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The Washington times., 1934-02-03
COTTON. CLOSES
At NEW PEAKS
FOR SEASON

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 d.N.s).
Cotton futures today finished
the week on a firm note, swing
ing upward to within a fraction
Of the seasons highs set on
Thursday.
The opening was UP to 4
points in moderately active trad
ing and moved higher as trade
sources continued to buy in in
creasing volume. Commission
houses and Wall Street were also
on the buying side, while New
Orleans m a de scattered pur-
chases.
Selling was moderate, coming
chiefly from the South and spot
firms.
Sentiment was aided by the
report of George A. Sloan, chair
man Of the cotton textile code,
which showed that sales by mills
in the first three weeks Of Jan
uary was so per cent above out
put.
Final prices were up IA to 10
points, with March up IA at
The Washington times., 1934-02-03

2.17 billion gold dollars of the
old weight.
The statement now shows
"other cash. as part of "re-
serves" Such cash includes pa
per money, which is largely Gov
ernment credit.
On the other side of the ledger,
we find deposit liabilities about
the same, and the note issues of
the Reserve Banks practically un-
changed at about 81 billion dol
lars.
So the bullion security for bank
notes has been greatly reduced.
l took out my pocket book, and
found there several United
States notes." a National Bank
note," a "silver certificate" and
a Federal Reserve note" All
these are now nothing but Gov
ernment promises to pay in paper,
or fiat money"
Face and Fact
To be sure. the Federal Reserve
note says on its face Redeem
able in gold on demand a. the
United States Treasury or in gold
Or lawful money at any Federal
Reserve Bank" And it has a
picture of Abraham Lincoln on
it. Ut is signed by one W. o.
Woodin, who, as I recall, was
once Secretary of the Treasury
But just try to redeem it in
gold at the Treasury!
The United States note" is
one of the original "greenbacks." ."
All it says is that the United
States will pay its face value on
demand, and that it is legal
tender. That is at least fairly
The Washington times., 1934-02-03

$11.59; May up IS at $11.76; July
up 16 at $11.92; October up Is
at 1910; December UP IS at
$1224, and January UP 19 at
$12,34,
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
Grist of Trade
BettermentS

Railroad loadings for week
show big increase over year
ago. Retail trade best since
last midsummer, Dun and
Bradstreet reports. January
fertilizer sales are heaviest for
like month since 1880. Non.
metallic mineral exports last
year 30 per cent above those
for 1882. Sears Roebuck sales
in past four weeks highest for
any like period since June of
1929 boom year. Railroad
equipment orders recently placed
run approximately equal to en-
tire volume of business trans
acted by manufacturers in past
three years. Royal Typewriter
net profit last year $149,O17
compares with loss of $423,668
in 1892.
The Washington times., 1934-02-03

(a) Optional stock or cash to) Partly extra (cl Extra
(hJ Payable stock tm) Payable IN scrip (n1 81 in
(ww) With warrants (xw) Without
80 tx dividend ~ Ex-rghtS
In dollars In parenthesis. (Nots)
dividends published dividend period.
The Washington times., 1934-02-03

T he Sc certifi-
Gates they are
being given by
the Treasury in
exchange for
their gold.
The "certifi-
Gates" item is
3.5 billion dol
lars. Since each
gold dollar is
now only SO per
cent Of what it
W as formerly,
this means that
t h e r eIs We
Banks have a
claim on only
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
Plastic Surgery
To Be His Topic

DR.. Robert H. Ivy, professor Of
Maxillo facial surgery of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, will speak
Monday evening at the Naval
Medical School on PLASTIC Sur
gerry" Regular, retired and re-
serve officers of the Navy Medical
Department who live in the Dis
trict are invited.
The Washington times., 1934-02-03

Today's Sales,
$4,000
Shares
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
BY LEWIS HANEY
Prof. of Economics, New York
University

The last statement Of the Fed
eral Reserve Banks shows inter-
esting changes. OF course, the
Government has taken their gold,
so instead of "gold with Federal
Reserve agents." the banks now
show the item, "gold certificates"
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
WELFARE ROLL DROPS

Number of families on the De-
troit welfare roll January 81 was
at a low for the past several years
with 24,875 registered. This com.
pared with the all-time peak OF
51,611 on April Is, 1893.
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
METAL MARKETS

NEW YORK. Feb. U.N.S).-Cop-
per buying abroad continued in mod.
crate volume today, with the price
ranging between sos and SIS cents q
pound elf. Hamburg, Havre and Lon
don, as compared with S.15 cents a
pound yesterday.
In the domestic market buying was
small, with the price unchanged at 3
cents a pound delivered to the end of
April.
Lead buying continued in fair volume,
with the price unchanged at 4 cents
pound, New York, and 800 cents
pound, ST Louis.
The zinc market was quiet, with the
price unchanged at 4.3O cents a pound,
st. Louis, for prime western.
TOLEDO
TOLEDO, Feb. NS.).-Clover-
March, $S25.
Alsike- sn
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-24
TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, default was made in
the payment of the Indebtedness
secured by that Deed of Trust eX-
ecuted by w. c.. Forrest to Wal
ter Thompson, Trustee, dated IT
December, 1929, recorded in Book
12S, page 294, Records of, Mort
cages and Deeds of Trust for Hen
derson county, on account of
which the power of sale, after due
and proper notice has become alb
Solute:
Now, therefore, the undersigned
viii, at the request OF the owner
and holder of the note, and in
order to satisfy said debt, and by
virtue of the power Of sale con-
tanned in said deed Of trust, sell,
to the highest bidder for cash, at
public auction, at the Courthouse
door, in Hendersonville, N. c., on
22nd November, 1884 at twelve
o'clock noon, all the property de-
scribed in said Deed Of Trust, to-
wit:
Beginning at a stake on the
south side Of the railway right
of way at F. J. Forests north
west correi and running thence
with the road right of way S. 81
degrees West "a poles to the
mouth of the rock culvert on rail
way right of way; thence with the
winding Of the branch South 81
degrees East % poles to Q locust
stake on the right. hand of fork
of branch; thence with the branch
At 1-2 degrees f. 6 poles to a
young maple; thence S. 81 de-
greeS E. 16 poles to a stake;
thence S. Al 1-2 degrees east 10
poles to a spicewood bush on the
bank of the branch near B. j.
Forests line thence with B. j.
Forests line N. 2S 1-2 degrees
E. % poles to B. J. Forests rock
corner, thence with r. J. FORESTS
line, n. AZ degrees w. 40 poles to
the beginning and containing
7 3-4 acres more or less.
This property to be sold sub
ject to outstanding taxes.
This 23rd October, 1884.
WALTER THOMPSON,
Trustee.
BY NJ. NJ. REDEEM,
1O-24-Wed. At.
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ter to 7, sometimes earlier. She
was gone all day. invariably. /
don't know where she went or
what she did"
"But you don't think she was
working?"
Alice Lorton lowered her eyes.
81 don't know" she said.
Griff looked over at Blocker.
| 81 think" he said, "this is about
all we can find out here"
In the hallway Griff turned to
Blocker.
Has it impressed you," he said,
chow closely the description of
this missing girl checks with the
description Mordon gave of the
girl who claimed to be the hitch
| hiker? The one who gave the
name of Mary Biggs, and who was
riding in the car with the man who
had been using the name of
Frank Cathay?"
Blocker paused mid-stride, gave
a quick exclamation.
! 8That's So" he said. "But it's
not much of a description"
"Such as it is" Griff said, "it
checks point for point, size, weight
complexion, age. How about
clothes?'
"The clothes check" Blocker
said.
Griff said nothing more unit
they were in the taxicab. Their
he turned to Blocker.
"You going to have your mer
shadow the apartments" he asked
Blocker nodded.
"I'm going to play ball with you
Griff," he said. "There are time:
! when l think your methods are
wild, and then | see them check
out, and they seem perfectly lcgi-
cal. There's something uncanny
about the way YOU get to the
heart of a situation"
| eve had a little luck on that
/ girl business" Griff said dreami-
ly "but there's something else
we're overlooking, something that's
key point, something that's been
repointed to US and the signifi-
canoe of which we haven't appre-
GATED"
Don't you think that always
happens in a criminal investiga-
tion?" Blocker asked.
"Not always" Griff sal d.
you've got several things to do,
things that are more or less mat
tiers of routine. And then you've
got one thing to do that may make
trouble"
"What's that?" Blocker asked,
cpl tell you the routine things
first. You've got to try and find
what bank Esther Ordway carried
an account in. You've got to get
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-24
TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, default was made in
the payment of the Indebtedness
secured by that Deed of Trust eX-
ecuted by Henry Forrest to James
L. Taylor, Jr. Trustee dated, End
October, 1880, recorded in Book
1870, page 500 Records of Mort
cages and Deeds of Trust for
Henderson county, on account of
which the power of sale, after due
and proper notice has become alb
Solute;
Now, therefore, the undersigned
will, at the request Of the owner
and holder OF the note, and in
order to satisfy said debt, and by
virtue of the power of sale con-
tanned in said deed of trust. sell,
to the highest bidder for cash, at
public auction, at the Courthouse
door, in Hendersonville, n. c., on
22nd November, 1884 at twelve
o'clock noon, all the property de-
scribed in said Deed of Trust, to-
wit:
Being on the waters of Camp
Greek, and beginning at Black
Oak Blake's corner, and runs with
Blakes' line n. SO deg. w. 80 poles
to stake, fifty feet from center
CT Railroad track, thence with
railroad n. Sc deg. IA poles,
thence N. IS deg. E. 81 poles
thence S. sc - deg. GA poles to
a stake in David PAGES line,
thence with said line S. deg. E.
70 poles to q water oak in Thomas
PAGES line, thence, with said
Thomas PAGES line S. IS deg. w.
80 poles to a C. o. Thomas PAGES
corner. thence with his line S. 40
deg. W. 100 poles to a hickory
his corner, and corner of W. A.
PAGES survey, then with the line
of the Pace survey n. 81 1-2 W.
Ga poles to stake in Blake's line,
then with said line to the begin
ming, containing one hundred
twenty four acres more or less,
and being same tract of land upon
which said parties of the first part
now live.
This property to be sold sub
ject to outstanding taxes.
This 23rd October, 1884.
JAMES L. TAYLOR. JR.
, Trustee.
BY NJ. NJ. REDEEM,
Attorney
lO-24-Wed. at.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-24
Excavations at Pompeii

Pompeii was buried under lava
from an eruption Of Mount Vesu-
yius more than 1000 years ago. II
was the most beautiful city in Italy
From the ruins scientists have
learned much of ancient cRiliza'
ton. Archaeological expeditions
from almost every country have Wis
tied the site of Pompeii, but in re
cent years the most extensive eS'
covations have been carried on I'M
der auspices of the Italian govern
ment.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-24
Black Frosts

BLACK frost" is term originally
used in reference to frost or XIII
inc freeze at a temperature above
the few point and not accompanied
by white boar frost deposits. Such
frosts usually turn the exposed veg
citation black, but this is not sup
posed to have given it its name.
This term is ignored by the weather
bureau. which designates suen
freezes as light, heavy or killing
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-24

in touch with the Lippman Realty
Co. and find out what they know
about her. You've got to have men
watch the apartment. You've got
to try and locate Mrs. Blanche
Malone before Carl Racine locates
her. But, in order to be certain,
you've got to keep a man tag
gng Racine"
what would Mrs. Malone have
to do with the case?" BECKER
asked. owe seem to have located
the woman in the case"
Griff shook his head.
"You can never tell" he said,
until the cards are all on the
table. You've got to get all the
pieces of a jig-saw puzzle before
you can put the thing together
and have it make sense. think
Mrs. Cathay employed Racine to
locate Mrs. Blanche Malone. At
any rate. she's connected with the
case in some way"
"Now, here's something you've
got to do that may make trouble.
You've got to get some young
woman in whom you have conf
dence. She should go to an apart
ment and take the apartment un-
der the name of Esther Ordway.
Then she should go to the post
office and leave forwarding ad-
dress, forwarding the mail of Est
her Ordway from the Elite Apart
ments at 319 Robinson street to
this apartment where the woman
is living"
"That's going to get US into
trouble with the postal authori-
ties" Blocker objected.
ct won't if they don't find out
about it," Griff remarked.
"But they'll be bound to find
out about it."
"I'm not so certain"
"But why 60 to all that trouble
to read the woman's mail? Who
ever is mixed up IN the case with
her, or knows she's mixed up in
the case, knows that she's disap-
peared. You can't make me be-
lieve that she was spirited away.
| / think she deliberately stepped
out of the picture and Pm willing
to bet two to one that we find
where she took an airplane."
Griff shook his head.
"I've got theory about Esther
Ordway," he said. $50 far |
haven't got enough data on the
subject to back up the theory, but
I want to get some additional facts
just as rapidly as possible. In the
meantime, you can have your men
cover the outgoing airplanes if you
want to, but if you make a bet,
! you're very likely to lose it,"
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NOW CO ON WITH THE STORY
DIED WITT

Sidney Griff started pacing the
floor. Blocker watched him with
frowning speculation. Alice Lor-
tons blue eyes were fastened upon
him with wide candor, the candol
with which a young patient re-
CARDS a skilled physician who has
come to minister to his suffering
an expression of blind faith
which bordered upon devotion.
"How about magazines?" Griff
asked suddenly, sweeping his hand
in an inclusive gesture toward the
magazines on the table. "These
weren't purchased at news stands,
were they?"
Alice Lorton shook her head.
Griff picked several up, looked
at the back pages.
"They were all Esther's" the
girl said. "She subscribed to
them. Some of them came in
wrappers. Some of them had her
name stamped on the covers"
"You don't know anything about
her family"
"No."
know whether she'd been mar
ried or not?"
81 don't think she had. She
didn't have much use for men,"
Chat might indicate she'd been
married and separated"
"Yes, it might, but she seemed
sort of :. well :. unsophisticated,
If you know what 1 mean"
"Humph!' Griff said spektical-
ly. "How often did she ask you
to leave when she had men friends
c0ming?"
..'Not very often-just once or
twice a month perhaps"
What did she do with her eve
nings?"
"She read"
Didn't go out?"
No, she was a shy, retiring girl
in many ways. Esther was always
a mystery to me. She had quite a
bit of mail come in, and she wrote
quite a few letters. But that SEEM
edlto be about the only social con-
tact she had. She loved to read.
She was very much inclined to
curl up on the couch and spend
the evening there reading"
what didbshe do the evenings
when you had your boy friends
come to see you?" Griff asked.
She went out to picture shows,
/ think, although she didn't care
much for them"
"She came home late?"
eyes, quite late"
"Did you tell her what time to
come home?"
"No, l just used to tell her that
| would have boy friend in for
the evening""
'How often did you have your
friends here?"
"Not very often-not as often
as she did. You see, l don't know
many boys"
you're working?"
"No, l haven't been for some
time"
you're here quite a bit then
during the daytime?"
Sometimes, yes"
"And Esther Ordway was here
cutie a bit during the daytime
"No," Alice Lorton said, chats
the funny thing about her. She
used to get up early, before any
one was stirring. She got up at
6 o'clock in the morning and al
ways left the apartment by quar-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-24
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

When Dan Blocker, publisher
of The Blade, learns that Charles
Morden, police reporter, has been
mysteriouslY killed he employees
Sidney Griff, famous criminolo-
gist, to solve the murder.
Morden had been investigating
the affairs of Frank B. Cethay,
wealthy and prominent, who had
threatened 10 sue The Blade be-
cause the newspaper reported
Cathay had been arrested. The
man arrested was ar impostor Civ
ing the name of Cathay and &C
companiod by a girl called Mary
Diggs. ..
Soon after Morden is found
dead comes news that Cathay is
desd-possibly proisoned.
Mordep's fingerprints are found
in the apartment of a girl named
Alice Lorton who has reported the
disappearance of her roommate,
Esther Ordway. Griff and Bleek-
er visit Alice Lorton and question
her.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-24
PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LlNCOLN,.
ISSUED FIRST HABEAS CORPUS
SUSPENSION ORDER.
Answers to Previous Questions

Answers to Previous Questions
TYLER succeeded VILLA m
L Henry Harrison. who died,
April 4. 1S41 Tyler served TO-
March 3. 1S45. Occasion for the
first aid instruction was the an.
nual encampment OF the New
York State militia. President
Lincoln's order permitted the
commander Of the military forces
on the coast Of Florida to sus!
pend the writ Of habeas corpus
II necessary Later Lincoln
issued proclamation making
such suspension in war time
effective So
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-24

SAFETY DRAIN 5V galvanized
roofing in all lengths. Rigby-
Morrow Company, Lumber,
Builders Supplies, Mill Work.
Phone 81. Fourth avenue T.
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WILL PAY CASH for a few
Ishares of Laborers Building q
loan stock. See AnderS and
Rector. American bank.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-24
Jrr.Is, Have Nc Teeth

Although most reptiles nave
teeth, these are lacking in all OF the
turtles. The jaws of the latter are
covered with horny sheaths instead
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WHAT A Shirt Made to sell

WHAT A SHIRT! Made to sell
for 81. 35! Come in and see it,
examine the quality of the
broadcloth, inspect the tailor
inc and finishing details, see if
Won don't agree with us that
it's the best shirt value in
vears-Piedmont Shirts at Ros-
.enberg's.
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TUNE IN THE WORLD with a
new 1885 Philco. A complete
line of all-wave sets now on
display. Brunson furhlture
ComDany.
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Svntbet;c Textile Fib.rs

Synthetic textile tiberS were first
produced on commercial scale In
the United States in 1910.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-24

In the next installment hotel
register yields information abeut
the man who impersonated Frank
Cathay. g. q
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BEAUTIFUL ORNAMENTS
with ringlet ends, $500 and
ND. Deluxe Beauty Shop.
Phone GIG. next to Carolina
theatre,
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You can tell when the he-man's
wife is away. He sleeps with
every light in the house turned on.
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I'll PAY YOUR TAXES-Coun
! y and city and street assess
aments with bonds at a great
discount. ] have 'em. Ring
iS2. o. Roy Keith, Real Estate. ="
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THE WORLD is YOURS! Tune
in Europe. South America
with q 1885 Philco. Sold on
easy terms. Brunson Furniture
COMPANY.
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|WHOmgo F|R5To|
| I'm AMERICA ~
BY Joseph Nathan Kane
Author Of Famous First Facts"

When did the first pharmacy
magazine appear?
Who founded the knights Of
Columbus? 81
What team won the first in
tercollegiate football champion {
ship? 80
Answers In next issue. Z.
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Special Notices

CooLEY'S oFFERING-Just re-
ceived large shipment of ladies
dresses; sizes and colors to
please you - 79c to Sl.4o.
Cooley's Second Hand Store,
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-14
FRANCE FACES
DICTATORSHIP,
PREMIER SAYS
Record Vote of Confidence
Given FIandin by
Deputies.

BIZ United Press
PARIS. Nov. 14.-Premier Pierre
Etienne Flandin, backed by the
greatest vote OF confidence a cab
met head has received in years, en-
barked today on a program he be-
lieved would win success for what he
termed tine last experiment in
parliamentarism in France"
At the next meeting of the cham
Der of deputies tomorrow, Flandin
will insist that the budget receive
absolute precedence over all other
matters.
He plans at the 1885 session to
force through the reform Of the
constitution which he, like his
predecessor, CASTOR Doumergue,
feels is necessary to strengthen the
government.
While the chamber is busy with
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-14

tht budget, Premier Flandin intends
to form a ministerial committee 70
co ordinate measge to fight the de-
preston. He will head the COM
mittee himself.
Acting under his own powers, he
will forbid all street demonstrations
and forbid carrying Of weapons.
Premier Flandin received a vote
of 423 to Il8 in the chamber yes
terday on a motion expressing con-
fdence in the cabinets ability TO
maintain the political truce. reform
the constitution and accomplish
economic recovery. The senate