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Evening star., 1935-02-06
WOMAN MURDER SUSPECT
Police Told of Visits Before Slay
ing of Straub in Chicago.

CHICAGO, February 6 &.-Using
all scientific aids at their disposal,
police delved today into the Staying
of Louis K. Straub, As, seeking a
woman as perpetrator Of the crime,
termed by police a passion Staying"
An unidentified woman was sought
after Gus Schwartz. So, caretaker at
the exclusive Saddle and Cycle Club
wnere Straub was found slain, said he
had seen the woman pay several
visits to Straub.
Evening star., 1935-02-06
Noted Engineer Succumbs.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, February 6
R.-Edward Richardson Knowles, one
of the engineers who helped build the
Brooklyn Bridge, died Monday night
at his Long Island home. Knowles,
who was born, In 1851 across the bay
from San Francisco during the gold
rush. came East with his family and
attended public schools In New York.
Evening star., 1935-02-06
SHORT STORY--
ORDEAL BY WATER
Even Stealing Seemed Better to Tom Than Sitting Idly
While His Wife and Children Starved.
BY ELoIsE LERNARD.

looking into his
pocket. She spun
back to the stove
and pretended not
to have seen 1t.
Saints preserve
us!" she exclaimed
under her breath
while crossing her.
self devoutly.
The water whis-
tied its way to a
full, bubbling boil
Maggie did not
seem to notice it.
r h re was q
strange look of de-
termination on her
set face.
"Take that 100.
kettle off the fire
Its boiling is
enough to drive q
m al m a d." he
roared. plainly
nervous and agi.
tated. He was toy.
ing with the cur
that stood in the
middle of the table
Evening star., 1935-02-06
Philippines May Get Airline.

MANILA, Philippine Islands, Feb
ruary 6 R-A suggestion that the
proposed Japan-Formosa airline may
be extended to the Philippines was ad-
vanced yesterday at the Japanese
consulate. It was stated the Japan
Formosa service would be started this
year. Extension Of the service de-
pends upon the success Of the initial
run, the consulate said.
Evening star., 1935-02-06
RESCUED MAN ARRESTED
Cuban Prisoner, Who Had Been
Adrift Six Days, Held for u. S.

HAVANA, February 6 R.-Police
announced that B. H. Hartman, who
arrived in Havana February l, say
ing he had been picked up after six
days adrift in a motorboat in the
Gulf of Mexico, has been arrested
and placed in naval headquarters in
Havana.
They declined to reveal the charge,
but 1t was understood he was being
detained pending further investiga-
tions by Ralph Brown and S. K.
Mckee, United States Department Of
Justice agents, who brought about the
arrest Of Nathaniel Heller, Havana
hotel operator.
Evening star., 1935-02-06
THE little house

THE little house
l. was hardly any
warmer than
the night outside.
The wind howled
around the win
dows and crept in
beneath the door.
Thomas Flynn and
his wife Margaret
were huddled to-
gether before the
big kitchen range.
T h ou 6 h no fire
burned within 1t,
one felt warmer
sitting there.
Suddenly T o m
sprang to his feet
and began pacing
the floor. "This
can't go on, Mag
gle. I've got 10
get some money
somewhere. T n e
Door little ones In
there, so cold and
hungry"
His Wife'S eyes
At1.l I;na onv-
Evening star., 1935-02-06
Bus Service Opened.

Bus service is being inaugurated on
the 600 miles of new highway between
Hankow and Ichang, China.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07

discoveries in photography by failing
eye-sight.
BY his coincidence, Niepce's birth
date is also that of enry Draper, born
1887 in Prince Edward County, Vir-
ginia. the subject of the first baby
picture ever made. He was son of the
man who introduced photography in
TO the U. S. N. And was himself the
pioneer in celestial photography.
With cameras he made notable dis
coveries in physics and astronomy
such as the existence of oxygen in the
Sun-One of the most original find
inggs ever made in physical science
by an American. It forced revision
of theories of the solar spectrum.
Draper Senior had made the first
photograph of the moon, Draper Jun
ior made the best One-prObably no
better representation of it's surface
has been made to this day. He was
likewise the first to get good pictures
Of the eclipse.
March Z, 1846-Luther Burbank was
born near Lancaster. Mass, destined
TO become the greatest American
hOrticulturist
ne llN0nIeu IMAM d IIlOuSdIlu
new species of flora and fauna, most
Of which have not been put to use be
cause of the backwardness of the pub
lie in accepting new varieties of vege-
tables and flowers.
Most notable inventions: the Bur
bank (gianD potato, stOneless prune,
thornless cactus. Most novel deve-
lopment to gain acceptance: the plum
cot. combination of plum and april
cot
March 7. Alexander Graham
Bell, 90 obtained his first patent for
a telephone. 1t was not, of course,
the first telephone; you're wrong if
YOU believe Bell invented the tele-
phone.
The word telephone itself was in
vented by Philip Refs, German, who
applied it to the electric voice COM
munication system he demonstrated in
Frankfurt, Germany, in 1916.
March 7, 1898 An earthquake
shook New York City. Buildings were
damaged, but no lives lost. Since
then. builders of those skyscrapers
have had to take into account the
possibility of earthquake damage, al
though the average for effective
shocks in the biggest city is figured
at one in every hundred years.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
TODAY'S YESTERDAYS

March :, 32l A. D.-The first law
requiring observance of Sunday as a
Sabbath was enacted in the Christian
world. 1t applied only to poor peO-
pie and magistrates!
1t was promulgated by Constantine
the Great, illegitimate son of a sol
dier and a barmaid who rose to be
emperor of Rome and was converted
to Christianity by vision. He COM
manded, in Latin:
"On the venerable day of the sun
let the magistrates and the poor resid-
ing in the cities rest. and let all
workshops be closed. In the country.
however, persons engaged in agricul-
ture may freely and lawfully continue
their pursuits; because it so often hap
pens that another day is not suitable
for grain growing or for vine plant;
ing; lest by neglecting the proper mo-
ment for such operations. the bounty
of heaven should be lost
March I. 1765-Joseph Nicephore
was born in France, destined TO be-
come one of the two principal inven-
tors of photography. e was led TO his
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
YOU'RE WRONG IF YOU
REI

That Daguerre dhe daguerrotype)
and Niepce were the inventors of pho
tography
Thomas Wedgewood. Englishman
made pictures by exposure % years
ago before they began their expert
ments.
That day on land is the same as
day at sea.
II isn't. The calendar day on
land begins at midnight, on ships the
day begins at noon.
Navigators follow the practice OF as
tronomers in reckoning the day as be
ginning with the passage of the sun
over the meridian. mean noon, and
calcualte comparative times accord'
ing to Greenwich. The calendar day
begins arbitrarily at midnight at the
International Date Line. The result
is that it now is March in half OF
the world, and March Z in the other
for each date is 48 hours long! Also
you're wrong if you believe
That the combined weight of
bucket of water and a fish weighed
separately is the same as the bucket
of water weighed with the fish nit
This. is contributed by one of ou1
best writers of wrongs, : Melvin IL.
Tampke, San Antonio, Tex. ~ u
!. Write wrong: Address Clark
Kinnaird care this newspaper.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
FORECLOSURE SALE.

BY virtue of authority vested in the
undersigned trustee, in a certain deed
of trust executed by H. B. Houghtal-
ing and wife Dina Houghtaling, and
recorded in Book 1862, Page 359, Reg
ister Of Deeds Office for Vance Coun-
ty, default having been made in the
payment of the debt therein secured,
at the request of the holder of the
same, I will on Saturday the 23rd
day of March, 1885, offer for sale by
public auction. at the courthouse door
in Henderson, N. c., the following
described tract of land:
Begin at a stake Thomas Taylor's S
corner, on the old WILLIAMSBURG road,
leading from Henderson, run thence
along Taylor's line, N II E, 13.45
chns. to a stake; thence path, N
10 deg. w, 5 chns to a stake, thence
S Ga E, 1874 chns to stake on
the road thence along the road N 36
w, 2.27 chns. to the beginning con-
tanning acres more or less, and be-
ing the same property conveyed by
George Wyckoff to H B. Houghtaling
by deed recorded in Book 80, Page
1852
This Goth day of February, 1885.
A. A. BUM, Trustee.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07

are contrary to the propagandlsts
wishes is the one they seek to terrlty.
PROGAGANDA'S POTENCY
To be sure, the experienced politi-
clan is skeptical of prOpaganda's pO-
tency.
He is aware that one lone concern Or
even one lone individual, with plenty
of money, can inspire perfect flood
of letters and kilograms from persons
who don't particularly care, pro or
con, or who don't in the least under
stand, the policy they are subscribing
| to.
For example, congressional dis
i! trict which predOminantly opposes
measure, pending on Capitol Hill, may
voice itself to that effect with only
mild emphasis, if it is backed by no
vigorous advertising.
That same measure may be made to
appear Overwhelmingly popular, i'm
| kilograms and letters, by someone
with money to pay wire tolls and for
postage stamps
AS previously remarked, expert
enced politicians know this.
But just now the proportion of in
experienced politicians in Congress is
| larger than ever before since early
days in American history.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07

| been passed by the Senate. The bill
| was referred to the House ApprOpria-
| tion Committee to delay it's passage
on the contention of some House
members that the investigation was
not necessary and that it would be
useless to undertake any further in
vestigation.
But the committee, after hearing
Dr. John McCampbell, superintendent
of the MOrganton hospital, twice with
in the past week, was convinced that
| conditions are not entirely as they
should be and that it would be good
thing to have an investigation. There
is no indication of any mistreatment
of patients in cOnnectiO with the Op-
cratic of the hospital but most of the
| members of the committee are con-
vinced that there is no excuse for the
| manner in which the nurses and at
| tendants are treated. They are re-
quired to work IS hours a day and
are subject to call "a hours day
| and allowed only two days off a
month. DR.. McCampbell admitted be-
| fore the appropriations committee.
1T is not so much the things Dr.
McCampDell mas QOne, out the thlnSS
he has not done or has refused to do
that need to be investigated" a men,
Der of the appropriations committee
said today. "In all his appearances be-
! fore the appropriations committees he
has showed a stubborn, defiant, un-
compromising attitude towards any
suggestions that might better condi-
tions there at the hospital. He gives
| the impression thath he resents even
the legislature having anything to
say to him about the management of
! the hospital. He admitted before the
committee that his ideas about run
ming it had not changed in 40 years
and that then urses were under the
same regulations now they were so
wears ago"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
Federal Troops Occupy
Havana University Area
(Contlnued FROM Page one.)

university. they surrounded it's
grounds, temporarily imprisoning 300
students and professors. Later they
were allowed to leave and go to their
homes.
Newspaper men were barred from
the area. Censorship was placed over
all Havana newspapers.
AS the soldiers entered the UNI,
versity grounds, a powerful bomb de
strOyed the headquarters Of the N =
tionalist Union, the party of Presi-
dent Mendieta at Reggala, across the
bay from Havana.
Three other bOmbings occurred
during the night.
The cabinet warned all striking
teachers that their failure to return
to work by next Monday would result
in their discharge without further ado.
Government employees were told they
would receive the same treatment if
they did, not report for duty toda. = :
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
n TODAY II
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

1892 John F. w. Herschel. famed
English astronomer son of a famed
astronomer born. Died May II, 1871
1902 Edwin H. Landseer. English
animal painter born. Died Oct l, 1878.
18l1-Increase A. Lapham noted
Wisconsin scientist, naturalist geolO-
gist and meteorologist born at Palm
yra, " Y Died Sept. H. 1875.
1S35--10O years ago) Daniel Giraud
Elliot, zoologist, naturalist world ex-
plOrer, writer of birds, animals and
fish, born in New York. Died Dec.
%, 1915.
1874 Anthony COmstock, New
York's crusader and censor for a gen
Grafton, born at New Canaan, Conn.
Died Sept. q, 1915.
1849-Luther Burbank, world-famous
California plant scientist, originator
of new fruits and flowers, born at
Lancaster, Mass Died at Santa Rosa.
Calf, April II, 1926.
1850-Champ Clark, Missouri con-
gTessman and Speaker born in And
erson Co. Ky. Died in Washington,
d. c., March 2, 1921.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN
MEET IN RICHMOND

Richmond. Va, March 7-(AP)-
Democrats women from all over
southeastern seaboard today began a
study of problems of the national gov
eminent here in the first of a series
of regional conferences on govern
ment, sponsored by the Democratic
National Committee, and to be ad-
dressed tonight by Secretary of Labor
Francis Perkins.
Social security is to be emphasized,
but other matters of government are
to be studied during the two-day con-
ference, ending with trip to the
College of William and Mary tomor-
"OW,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
Propaganda Pours
In On Washington
CContinued from Page One.)

When a solon receives, however,
within few days of one another, two
or thre hundred communications, not
onlv all on the same subject, but all
expressed in the same language, or
nearly So he is fairly entitled to SUI
spect an organized campaign to in
fluence, or perhaps actually scare him.
These commandments are not ex-
clusively by mail, either; they are by
wire also.
"DRIVES" DISLIKED
The average senator or representa-
tive likes to get well meant hints, in
moderate qquantity, from his home
folk. They keep him in touch with
sentiment in the bailiwick. he halls
from, and help him to steer politi-
cal course of the sort best calculated
to improve his chances of reelection.
He isn't so appreciative of a "drive"
against him.
And generally it is AGAINST him.
1t isn't worth a propagandlzing
groups while is concentrate on a law
maker who already is favorable to It's
cause. It is friendly to him. 1t COM
mends him. But why should it in
undate him with demands to DO what
he is doing anyway?
The statesman whose incllnatlons
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

August Vollmer of Berkeley, Cal.
cTimnologgist, born in New Orleans,
SO years ago.
Maj Gen. Louis II. Bash. U. S A .
born in Chicago, 63 years ago.
Rt. Rev. Rudolph Gerken, Roman
Catholic archbishop of Santa Fe. N.
M, born at Dyersvile, Iowa, 48 years
ago.
Mary 4, Norton, representing the
18th New Jersey District in Congress,
born in Jersey City, so years ago.
DR.. Philip Fox, astronomer-directo
OF the Adler Planetarium, Chicago
born at Manhattan, Kans., 81 years
ago.
Huge Balm of Calf, noted artist
and mural decorator, born in New
York, Sc years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
FURTHER HEARINGS TO BE
HAD DURING COMING WEEK

Washington, March 7.-(AP)- A
hearing on the Flanagan bill to set
up Federal tobcaco grading service
will be held next Tuesday by a House
agriculture subcommittee headed by
Representative Fulmer, Democrat,
South Carolina.
Hearings were begun last week,
with proponents being heard one night
an dopponents another. Fulmer said
the hearings next week will be open
to all, after which the subcommittee
will report on the bill to the whole
committee.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as Administrator
of the Estate of Thomas Lewis Fuller,
late of Vance County, North Carolina,
this is to notify all persons having
claims against the Estate Of said de-
ceased to exhibit them to the under
signed at Henderson, N. c., on or be-
fore the 7th, day of March, 1886, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. All persons indebted to
said estate will please make i'm
mediate payment.
This 7th day of March, 1885.
CITIZENS BANK AND TRUST co.
Administrator Of the Esate of
Thomas Lewis Fuller.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
COURSE IN POULTRY
AT OXFORD MARCH 19

A one-day poultry short course for
those interested in raising chickens
will be held at the tobacco experiment
station near oxford on Tuesday,
March 19, says an announcement from
State College, Raleigh. Members of
the college poultry department will
be in charge This will be one of a
series of such meetings to be held
over the State. The meetings will be
open at 10 o'clock in the morning and
continue to about $3.50 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07

Pinehurst. March 7 (AP)-Dr. c..
C. Carpenter, who conducted an au-
topsy on the body of Mrs. H. Bradley
Davidson, Jr told a cOrOner's jury
today person overcome by carbon
rnonoxide gas while entering a car or
while seated in it would not have
been in a position taken when her
body was found.
DR.. Carpenter, of Wake Forest med
ical school, had earlier testified today
that carbon monoxide was "the imme-
diate cause" of the 22-year-old heiress'
death.
The morning session, at which
Rowland S. Pruett had indicated he
would reveal the hole card" which
he said made him suspect foul play
in the Statler heiress' death, was de-
layed nearly an hour in starting.
DR.. Carpenter was questioned by
J. M. Broughton, of Raleigh. attor-
ney representing the Statler interests.
Dr. Carpenter said he had been a
pathologist for nine years and had
been engaged in autopsy work as a
special line for about eleven years. He
said he had made about 1000 autop-
sizes,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
ANSWERS TO
TEN QUESTIONS
See B0ck Page

J. Words that agre in form, but differ
in origin and meaning.
2. Central Africa.
8. Corporal.
4. Green.
$. Boston, Mass.
&. No.
z. Central America.
9. The law recognizing separate citi-
Zenship of married women.
8. Corrugated iron.
40, American poet and essayist.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
Small Farms Exempted
In Cotton Plan
Continued from Page One.)

nit applications Immediately to their
community committees for their pro-
rata proportions.
accommodations of county COM
mittees based on the figures will be
forwarded to State allotment boards
for computation of final individual al
lotments and issuance of taxexempt
certificates covering each farmers
quota.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
TO-DAY IN HISTORY

1S76-Historic first telephone patent
No, 174,465, issued Alexander Graham
Beh.
19l1 900 American soldiers ord
cred TO Mexican border of Texas.
1916 Persia opens its first railway
18-Gcrman airplanes kill II and
injure 46 in night raid over London.
1894 Ford restores $500-a-day min
imum wage for most Of his men.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
TODAY'S HOROSCOPE

This is another ambitious day, but
you are cautious and patient There
Is great attachment to friends, and
protective care exercised in guard
ing them. Failure in undertakings is
seldom found for what is not done
by energy is. accomplished by patient
and intelligent waiting.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
Today is The Doy
sy CLARK KIFtNAlRD
CAeSFiGhs, 1854. fer GAIs Ne~spap~
by CSAtSa1 Prc1s Association

Thursday. March Z; 246th day, 159th
year of L. s. Independence, which
unrelenting vigilence is needed to
protect. Second day of Lent ArbOr
Day in California. Luther Burbank's
Birthday
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
NOTABLE NATIVITIES

Edwin Henry Landseer, b. 1902
English animal painter Thomas
Masaryk. b. 1850, first President of
+ Czechoslovakia, who took his oath
of office in Independence Hall, Phila-
delphia. 5000 miles from his own cap
ital Ben Ames Williams, b. 1889,
novelist Percy Hammond, b. 1873,
drama critic Maurice Ravel b.
1875, compOser-The BOlero, etc -.
j. D. Beresford, b. 1873. British move
list.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
CHRIS1 FOS hL--ALL FOE cEElST
UItl1)fiIjQ'3)i s. "a. Of 7.bjJfG0d
sslh. =, .ls :, I - Isl a.t. ..A-pI. II. Q

HEAVENLY ADORATION And
ali the angels stood round about the
throne, and about the elders and the
four beasts. and fell before the throne
on their faces, and worshipped God,
saying. Amen: Blessing. and glOly,
and honour, and power, and might,
be unto our God for ever and ever.
Amen.-Rev evelation III, -.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
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Look at the printed label on your
paper. The date thereon shows wheh
the subscription expires. Forward your
money in ample time for renewal
Notice date on label carefully and il
not correct, please notify us at once
Subscribers desiring the address on
their paper changed, please state IL
their communication both the OLD
and NEW address.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
WANT ADS
Get Results

TIME TO PLANT ENGLISH PEAS
onion sets, beet, cabbage, rape, tuI-
nips, kale, carrot, mustard, radish
spinach, sweet peas and various
other seeds. Parker's Drug Store
The Rexall Store, Phone 49, We
Deliver. 7-Sti
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
Legislature Opposed
To Tobacco Bill

in the Congress of the Flanagan bill
ia require the grading of the weed
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07

VANCE CLEANING CO., PHONE
373, j. P. Harris, manager Don't
you think it's time to look over
your wardrobe and call Vance
Cleaning Co, 373. 6tf
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
EXECUTION.
In the Superior Court.
State of North Carolina:
County of Vance:
Grant Hunt.
VS..
Martha GOO(le
Martha GOOde


by virtue of an execution directed
to the undersigned Sheriff of Vance
County, North Carolina. from the Su-
perior Court of Vance County, North
Carolina, ir the above entitled action
l will, on Monday, the 1st day of April
1888, at II o'clock Noon, at the Court
house door in Henderson, North Car
DINA, sell to the highest bidder for
cash, to satisfy said execution, all the
right, title and interest which the said
Martha Goode, the defendant. has in
the following described real estate the
said land having been levied on by
the undersigned Sheriff in an At
tachment issued in this action:
l Lot, being Lot No. l, fronting go
feet on the Clarksville and Townes-
vile Road, running back 1876 ft. as
will appear by reference to Plat re-
corded in the Register of Deeds office
of Vance County, in Book IS. page
1874. The said land was conveyed to
Martha Goode by Deed recorded in
Book 167, at page 40, in the Register
of Deeds office of Vance County.
North Carolina, and all buildings and
appurtenances thereon. The said land
being situate in or near Townesviue
N. C.
Thls the zoth day of February, 1885,
j. E. HAMLETT,
Sheriff of Vance County.
North Carolira.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
Hospital Inquiry
Measure to Pass

Continued from Page One.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
Suicide Threats Made
Once by Mrs. Davidson,
One Witness Asserts

Continued from Page One.)
wife had told of the girls moody mo-
ments.
Carpenters testimony occupied
practically all of the morning session.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07

National Advertising Representatives
BRYANT, GRIFFITH AND
BRUNSON, INC.
East 4lst Street. New York
$40 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago
20l DoVenshire Street, Boston
General Motors Bldg, Detroit
Walton Building, Atlanta
Entered at the post office in Hender-
son, N. c.. as second class mail matter
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-07
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as Administrator
of the Estate of William Edward
Holmes, late of Vance County, North
Carolina, this is to notify all persons
having claims against the Estate Of
said deceased to exhibit them to the
Undersigned at Henderson, N. c., on
or before the 7th day of March, 1886
or this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All persons indebted
to said estate will please make i'm
mediate payment.
This 7th, day of March 1885.