Presi-
dent-elect Roosevelt on foreign af-
fairs.
Stimson who came to Hyde
Park from his Long Island home,
was met at the station by state
trooper and escorted to the Roose-
welt country estate.
Snow was swirling about the
train as Stimson stepped off.
When he arrived at Krum Elbow
he was ushered into the high cell
inged library where Roosevelt
awaited him.
While both men have refused TO
comment upon the meeting, 1t
was felt that a wide range OF sub
jects would be taken up, including
Russia, Philippines independence,
European war debts and the Man
churian situation.