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The Washington times., 1935-11-04

some awful terrors Of another
world.
Stand for Days
They walked with difficulty;
for some reason they all had swol-
len feet. We inquired as to the
cause, but it seemed as If they
were sworn to silence and none Of
them would tell. For a long time
they evaded all questions, looked
at us with suspicion and gazed
around furtively as if afraid of
being watched. But in the end
they gave in and told us "in
sacred secrecy" that their swollen
feet were the results of methods
practiced at their examinations in
Odessa.
Colonel R. showed us his calves
and feet, with broken blood vessels
and dreadfully swollen. Then he
told us the whole story.
All of them had been employed
in the Odessa military district,
mostly as instructors. In the early
summer of 1881 many arrests
were made among the former Of
ficers of the old regime and they
were charged with plotting coun-
ter-revolution against the Soviet
government. First the prisoners
were put in solitary confinement,
then they were thrown into dun
geons and fed bread and water.
When these measures failed to
bring confession, the tactics were
changed. They were all put to-
gether in a dungeon and their
guards were instructed not to let
them sit down. It was dreadful
torture. Men were made to stand
there for hours and days, without
rest, without food or sleep. Those
who fell down were beaten with
rifle butts and prodded with
bayonets. The checklist inquisitors,
who worked in relays, sat at the
table and urged the officers to
confess.
There was nothing to confess,
for there was no plot and they did
not know what they could say.
Had there been any kind of plot
some of them would surely have
weakened and confessed, such was
their suffering.
Colonel "COnfesses"
The dungeon was dimly lighted
by electric bulbs. There were no
windows and they could not tell
day from night. The colonel
The Washington times., 1935-11-04

led her out, followed by the col
onel and guards. Two more hours
passed.
Then the prisoners were called
out one by one and were shown
the signed confession of Colonel
c., giving the details of the plot,
with names, etc. The prisoners
were asked to add their signatures
to the confession or to return to
the torture in the dungeon.
Only half of the prisoners chose
to return to the dungeon. Those
who had pleaded guilty were even
tually shot, the others were kept
in the dungeon a little while
longer and were then confined to
solitary cells Several weeks later
the board of the OGPU passed
sentence on them. Those who had
not been shot received sentences
of ten years in the penal camps.
The Washington times., 1935-11-04

thought that he stayed there for
II days.
The inquisitors still urged them
to confess and relieve not only
their own suffering, but also that
of their arrested wives. Time went
on and the torture became un-
bearable. Men tainted, water was
poured over them and they were
again made to stand up. The
guards were losing patience and
grumbled.
Then the wife of one of the Of
ficers, Colonel G., was brought
into the dungeon. She was in
such a dreadful condition that her
husband frantically threw himself
upon his guards. shouting at the
top of his voice. ''Let her go, for
Gods sake" he cried. I'll sign
anything you want me to. just let
her CO." The examining checklist
The Washington times., 1935-11-04
0EHMANN' )
OUTER OFFICE.
CRITICIZED !

Severe criticism Of the "inef.
f!cancy" in the outer office of the
District Building Inspector was
voiced today by H. w. Bangs, local
real estate dealer, as hearings
were resumed on nine charges Of
irregularities in the office of Build.
ing Inspector Jorn w. Oehmann.
Mr.. Bangs, testifying in the
capacity of a character witness
for Colonel Oehmann, declared
that in the personal office of
Colonel Oehmann" he always re-
ceived efficient and courteous treat
ment and declared this office one
"of the most constructive offices
of any in the District Building" I"
Cross examined by Assistant
Corporation Counsel Chester Gray,
who with Elwood Seal is conduct
ing prosecution of the case, Mr..
Bangs declared he made a dis
tinction between Colonel Och
MAINS personal" office and the
"outer office" in which the build
ing inspection staff is quartered.
He said:
"You do not get the same
courtesy in the outer office as in
Colonel Oehmann's personal of.
flee. In the outer office you have
to wait for a long time to get
service. It is very unsatisfactory
I don't know whether they're play.
ing or what they are doing in the
outer office, but you have to wait
long, long time for service"
Mr.. Quinn testified he had
known Colonel Oehmann since
boyhood and declared he never
knew him to grant favors to any
one.
The Washington times., 1935-11-04
MARKS CRACKS
IN SCHULTZ
GRILLING

NEWARK, N. j., Nov. 4 G.N.S0.
Wearing down under a 36-hour
grilling, Michael Mickey the
Mock" Marks, former chauffeur
for Arthur Dutch" Schultz" File
genheimer, today told police he
was present in a local chophouSe
an hour before Flegenheimer and
three body guards were shot to
death in the place on october %.
Marks, police said, made the
admission to Deputy Police Chief
John F. Haller in charge of the
questioning.
The former beer baron's chauf-
feur, however, asserted he had
left with Mrs. Flegenheimer an
hour before the Staying and did
not return.
Marks was said to have admit
ted being in the place three times
on the day Flegenheimer and his
guards were rubbed out" He
went there first, police quoted
him as saying, at 2 p. m, re,
OO0 AACA "O P' AA'S oAAN 0S0AA
around 9 p. m, after which, he
insisted, he left with Mrs. Flegen-
heimer and went to local night
club for a couple of hours.
Haller, however. said he re-
NAMED convinced Marks was
present at the time of the shoot
ing. Mrs. Flegenheimer, the
deputy police chief continued,
had previously declared she left
the place alone and went to a
theater and was nearly a block
awav when the shooting occurred.
Meantime, authorities planned
to have mysterious masked
woman" said to have been an
eyewitness to the murder, look
at Marks in the lineup
The Washington times., 1935-11-04
Still Being "Gassed"

BUDAPEST G.N.S0.-"Onions
are no reason for divorce" ruled
a Budapest law court. Alex Ger
stein, a Budapest merchant filed
a divorce suit against his wife
whose favorite dish was onion
The court dismissed the court.
The Washington times., 1935-11-04
High-Priced Meal

NEW HAVEN.-Governor Cross
is to be the keynote speaker at q
banquet here November 9 to
Homer s. Cummings and James
A. Farley, as guests of honor, at
which a cover charge of $25 a
plate will be made.
The Washington times., 1935-11-04
6 to I on Ethiopia

zAGREB, Yugoslavia G.N.S0.
Betting on the results of the
clash between Italy and Ethiopia
is in full swing in the cafes here.
The general off-the-course rate is
at present to on Ethiopia.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-12-20
Nurse Held In
Mercy Death

Woonsocket, R. IA young
practical nurse who, police said,
confessed she killed a woman pa
tent to end her suffering, was
with murder, pending determine
with murder, pending determination
ton of her mental condition.
Deaths of other patients the
nurse had attended were under in
vestigation.
The nurse, dark-eyed Marie Sew
ignay, 26, was so distraught when
called for arraignment she was I'M
able to appear and her attorney en-
tered a plea of not guilty to a
charge she ended the life of Mrs.
L. Va1more Normandin, ~, wife
of a former city auditor, with a po-
ton of household ammonia.
Police Inspector Leo Vanasse said
Miss Sevigny, once a member of a
religious order, first told him she
administered the caustic agent to
quiet Mrs. Normandan, but finally
conceded she killed the woman to
end here suffering,
Mrs. Normandin was under
treatment for a nervous break
down.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-12-20
Eight ConVicts
At Large.

North Carolina.-Of 10 prison.
ers who escaped from the State con
Wet camp here Saturday night
only two had been captured Tues
day.
Two of the the prisoners escaped
through a hole in the wall of a
camp building while the guards and
camp force were eating super.
Two of the .prisonert John
Gambill, negro, sentenced to two
years for larcency in Cleveland
county, and Bernard Ball, of
Forsyth county, were captured to-
day.
Others who escaped we're: Roy
ty, serving two years for larceny;
ceny in Guilford county; Howard
Bracket, sentenced in CASTOR to
serve three to five years for big
amy;Jac k Presnell, Haywood coun-
ty, serving twoy ar for larceny;
Price Miller, serving six months
for assault in Guilford county; Ray
Hoffman, serving IS months for
forgery in Guilford county; Will
Brown, sentenced to two years for
larceny in Mecklenburg county,
and Knox Brown, serving two years
for larceny in 1redeell county.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-12-20

Kansas City-Door bells rang
with the constancy of sleigh bells
in orphan homes.
Baby adoptions set a fast pace
in middle America as toy windows
beckoned to childless husbands and
wives.
All records were broken at Chi
cago during the past two months.
Deputy Clerk William E. Golden
said the number of adoptions there
during November and December
have tripled figures for the same
period last year November adop.
tons averaged three a day. The
average rose to four a day during
this month and Golden expected it
to be five-a-day this coming week.
In Kansas City, adoptions ex-
ceeded 4S0 for the year and gave
every evidence of passing the 500
mark.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-12-20

The Night Before Christmas" It's
"for keeps with them.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-12-20

0Renew your Subscription today.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-12-20
Credit Associations
|Save Farmers Money

Production credit association
loans, bearing a low rate Of inter
est, have enabled many Ndftl
Carolina farmers TO save money
during the past year.
The interest on these loans i
five per cent a year, said Dean I
O. Schaub, of State College, who
pointed out that buying on long.
credit often adds 10 to 40 per cen,
to the cost of the goods.
The production credit associa-
tons were established to provide
loans at low cost to farmers who
run short of cash and would other
wise have to finance their farming
operations at high interest rates.
The associations are farmer-owned
and controlled.
Another advantage of borrowing
through the associations is that a
farmer may secure his loan in in
stallments as he needs them, pay
ing interest on each instalIment on
ly for the time he actually uses the
money.
For example, a farmer may Dor
row $1,000. In the spring he may
receive an advance of $500 on
which he will pay interest for nine
months. Three months later he
may receive another $500 on which
interest is to be paid for six
months. The remaining $500, re-
ceived at harvest time, would bear
interest for only one month.
In this way the total interest
would amount to $20.41, as com
pared with $3.50 he would pay if
the entire loan had been issued in
one installment to bear interest for
nine months.
E. F. Warner, secretary-treasurer
Of the Raleigh Production credit
association, pointed out that his
association loaned $4,000 to ap-
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-12-20
Childless Parents Swamp
0rphanages To Adopt Babies
AT Christmas Time

by the end of the year the mum.
Der probably will be around $780,
smilingly reported Juvenile Cour'
Judge Ray G. Cowan.
"The demand this Christmas sea.
son is larger thru it's been in :
long time"
From IS to 20 states have come
about $50 requests for Children
said Mrs. Mary Wilson Jones
supervisor of the child adoption
department of the court, as she an
swered a steady stream of tele-
phone calls.
1--WE just have so many babe.
available at any given time and
those who don't get any of these
will just have to wait"
In hundreds of homes, however,
dad" is getting his first expert
ence in shopping for doll and
tricycle. And "Mother" is reciting
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-12-20
proximate1y 1000 farmers in 1895.
Practically all the loans have been
paid back, he reported.
Route One Items


DR.. G.. M. Flemming of Cleve-
land, spent a portion of the 11eh
hunting with J. A. Fink.
Wright mad Barringer have NOV
ed their saw mill on George Fink
place and have sawed some lumber
Sidney Hutchins has been hav-
ing chills.
Mrs. M. L. Bost is sick.
]. A. Bost has been sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. D L Bost motored
to Kannapalis and were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Hendrin,
the 10th.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-12-20

W. T. Barber spent Tuesday with
c. F. Powlas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Myers spent
the 18th with MI. and Mrs. W. B.
Myers.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-12-20
Only 400 Civil
War Vets Left In
North Cerolin;

Raleigh The ever-present scy-
the of old Father Time cut another
wide swath in the thinning ranks
of surviving Confederate veterans
from June to December this year
in North Carolina, and there were
81 fewer names on the soldiers
pension rolls today.
Last June when State Auditor
Baxter Durham made out the PEN
sion checks there were 454 veterans
of the War Between the States
who drew that semi-annual pay
ment.
Today, Auditor Durham was pre-
pairing to mail the vouchers and
only 400 names remained. Those
400 veterans are drawing 5000
in State money at the rate of 81
per day each for the last six
months.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-12-20
River
Bandits Loot
Post Office Safe

North
ed the Roaring River post office
plundering packers and stealing
several dollars. They were unable
to open the post office safe.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-12-20
BALD SANTAS GET BUSY

Racine, Wis.-Three hundred
Racine men set out today to prove
they don't need hair, much less
whiskers, to be Santa Claus. They
IRE members of the Racine Bald
headed Mems club, organized re-
Gently to ward off quips about
shiny pates. Proceeds of a ban
quet tonight will go to a Christ
mas charity fund.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-12-20

RE-OPENs FIGHT FOR BABY
St. Louis.-Mrs. Nellie Upton
Mnench today reepened her legal
battle to reclaim the gift of God''
baby. Claimed as her own, which
the St. Louis court of appeals re-
Gently awarded to unwed Anna
Ware.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-12-20
HOSPITAL IS BENEFICIARY

Baltimore-An unrestricted me
mortal fund of 100000 was lief
the John Hopkins hospital here BY
the late Albert Marburg, retiree
tobacco manufacturer. The will
was filed today for probate. Mar.
burg died December 9.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-12-20
GERMAN BISHOP OUsTED

GERMAN BISHOP OUSTED
Berlin-The militant confessional
Opposition Protestant) Bishop
Zaenker was removed from office
Monday by Hans Kerrl, Nazi d.
rector of church affairs, for violat-
ing government ecclesiastical de-
crees, it was learned tonight.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-12-20
u. S. SIGNS TRADE TREATY

q. S. SIGNS TRADE TREATY
Washin reciprocal trade
! agreement providing for mutual
tariff concessions was signed today
by the United States and Honduras
at Tegucigalpa, the eighth pact to
be consummated under the admin
istration's foreign commerce pro-
gram. American exports to Hon
duras for 1854 were estimated at
>$6,o00,0 900.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1935-12-20

OPatronize Waterman Adver-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-19
What a Sap!

A pair of young men from Peekskill, N. Y, set out the other day to become underworld big shots. They equipped themselves with revolver, bummed ride from gas station attendant, shot him to death, and set out for New York City in his car, stopping briefly en route to give a ride to two comedy blonds. Reach ing the metropolis and having no funds, they tried to pry open the autos trunk to find something they could pawn. policeman saw them, became suspicious, and ran them in.
 Now they await trial for first degree murder, and there are no dissenting voices to the district attorneys comment that they are "just couple of saps." h. stead of becoming big shots, they will in all probability provide double workout fo rthe electric chair at Sing Sing, some frosty morning few months hence; and once more they provoke one repeat the old, time-stained adage - "crime does not pay"
 For quite a time that saying sounded little bit hollow, in this country. Any would-be gangster who began with the ex- traordnary ineptitude of these two young men, to be sure, was playing an obviously losing game; but the cities were full of prosperous men who seemed to be prov ing that crime could pay very handsomely indeed and in the background there was always the oily figure of Al Capone, who had winter home in Florida and enjoyed contacts with some highly respected citizens.
 So for long time, it was impossible to assure young men that crime was losing proposition without feeling an uncomfort- able suspicion that maybe you were talking nonsense. Maybe it did pay, after all, if you went at it right. But you can never for ma correct judgment by casual glance at the passing scene. It takes years for things to work themselves out, some times. If you look around today, you will discover that what is true for the witless young hoodlums from Peekskill has also been true for the big shots - it has been losing game, with the house enjoying an unbeatable percentage.
 Where are they, anyway, those success full criminals of few years ago? Some of them are dead and most of the rest ot them are in prison. A very few are still jump or two ahead of the law; but in gen. eral it is perfectly obvious that the rackets they thought so secure and lucrative led them, in the end, to disaster. For in the long run, the road of crime can have but one ending. If you are a dumb cluck like this pair from Peekskill, you get there quickly; if you are a Capone, the road is a bit longer. But in the end, you do get there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-19
Bid For Nomination

The session of the Connecticut Fedora tion of Democratic Women in Killing worth last week was regarded as the scene of the launching of Governor Wilbur L. Cross's campaign for renomination Although the governor himself was not guilty of pushing forward his own chances of being named again to head the ticket, his remarks, very firm and critical ln tone, were taken to indicate that he intended to remain in harness at least two more years, depending upon the reaction of the voters Of course that cannot be taken as final either on the part of Governor Cross or the democratic organization of the state.
 We were more interested in what the governor had to say to the gathering than in drawing conclusions about his eligibil- ity for 1886. As to the latter if it came to an actual showdown concessions un- doubtedly would be made to our 72-year- old executive whose three terms are un- equalled in democratic annals We're not quite convinced, though that the governor is injecting convention fire into his topics at this early date. And hence we see in what he said at killingWorth more danger of a special legislative session than we had imagined.
 Discussing the failure of republicans in the past to consider unemployment insur- ance legislation seriously Governor Cross said, "Now it is up to us to work out an unemployment insurance system in the state in harmony with the federal statute. ." And unless this is done forth with the state will not be able to take ad- vantage of the recently enacted social security measure. That could be inter- rreted as meaning the governor would call a session to handle relief matters, among them the task of setting up a proper agency through which the federal govern n1ent would disburse such aid as is guar anteed under this new statute.
 On several other matters the governor was outspoken in his condemnation of republican tactics since he stepped into office. They were briefly the minor courts state institutions, old age pensions and minimum wage laws, as well as the duced the hours of work for women to AS hours; the old age pension law has been passed. On minor courts and state institutions we have passed the buck re- peatedly and will probbaly continue to do so unless the democrats return to the stand they adopted when control of the state was entirely republican. Then democrats really advanced and advocated measures such as the district court bill and relief for various institutions, as well as needed expansion. Now when they are in bet ter position to secure such reforms the democrats are not militant enough. They need to be to accomplish what they set up as their aims some years back.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-19
C0Uered Bridges Building Them Now, Renewed Interest in This Type of Structure Reveals - Several
 Preserved in This State.
NEW LONDON DAY

Revived interest seems to have been noticeable lately in covered bridges, not only in Connecticut, but elsewhere in the United States and Carada. A book appeared re- gently listing many of them; New York columnist reports that an- other individual has collection fo 800 photographs of bridges, some of them the finest specimens in the country. Also 1t is reported that Oregon, until very recently, built these covered bridges as part of its highway system and that Nova Scotia has constructed quite few of them within the past ten to 12 years. The covered bridge, in fact, is not near extinction despite all rumors to the contrary.
 It semes strange, however, that Oregon and Nova Scotia should erect these bridges us parts of highway programs, considering the demands of modern traffic, unless they are being built upon little uSeu TOuIt5. lEdlilS SohuAeAOhS AA both places are nowhere near as severe as they are in some eastern states, but on the other hand 1t Is obvious enough that the covered bridge is geared to the horse and buggy age tarher than the automo- bile era. The old-fashioned cov- cred bridge was sometimes a traf- fic hazard in modern use. Autoists were unwilling to slow down to Il crawl to pass within its narrow confines and few of the old bridges had windows in them, so that the interior, in broad daylight, was off, ten murky. They took severe punishment from heavy loads and unreasonable speeds, also but for the most part stood up under the strain for many years.
 The recent attention paid to covered bridges, though, brings out other interesting points. Oregon, 1t is said, Is painting the new cover- ed bridges white, placing gothic windows in their sides, and finish ing the roofs in green. Most of the severed bridges of our New England acquaintance were either utterly devoid of paint of any col or, offering simply the weather beaten appearance of well aged hardwood, or dingy red in shade. Once htey may have been bright