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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-11

Griff will see you at $3.50 tonight
if that is convenient
Quite" Blocker said. Now
get me the editor of The River
view Chronicle, in Riverview.
Rush the call"
He dropped the receiver back
into position but held his hand on
it and when, within matter Of
minute and half, the telephone
rang, he snapped the receiver to
his ear with quick motion. o..
Hello" he said, "is this Beck
ley of The Riverview Chronicle2
This is Dan Blocker of The Blade,
We sent a man up to look over
your clippings on Frank B. Cath
ay. A chap named Morden. Did
you give him any information"
Becker listened for short
time, then nodded his head.
"Now," he said, Il want you
to do something for me. There
may be a big story in it. I want
you to find out for me where
Frank B. Cathay was yesterday
afternoon. In the morning if pos
sible, but in the afternoon for
/ certain. l want to know every
move he made. You can go to any
necessary expense and send the
bill to me. He's what. -? Are
YOU certain -? Check that, will
you? Find out about the doctor.
See if you can approach the
nurse. They probably have two or
three. Get all the information you
can and telephone it in just as
quickly as you can. That may be
matter of major Importance. I'm
calling on you because | know
where you stand on the city cleo
ton. I'm just asking you to ex-
tend me courtesy which we have
extended you in times past.
"You call me back just as soon
as you find out. If Pm not here
you can leave any information
with Ethel West. my secretary"
Blocker dropped the receiver
back into position, left his private
office and pounded through the
outer office with swift, nervous
strides. He turned to the right in
the corridor, walked down a long,
musty passageway, with stock
room occupying the space on the
left, a photographers room with
series of dark rooms on the
right. He passed q room from
which came the clack of pounding
typewriters driven at high speed,
and pushed his way into Dick
Kenney's private office.
81 telephoned Beckley of The
Riverview Chronicle" he said,
"for a report on Cathay. He tells
me that Cathay was taken very
suddenly and seriously i'll yester-
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SAFETY DRAIN 5V galvanized
roofing in all lengths. Rigby-
Morrow Company, Lumber,
Builders Supplies, Mill Work.
Phone OF. Fourth avenue F.
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SAVE MONEY-Let me pay your
tax and street assessment with
bonds. Have plenty of them
and can save you some real
money. Call SGT or 305. w. M,
Sherard.
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TUNE IN THE WORLD with a
new 1885 Philco. A complete
line Of all-wave sets now on
display, Brunson Furniture
Company.
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BEAUTIFUL PERMANENTS
with ringlet ends, $500 and
up. Deluxe Beauty Shop.
Phone GIG, next to Carolina
theatre.
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PLL PAY YOUR TAXES-Coun.
ty and city and street assess
ments with bonds at g great
discount. / have 'em. Ring
go. o. Roy Keith, Real Estate"
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CoOLEY'S OFFERING, mems
genuine felt hats including
such makes as john B. Stetson,
Knox and Dobbs, from 75c to
81. Cooley's Secondhand Store,
100 North Main street.
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Special Notices

,EEMS IMPOSSIBLE to get real
hand-sewn ties, at this price
but believe it or not, these are
the real thing, soc. ROsen-
berg'S.
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THE DANA SWEET POTATO
STORAGE HOUSE now open.
Get boxes at storage house.
Pack potatoes IN field. ,..
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RADIO SALES AND SERVICE.
Tubes tested free. Midcity Tire
Company.
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RADIO SALES AND SERVICE.
Tubes tested free. Complete
stock on hand. Midcity Tire
Co., 210 Fourth avenue west.
Phone 121.
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THEY'VE GOT EVERYTHING
you would ask in a suit
splendid tailoring, splendid fit,
and splendid materials. .Schaf-
er Tailoring at Rosenberg's.
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THERE'S A NOTE of individu-
aIity-the feeling of worthy
materials-the fit of custom
tailored garments-the work
manship of the experienced
craftsman. Schaefer Tailoring
at Rosenberg's.
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Inn NEW STOCK of ac-
~ Nidcity Tire Com
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|, oSt and Found
re's and Livestock

~ VNE BULL P6P:9owner
and zane by paying for
tat, P.IGte describing. Award
oSltour, n. C.
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Business Places

|StNi-North side Arcade
1 IS 629 n. Main. D. H.
~ Son, phone 341.
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a.. house or three
II f''artiment, downstairs,
jns , furnished. A ddres S
care Times-News.
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NO0ms and Houses

d COUPLE desire the
De small house in ex-
Al , 'Or the care of same,
tobe- ,,s.y low rental about
Vs.d,o 10th through the win
giiyeC " o pest reference will
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NMiscellaneous

I|'ALE-Red Mountain stoves.
| WI show window for all
ranges, heating stoves
SuGk stoves. Prices marked
each displayed. Brunson
fntQre Company, :
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NOTICE OF TEMPORARY
INJUNCTION

IN THE DISTRICT. COURT OF
THE UNITED STATES FOR
THE WESTERN DISTRICT
OF NORTH CAROLINA-AT
ASHEVILLE = NO. $40 IN
EQUITY. EQUITABLE LEE
INSURANCE COMPANY OF
IOWA, PLAINTIFF, VS.. CITY
OF HENDERSONVlLLE, DE-
PENDANT.
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,PORTUNITY

USINESS OPPORTUNITY
Substantial business enter
prise will borrow few thousand
dollars on long time. An OPP
portunity for earnings at a
time when safe investments are
hard to make. For particulars
address Opportunity" care
TimeS-NewS.
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TRY OUR delicious steak and
pork chop sandwiches. Shorty's
Pig N Whistle, Hendersonville,
n. c., and Greenville. S. c.
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WANTED
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FOX SALE

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To all Persons Holding Bonds or
Other Obligations of the City
of Hendersonville, n. c., and
to All Other Creditors OF Sald
City, and to Whom 1t May Con-
Germ:
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You and each of you are hereby
notified that heretofore, town.,
err the thSsday ssf September
1884, an introductory Judgment
and order was duly made and en-
tered in the above entitled cause
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
Freaks On Way to ID. e.
Human Wonders Play Weeks Engagement Auditorium

for the amusement of the public,
he spends most Of his time prov
ing his ability as a checker
player. One of his most spirited
opponents is John T. Bowers, the
man who talks without vocal
cords.
, Pulls Car With Eyes
Harry McGregor, who with his
wife, Lillian, presents feats of
weight-pulling with the lower
eye-lids, is "a years Of age,
weighs 1870 pounds, and is only
So inches tall. Harry attained the
ultimate of his art when, with
hooks inserted in his eye-lids,
he pulled a small automobile,
weighing 1,444 pounds, for dis
tance of seven feet.
Wild flesh glands are believed
to have caused the rubber skin"
of Agnes Schmidt, another Ripley
oddity. The surplus skin, capable
of stretching 18 inches from
either leg, can be pierced with
hat pin, a darning needle or even
an ice pick. without causing pain
or drawing a drop of blood. Miss
Schmidt has two brothers and
three sisters, all of whom are
perfectly normal.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
PR|ZE-F|GHT|NG
SET To MUSIC
IN PROSPECT

Hans Kinder will conduct the
National Symphony Orchestra's
first pop" concert of the new
year on next Sunday. The pro-
gram will be: Overture "Iphigenia
in AuIis," Gluck (Wagner ending); /;
ballet music, "Rosamunde," Schu-
bert; Death and TranSfigura-
tion," Richard Strauss; Ring" "a
E-minute round), LaZar; waltz,
"Wine, Women and Song" Johann
Strauss; from "Sigurd Jorsalfar," !"
Grieg, "Intermezzo" (Borghild'S
Dream), March of Homage"
The Gluck overture, one Of the
great classics of music (although
in its time regarded as revolu-
tionary), opens the program, which
is built around the tone poem of
Richard Strauss, Death and
TRANSPORTATION" one of the most
striking and dramatic conceptions
Of the great German master.
This music, too, at one time
,nsiiered revolutionary, and con-
dcmned as such, is al orchestral
story of a dying man, and the
flight Of his soul heavenward after
is death: : @'>
ThfSsWork: will be in dramatic
contrast to the charming and deli
cate ballet music of Schubert's
"Rosamunde,", which precedes it.
After the intermission will fol-
low a novelty, FLIP Lazar's
Ring" which describes the sensa-
tionS of a boxing bout. This will
be the American premiere of this
work.
LaZar is a Hungarian, still in
his twentieS, living in Paris. The
piece to be played next Sunday is
an attempt to portray the mutter-
ing, the shouts, the tension, the
excitement of the crowd. To per
NIT those who do not care for
modern music to miss this par
ticular work, Mr.. Kinder has put
it Immediately after the intermiS-
sion, and there will be a sufficient
pause after the four-minute mu-
sical boxing match to allow the
dissenters to take their seats be-
fore the orchestra begins wine,
Women and Song"
Grieg's colorful excerpts from
"Sigurd JorSalfar" will close the
program.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
j. s. To PROBE
$4,000 PLOT
On 'BR|EN
BY THOMAS F. CULLEN

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 uN.SJ,
Kenneth oBrien, socially promi-
nent son-in-law Of Clarence H.
Mackay, was revealed today as
the latest victim Of the "extor-
ton racket" when it became
known that agents Of the Depart
ment Of Justice and New York
police have been working for two
weeks in an effort to discover
the author Of a demand on
OBrien for $4,000 tribute, with
the threat Of death to himself
and family if the money is not
paid.
OBrien, son Of Judge Morgan
]. OBrien, who married Kathe-
rine Mackay, daughter of the head
Of the Postal Telegraph Company,
received an anonymous letter on
December IL, warning him that II
he did not pay $4,000 in accord.
ance with instructions which he
would later receive, he and, Ms
children YWglld be killed.
MyxRry FhOne Call St
A few days aftefward a mySteri-
GUS telephone call was made to
him and he was informed that he
must answer the previous letter
and that the extortionist would
communicate with him once more.
Instead of following the re-
quest, O'Brien reported the mat
ter to Martin Conboy, newly ap-
pointed United States District
Attorney, who instructed the Di-
vision of Investigation Of the De-
partment of Justice, which has
been conducting a nationwide
campaign against extortion and
racketeering, to bring in the
writer of the note.
The police department was
notified and together with the
Federal agents has been intently
working on the investigation.
Family Is Guarded
The family has not been
alarmed over the threat but has
accepted the advice of the investi-
gators to exercise caution in their
movements.
Police and Federal agents will
be close to the members of this
prominent family until the person
who made the demand is arrested.
Mrs. O'Brien is the sister of Mrs.
Ellen Berlin, wife Of the famous
song writer, Irving Berlin.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
STOMACH UPSET

Get at the real cause. That's what
thousands of stomach sufferers are
doing now. Instead of taking tonics,
or trying to patch up a poor diges-
ton, they are attacking the real
cause of the acknowledged liver
and disordered bowels.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets help
arouse the liver in a soothing, heal
ing way. When the liver and bowels
are performing their natural func-
tions, people rarely suffer from in
digestion and stomach troubles.
Have you a bad taste, coated
tongue. poor appetite, lazy. don't
care feeling, no ambition or energy,
trouble with undigested foods? Try
Olive Tablets, the substitute for
calomel.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound. Know
them by their olive color. They do
the work without gripping. cramps or
pain. All druggists. 15c, 30c and 60c.
Take one or two at bedtime for
quick relief. Eat what you like.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02

Strange people are moving upon
Washington today. A delegation
Of IS living wonders. sponsored
by Cartoonist Robert L. Ripley,
is en- route here from Boston.
They will open a weeks engage
ment at Washington Auditorium
tomorrow afternoon.
SO rare as to be unbelievable,
the Ripley oddities embrace men
and women whose abnormalities
run the gamut, from an alligator
skin to an ossified body.
One of the most uncanny OF
the human wonders is 25-year-
old girl with a normal adult
head and an infants body.
Body Spotted
Leopold Williams, with the
skin of a leopard, is one of a
family of six, all of whom bear
the unusual markings which he
reveals in the Ripley odditorium.
A close observer can discern on
his right shoulder the form of
a leopard with it's mouth open.
Large spots cover his face and
head, as well as his body. Will
ham's mother was half German
and half American. His father
was a Mexican. Medical men,
who discount prenatal influence,
consider the unusual markings
a result of insufficient coloring
matter in the skin.
Just as interesting, in the Rip
ley exhibition, is "Anato" Hayes,
who can shift at will any bone
or organ in his body. He can
displace his heart, make his
stomach disappear, collapse his
chest, dislocate his collar bone,
rub his shoulder blades together.
Can Feel No Pain
"The human pincushion," Leo
Congee, is another believe It or
The Washington times., 1934-01-02

Not" who intrigues odditorium
audiences. On his right coat lapel
he wears a massive brass key
which, he claims, is the secret of
his ability to puncture himself
with long pins and needles with
out causing pain. He says:
Gas I poke q hat-pin through
my nose or cheek, I sometimes
feel a tickling sensation which
might develop into pain If
did not throw my thought trans
mission into gear. When / look
down at the key-which I have
worn for rs years-I forget all
about the rins and the pain"
One of the big laughs of the
odditorium is Paul Whitaker,
known as "the sheik of Atlanta" :"
When a boy, Paul discovered his
uncanny ability to pop out his
right eye. He used this more or
less enviable art to frighten a
younger sister, but he relates that
when he looked into the mirror
he astounded himself even more.
Down in Atlanta, where he was
shining shoes when called to the
attention of Cartoonist Ripley,
Paul is called "the original Pop
Eye" When not busy eye-popping
The Washington times., 1934-01-02

There he is, now!" as her late
cavalier eme1 ged, looked up
and down Broadway-r a t. her
wistfully, she thought h n
walked away westward through
Tenth Street.
The hack followed, horse
walking. as young Mr.. Andrews
continued on down the dusky
street to University Place, and
south to Eighth Street and
Clinton Place.
At No. 1913 he mounted the
steps. It was a boarding house.
He let himself in with a latch
key. Operator 13 saw him no
more that night.
The next morning a shabby,
gray-haired m a d e n lady in
Spectacles who said she was a
school teacher from Princess
Anne, driven out by war, and
that her name was Miss Lydia
(Continued on Comic PGss)
The Washington times., 1934-01-02

of Niblo's," she said, "I heard
you mention Claire Quilter, a
girl I used to know. Can you
tell me where she lives?"
"No, can't" said Andrews
hastily; II don't know her at
all"
IF you don't know her, how
did you happen to mention her?
Do you know where she is liv-
ing?"
The boy gave her a scared
glance. What are you, any
way?" he asked.
You picked me up; you
ought to know" she replied.
II don't know, and I'm begin
ming to wonder which Of us did
the picking up"
She laughed. What do you
mean?" ss
Maybe you know what I
mean"
II don't"
you're very innocent-to
look att"
Are you trying to be dis
agreeable?"
I'm trying not to be fool"
said the boy. his city is full
of innocent-looking ladies and
gentlemen in the pay Of the
Federal Government.
''Are you trying to scare me
because I'm a rebel?"
"You say you are"
liter a silence: I'm wonder
ing" she said, whether you are
a Federal detective"
I'm wondering about you,
too," he retorted, reddening.
VERY WE'LL" said she; you
heard me say I hoped for a
Confederate victory. And I do.
So make the most of it-if
you're a Yankee detective"
His eyes never left hers.
"Well," she added impudently,
"why don't you arrest me?"
Look here" he said, ''I be-
ieve you're a Federal Spy!"
She said coolly: Tell that to
my friend Jack Gailliard and
see what he'll do to you, Mr..
Andrews"
"I'N tell Jack Gailliard and
Claire Quilter. tool" he blurted
out. And when you finish
your ice cream I'll let you run
home, my pretty little stool
pigeon!"
Then I'll run along now"
said the girl, rising. Good
night, and thank you."
On His Trail
Before he could detain her
she was out of the door and
gone.
Not far. There was a city
hack standing on the opposite
side of the street. She sped
across and climbed in. and said
to the driver: "Wait here.
When I tell you to follow some
body, follow. Your tip will be
five dollars"
Correct, lady. Is it a gal
or a swell?"
"A swell. I'll point out.
AnurpT,eeMrMr
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
STERILIZATION
COURTSSTART
IN BERLIN

BERLIN, Jan. 2 G.N.S)-GerG
many's special health courts"
established to mete out DEGREES od
sterilization to habitual sex crin1-
inals and the feeble-minded, began
to function today.
With 100000 Germans eligibla
for sterilization under the law.
the government of Chancellor Hit
ler hopes that his campaign OF
eugenicS will create within a few
years a nation sound in mind and
body.
The hereditary blind, deaf and
dumb, and insane are eligible, as
we'll as drunkards, sex fiends,
epileptics, imbeciles, and crim-
inals. Within two years Germany
hopes that no more hereditary
criminals will be born and that
within the span of another gen.
Grafton hereditary diseases will
cease to exist.
Several thousand health courts"
were established, to operate aa
subdivisions of the ordinary legal
courts. The cost of sterilization
for the ensuing year is estimated
at $3,350,000, only a fraction od
the sum usually spent in taking
care of hereditary cases in hos
pitalS, insane aSylumS and prisons.
The sterilization operation al
planned by the government is de4
Scribed as comparatively simple,
with only a week needed for con-
valeScence. Elaborate prepara-
tions are being made in the large
hospitals of the country to cope
with the mass operations expected
to begin soon.
Mass sterilization" probably
will not begin in the very near
future, according to a spokesman
for the ministry of the interior, as
the courts are still in the process
of formation and must have time
to familiarize themselves with the
situation.
It was believed the first cases
handled would be those where the
subjects voluntarily undergo op-
erations, which will be performed
by family physicians with cotuH
approval. The first operations are
expected to take place in a week
or so.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
DR.. GOULD, WAR
FL|ER, WEDS

In a quiet ceremony attended
only by a few friends, DR.. Vim
cent Gould, wealthy young sur
geon and World War aviator, was
married yesterday to Miss Helen
Earnshaw, 1900 block Maple
View Pl.
The ceremony was performed
at the home Of the brides aunt,
Mrs. j. A. Hawkens, at Williams
port, Md, and the couple re-
turned to Washington immedi-
ately to establish themselves in
the famous old GriSwold estate,
which DR.. Gould purchased a
few weeks ago.
DR.. Gould. is a graduate of
Georgetown University Medical
School. He served his interne-
ship at George Washington Uni
VerSitV HOSPITAL,
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
Is This Too Good
for Your Cough?

Creomulsion may be better help
than you need. 1t combines seven
major helps in one-the best helps
known to science. 1t is made for
quick relief, for safety.
Mild coughs often yield to lesser
helps. No one can tell. No one knows
which factor will do most for any
certain cough. So careful people,
more and more, are using Creomul'
sion for any cough that starts.
The cost is a little more than a
single help. But your druggist guar
antees it, so it costs nothing if 1t
fails to bring you quick relief.
Coughs are danger signals. For
safety's ss9Ve, deal with them in the
best way 2nown.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
MOST 1883 LOOT
RECOVERED

Alexandria police recovered
$13,014.33 worth of the $18,25O. go
in property stolen in the Virginia
city during 1888, according to a
report made to City Manager
Wallace Lawrence today.
Capt. John Arnold also reported
1925 worth of property stolen
in other Jurisdictions recovered
by the police.
There were 724 arrests for
drunkenness, 532 traffic viola
tions, 144 liquor-law violations,
166 diSorderly conduct, and 292
other causes.
The members of Fire Rescue
Squad No. 2 treated 214 persons
during the year. Fire loss during
1888 was estimated at $61,960
by Chief j. M. Duncan, who added
that the $4,000 fire in the
Cameron apartment house was
the only one that required out
side aid.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
MEDAL VOTED
DR., AUSTRIAN

Phi Lambda Kappa medical
fraternity, ending it's three day
convention here last night with a
banquet at the Willard Hotel,
awarded it's annual prize, a gold
medal, to the Jewish physician
who contributed the most to his
profession during the past year.
Recipient Of the honor for 1888
is DR.. Charles Robert Austrian,
clinical professor of medicine at
Johns Hopkins University, staff
member of Mt. Sinai Hospital in
Baltimore, and specialist in dis
eases of the chest.
Officers elected for the coming
year are: President, DR.. Benjamin
Rittenberg, Philadelphia; treas
urer, DR.. David H. Kushner,
Georgetown Medical School. and
secretary, DR.. William Steinberg.