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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-06-06


coffin
Eileen woke from a troubled dream,
vaguely wondering what was obstruct-
ing the portfolio Of her cabin. Some
thing to do with Doctor Oestler. Was
it that Doctor Oestler was standing be-
tween herself and the porthole-or
was he standing outside on the deck?
Certainly he had some part in it, al
though she couldn't actually see
An unfamiliar stewardess was hold
ing her head, and very gently urging
her to drink something.
"Haig, chief inspector Scotland Yard
on board :" That was queer
thing to think of!
Several years elapsed-or so she cal
culated-years of the most wretched
suffering, mental and physical. At some
time during this unaccountable period
she realized the meaning Of that awful
premonition which had claimed her at
the London docks. She saw great
ship sinking in a calm sea. Ihere
seemed to be booming noise as the
vessel dived into blackness. Terrified,
she screamed, and seemed to hear the
voice of Billy (Who was Billy? She
couldn't think who Billy was, only that
she wanted him-wanted him desper-
ately.) He said, cts all right, darling
I'm here. :"
The kindly, unknown woman was
there, soothing her, and she conceived
a definite terror of Doctor Oestler
Words broke through her delirium:
Don't worry so, cherie-don't worry.
Have courage. While you are with me
you are safe. :"
Frenchwoman. There were no
French stewardesses on the Wallaroo.
But when true awakening came,
Eileen was unable to recognize it. She
could not accept her surroundings.
She saw lofty room, one end of
which was open. Beyond was flower
laden balcony. 1t had four pillars
she counted them over and over again !:
One, two, three, four. They were stone
or plaster, but partly concealed by
flowers. OF course it couldn't be
real!
She touched the silllen coverlet of
the bed on which she lay, pinched her
self-detected the fragrance of cluster
ing roses. She saw that there was a
tray beside her bed, set upon lacquer
table, which contained very compre-
hensible medicine bottle, glass, and a
jug of water Beside it was big bowl
of cut roses
Wildly she stared across the room
towards the balcony; but beyond she
could see nothing but cloudless sky
She was aware of an unfamiliar lassi-
tude. Her limbs, too, had leaden
feeling. But, as the truth of her sur
roundings crashed in upon her mind
she threw off the coverings and sprang
| to the floor.
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don't know what they are-almost at
once have my letter of travel and
my tickets as far as Keneh. After
this days work, look for kind re-
ception!'
II will go and make my report" old
Mohammed chuckled. Il shall not for
get you, Joseph
MY thanks, Father Mohammed.
Then return to your home. Leave all
else to me. How long should he
remain there?"
"They are coming for the crate at
sunset. You have until then. But the
porters must not see you"
Old Mohammed shuffled away, and
Joseph stood for moment by the door
which opened out of the room of car
pets, listening. Then, kneeling, he ap-
piled his ear to the uncovered boards
Immediately beyond this doorway, pres
emily to rise, smiling with satisfaction.
The sound of Mohammed's footsteps
had died away.
Joseph walked through to the little
shop and went out, locking the door
behind him. This took place nearly
half an hour after Doctor Oestler and
Eileen had entered the establishment
of Mohammed, and perhaps twenty
minutes after Dawson Haig, following,
had passed through that door beyond
which lay a space of uncarpeted pas
sage.
His experience had been truly terri
BILE At the moment of passing the
threshold, swift suspicion of the
truth had flashed through his mind
He would have stepped back, but il
was too late.
The floor glided away beneath nim
and he shot down into unknown
depths. He felt himself enveloped, EN-.
braced, by some tender feathery sub.
stance which broke the fall, except
that he went aown and down into suf.
locating darkness.
This was the Path of Feathers I"
Instantly Dawson Haig held his
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-06-06
CHAPTER VII-Continued

Dimes shrugged his shoulders. ITO
me it looks rather that way" he
agreed. mo man would go off alone
on a desperate job of that kind with
out getting in touch either with Mr..
Shale, here, or with the commander !"
HE may have had no opportunity! y
Shale suggested.
"He evidently hadn't" said Forman
savagely. "But maybe for different
reason. There are half dozen ships
on which he, or Miss Kearney, or both
of them, might be at this very moment,
lying along here and in the canal"
"We've spoken every ship in the
port" the commander assured him.
mo, sir. They are not on board any
ship"
The British consuls face was very
stern. There's going to be the devil
TO pay about this business" he said.
"And I'm going to be the scapegoat.
It's no good gnawing your mustache,
Forman. I'm as unhappy as you are
The only reason I don't act is be-
cause 1 don't know what to do. If
you have any feasible suggestion
make it,"
Arrest this slippery pair on board ~
Forman cried angrily: Hold 'em here
until we're satisfied. That's my sug-
gestion, and a feasible one"
-
''The Bath of Feathers never fails,
Joseph" creaked. old Mohammed He
chuckled.
Joseph, that velvet-eyed fortune
teller who had led Eileen to the shop
of Mohammed, smiled understandingly.
ut is best, old Father of Mischief" he
replied, "that you now close your doors
and leave me to carry out my orders.
The crate is in the cellar?'
1T is in the cellar" old Mohammed
replied.
Woodland the girl is safely on the
way. Go now, friend, and report to
the Chief. Put in word for me.
take up my new duties-although l
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(TO BE CONTINUED
Hunting Elephants for
Tusks. Regular Business

The precious white gold of Kenya-
elephants tusks-is protected by gov
eminent regulations in South Africa,
and, like all lucrative trades, has its
unlawful and bootlegging channels.
1t is for this treasure that natives
risk their lives and penetrate the tall
grass jungles and forest Of the interior.
tumbling elephants by the thousands
in the dust
The tusk hunters are divided into
two groups, according to representa-
tive of the American Express company
the killers and dead ivory gatherers,
the latter industry being the great mys
terry to the white man. Dead ivory"
is supposed to be derived from dead
elephants or skeletons and though 1000
elephants die natural death every
year in the jungles and forests of Africa,
it is an astonishing fact that few big
game hunters or explorers have ever
discovered a dead elephant.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-06-06
By SAX ROHMER

case-undoubtedly designed as his
coffin
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-06-06
FOR NEW READERS THE STORY FROM THE OPENING cHAP7

Il
of
elf
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-06-06
Look to Art for Guidance

We look 10 art for guidance fOl
ideality and for creative faculty; for it
is not knowledge that is wanting, but
the power to clearly conceive and ex.
ternaize that which is known
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-06-06
Weeks Supply of Postum Free

Read the offer made by the Postum
Company in another part of this pa
per. They will send full weeks sup
ply of health giving Postum free to
anyone who writes for it.-Adv.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-06-06

Ever Think of That?
Getting to work early gives one
more time to loaf later in the day.
The Washington times., 1935-04-16
Rentals
5 Houses for Sale

$7,950.0O-COLORED
High-class Northwest section. near 18th
and Columbia Rd. In perfect condition: 8
rooms and bath: porches front and back.
THOS. E. FARRELL CO.
721 10th st. n. W.
The Washington times., 1935-04-16
Wanted-Real Estate

PAY CASH for houses. brick or frame,
E. A. Garvey. DI, 1908 1926 Vt. Ave NV
The Washington times., 1935-04-16

500 down. 8 acres wood land in high
tricity. Price. 1915. MA. 1853. ATT. 52O5-J
The Washington times., 1935-04-16
THE WASHINGTON TIMES, TUESDAY, APRIL 1s. 1885
Real Estate
Houses for Sale

NEAR st. AlOysius Church on ST., 10
rooms, 2 baths. modern. Priced only
$4,000. Act quickly for a bargain. Mr..
King. District 9179. 1104 Vermont Ave.
A VERY CHEAP MT. PLEASANT HOME
WELL LOCATED
$S. OOO-Not cheap in the sense Of con-
dition. but in the sense Of value
Priced way under its cost. Gift. brick
and Gear garage. This is a bargain,
CALL BOSS & PHELPS. NATIONAL 1900
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-01-04
PNEUMONIA FATAL
TO MURPHY CHILD
Nine Months Old Son Of |.
II. Murphy Will Be Buried
Tomorrow at 10 A. M.

Horace Ray Murphy. nine and one
half months old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
|. H. Murphy North Henderson. died
1t his home this morning at o'clock.
after being i'll for five days with
pneumonia.
Funeral services will be conducted
Omorrow mornin~ at 10 o'clock from
he residence with Rev. j. L. Joyce,
pastor of City Road NJ. E. church nl
charge, assisted by Rev. John Ed
wards. pastor of North Henderson
Baptist church. Interment will be in
Elmwood cemetery.
The child is survived ty his parents
and the following sisters. Ellen Otelia,
10. Fannie Gray. and Cora May. 3.
His twin brother died OF pneumonia
October 30. 1884.
Pallbearers will be Misses Fannie
D. Holmes. Gertrude Pridgen, Juanita
Holmes, and Gladys Rem. Flower
girls will be Misses Rosebud Rocker.
Bessie Hughes. Jessie Hughes, Re
becca Fisher, Evelyn Rocker and
Rose Lowry.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-01-04
What Will Live
Out. Of rev e Deal
Continued from Page one.1

employe will be negligible).
The uproar whether a broad fed
eral housing pl naiss ocialistic or not
will bring amused wonderment. (Thc
social duty Of a government will be
considered obvious.)
Theo rdered production of crops as
well as manufactured goods will be
accepted, as a necessity.
A fundamental single tax for the
distribution Of wealth probably will
be here-forced by economic exigen-
cies of federal and state governments
as we'll as social pressure.
The money manipu1ations-the eff
forts to make one dollar seem two
or three dollars-will seem loonev.
perhaps
Crime prevention meetings will be
looked back upon as something much
further in the past than 1934-35-for
the essence of crime will be seen
then to be in the economic and social
depths (Which will have been allie
waited greatly.
The mass movements of the age,
the relationships, the organizations
based ond vision through prejudice
or conquering through emotionalism
will seem unreal and frightsome.
The cry to preserve individual
rights. raised when monopolies and
exploiters resisted efforts at control,
will seem ironica1
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-01-04
Forester Looking
To Fire Season
Continued from Page One.)

Continued from Page One.)
through organized counties in district
No. 4 with headquarters at New Bern
during the next several days, the De-
partment Of Conservation and De-
velopment announced today.
Mr.. Mccormick on the trip will visit
Johnston, Wilson. Pitt, Lenior Beau
fort. Greene, Wayne and Craven coun
ties. He will visit all forest fire tow
er sites and inspect all fire-fighting
equipment in the cooperating coun-
ties. In each case hew i'll be accom-
panied by the county warden in go
ing over the territory and outlining
plans for the most effective control
of fire.
One of the lightest forest fire sea-
son experienced in years was report
ed for last fall. Favorable weather,
the assistant State forester declared,
was of tremendous value to the fire
control activities; and he believes
that the protective organization has
reached its highest peak of efficiency
Another extremely valuable factor
in the States forest fire contral pro-
gram. according to Mr.. Mccormick.
has been the work of the Civilian
Conservation Corps which has con-
Structed hundreds of miles Of fire
lines and hundreds of bricges to make
the forests more accessible to fire
fighters and to check the spread of
flames. Considerable time has also
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-01-04
TWO CASES BEFORE
RECORDERS COURT

Two cases were aired before Re
cordcr r. f. Clements at today's ses-
sion of the county court.
Jack Thorpe. negro. was charged
with trespassing on the property of
Robert Switzerland, negro. and dam
aging same. He was given go days,
commitment not to issue upon pay
ment of the cost and good behavior
or u months
The other case was Genie St9llings.
white. charged with assaulting wife
and being drunk. Twelve months were
meted out by the Judge, commitment
not to issue upon payment of the cost
and good behavior for two years.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-01-04
MEASLES PREVALENT
IN ENTIRE COUNTY
Cases Being Reported At
Rapid Rate; Other Dis
eases Shown

Reportablc diseases for Vance cOun-
ty were released today by DR.. u. p.
Mitchell, county health officer shows
measles leading the field by wide
margin, 464 cases being reported.
ChickenpoX ranked second with 25
cases. Other cases reported were
whooping cough 2; diptheria, 1; and
scarlet fever, g.
Since these figures have been COM
piled, it was stated from the health
office that measles cases had been
reported at a rate of 80 to 40 per
day.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-01-04
MAYOR WATKINS TO
SPEAK OVER RADIO
His Address Comes Over
WPTF, Raleigh, This
Evening at $50

Mayor Irvine B. Watkins will speak
over WPTF this evening at $50
o'clock instead of 9 o'clock as has
been previously announced, on Mum
icipal Tax Problems" under the aus
pices of the North Carolina League
of municipalities, it was stated today.
Mayor Watkins is one Of a number
of leading men in the State who have
been chosen to speak of some phase
of how the tax dollar is spent.
Citizens are invited to listen to the
mayor in his talk this evening
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-01-04
Purely Vegetable Laxative

Thedford's Black-Draught is one of
the most popular laxatives sold today
because it is made of the leaves and
roots of medicinal plants, and because
it brings refreshing relief from con-
stipation troubles.
"Black-Draught helped me when l
was bilious, .constipated, feeling slug
gish, dizzy, or had bad taste in nv
mouth" writes Mrs. w NJ. Bullock.
Waynesburg, KY 81 haven't found
any medicine like better than Black
Draught."
It's the favorite laxative of thou
sands of others. Have you tried it?
THEDFORD'S BLACK-DRAUGHT
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-01-04
MRS. MARY LOWRY
HAS PASSED AWAY
Funeral Services Conducted
This Afternoon; InIer-
mcnt at Rock Bridge

Funeral services were "ouducteG
this afternoon ~ ? O'Clock from the
home Oc Mrs. Iottic Walters for Mrs
Mary Lowry. -. with Rev. f.. c.. Par
rom. pastor of the Holiness church in
South Hcnh"rGou, in charge Inter-
ment was ut Rock Bridge cemetery
Mrs. Lowry had been i'll for four
days.
The deceased is survived by two
children. A. u. Lowry of Raleigh. and
Mrs. Saddle Garris Of Portsmouth.
Va. A sister also survives, Mrs. Lizzie
BIacknall in Franklin county.
Pallbearers were selected at the
home at the timc oc the funeral.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-01-04
COFFEE SHOP IS
LEADER IN RATING
County Health Officer Gives
Out December Ratings
of Eating Places

Sanitary rating of the eating houses
and hotels in this vicinity was an
nounced today by DR.. q. P Mitchell.
county health officer.
The Coffee Shop led the field with
the best score of $40. The others fol-
lowed in this order: Vance Hotel, e2.O:
Betsy Tea Shop, 91.5; Hill Top. 91.5:
Busy Bee, 91.O; Steak House, COS.
american Al Tourist Camp, 9o.5; Lewis
Dlnlng Room, SO; Artic Lunch. 80:
central, 81; Jefferson, Sc; and Franks
Lunch S3.5.
The colored eating houses were
given as follows: Rex, 865; Indus
trial, 725
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-01-04
DISPATCH CARRIER
HAS INJURED FOOT

Russell Walker, carrier for the Hen
derson Daily Dispatch and serves
West Garnett street and Oxford Road
had the misfortune Tuesday after
noon of injuring his foot while cut
ting wood, keeping him at his home
for the past few days.
The youth in some manner struck
his foot near the ankle with an AK
bruising it considerably. He was ex-
nected to be able to be out again in q
few days.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-01-04
SCHOOLS OF COUNTY.
WILL OPEN MONDAY.
Prolonged Holiday Comes to
End; Contagious Diseases
Is Cause Of Delay

All Vance county schools. both
white and Negro, will open their
doors next Monday morning, follow
ing a prolonged Christmas vacation,
due to the prevalence of contagious
dAeases throughout the county, it
was stated today by superintendent
E. NJ. Rollins.
The schools were supposed to open
last Thursday. hut were postponed
upon the advice Of Dr.. Z. p. Mitchell
county health officer
The schools suspended Friday. De
cember 21 for the holidays.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-01-04
ONE DEED is FILED
IN VANCE REGISTRY

Only one realty deed was filed yes
,erday with Horace M. Robinson, reg
lister of deeds of Vance county. The
deed covered four lots on Andrews
avenue extension and were near the
fair grounds. G. w. Knott and wife.
Ruth S. Knott, and M. B. Stone and
wife, Katherine c.. Stone conveyed
to F.. e. Winstead and wife four lots
of the Knott tract for $40 and other
valuable considerations.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-01-04
HENRY DENNIS HAS
AN ATTACK OF FLU

Henry a. Dennis. editor of the
Henderson Daily Dispatch, has been
confined to his home on Young street
since Wednesday evening by a slight
attack Of flu. He is expected to be
able TO resume his duties shortly.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-01-04
GETTING THE STORY


Folks it amt much chance of get
ting a story. The post office job
seekers are still on the job, Bill Cof-
fin has at last got his signal equip
ment for the main drag. Cooley has
gone to Washington so not many folks
from here are journeying to Nash
vile. SO you see it's right hard to get
a story. Here's something that ain't
a story it's the truth. This Christ
mas time made me feel right good
Got some Christmas cards, two 1 be-
lieve. both of those from politicians
that will figure in election in a few
months One Of the fellas that's
gonna figure in that didn't send me
one. That's all right, I'll hit him for
a ten cent cigar. He'd better come
across cause there's six votes at my
house.
Well. | gotta stop ain't wrote nuth-
in, but I've done what l hoped to do
give the linotype operators hOmething
to work on while l tried to figure out
somekind of head to fit some of
those stories that l have. Yours til
the regular batter returns
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-01-04

been devoted by the corps to the ac-
tual suppression of fire in counties
making provisions for the control of
fires Drilling of wells, erection of
lookout towers, installation of forest
fire telephone lines, and other i'm
provements are also permanent con-
tributions to the forest fire protec-
tiOn program.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-01-04
Around Town

No Polio" COUri---MaYOr Watkins did
not have to sit in judgment today
since Ior" were no cases in NUM-
cipal court.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-01-04
Attended Funeral.

Mrs e. C. Lands. Miss Carrie
Lands, Mrs. T. D. Peck and Mrs. Sid
ney Chavasse attended the funeral OF
Miss Anna Lands yesterday after
noon in Oxford
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-01-04
WHAT TO WRITE

To write this column. one must be
a bystander. Heck. since the bystand-
er has been laying down. l amt hard
y had chance to do any Outstanding.
Course folks are still going on 'bou;
their business, and everyone you see
is in q news story of some kind. That's
fact. Betcha any man YOU stop
anywhere you can get a story from
him of some description. Well l guess
you folks wish I would stop this stuff
I'm trying to do and go out and see
some Of the folks that would give me
a real story. Maybe l will.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-01-04

No Marriage LiCcnseS-No marriage
licenses have been issued by the Reg
ister Of Deeds Horace VI Robinson
within the past three days. This is
quite a comparison to the boom bus
mess recently enjoyed by the office.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-01-04

At the homo Of r. w. Hester ON Arch
street called out fircmcn this morning
about $50 o'clock. No damage was
reported by Fire Chief f. T. Shepherd
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-01-04
By q BUginMdcr

STILL PINCH HITTIN'
Once again this rookie has been
called to bat for the regular player
cause the regular player has been
forced out of the game on account of
the flu. They tell me that stuff is
awful. l amt had it yet but maybe
my turn is coming.
The Washington times., 1935-02-02
TRIANGLE GIRL
TEST|F|ES

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 2 Q.N.S).
CrosS.examination Of Grace Bran.
don, San Antonio stenographer for
love Of whom Major Charles A.
Shepard is charged with having
poisoned Mrs. Zenana Shepard,
was begun in Federal court here
today.
Miss Brandon, who on direct
testimony as the star witness for
the Government told Of her court
ship by the defendant before and
after his wife'S death in June,
1929, including a recitation Of
gifts, ardent love letters and wed.
ding and honeymoon plans, was
the first witness when court re.
sumed today.
Cross-examination Of Miss Bran.
don was conducted by c. L. Kagey.
Lloyd Kagey an Hal E. Harlem,
Of Major Shepard'S battery Of de.
tense counsel. It Is on her testi.
mony that the Government hopes
to convict the defendant. It 10
on the breaking down of her evi.
dence that the defense hopes to
obtain an acQuittal.
The Washington times., 1935-02-02
MELLON SON,
D|VORCEE WE'D

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 GN.s).
Paul w. Mellon, only son of An.
drew w. Mellon, former Secretary
Of the Treasury and former Am.
basSador to Great Britain, was
married today to Mrs. Mary Con.
over Brown, of Kansas City, Reno
divorce.
The couple was married at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. David K.
E. Bruce here. Mrs. Bruce is Mr..
Melons sister.
Mrs. Brown was attended by
her sister, Mrs. c. s. P. Blunt
ing, Of Kansas City, and was
given in marriage by her father.
DR.. Charles Conover.
Mr.. Bruce acted as groomsman
for Mr.. Mellon.
The pair left Immediately for
q wedding trip in Europe. On
their return, they will live in
Pittsburgh and at Mr.. Melons
farm at Upperville, Va.
Mrs. Brown was divorced from
her first husband, Karl Brown,
Of Allentown, Pa, in Reno, in
1888.
She was graduated from Vassar
College in 1926. Subsequently she
studied at the Sorbonne in Paris
and at Columbia.
Mr.. Mellon was graduated from
Yale in 1929. He then studied for
two years at Clare College,
Cambridge, where he received BA.
honors in 1881. He has been en-.
gagged in banking and other bust.
ness activities in Pittsburgh, where
his family's financial interests are
conferred.
The wedding was attended only
by the immediate families and a
few intimate friends Of the bride
and groom.
The Washington times., 1935-02-02
ALP|N|ST TALKS
ON Mt. CR|LLON

Something new in sun lore was
offered members of the National
Geographic Society at Constitu-
ton Hall last night by Bradford
Washburn, explorer and alpine ex-
pert. He told his audience that
when the sun goes down at some
points along the Alaskan coast
range it's" Pike turning off the
heat.
Describing an experience he had
while heading an expedition to
Mt. Crillon last July, when he and
two companions scaled the lofty
peak for the first time, he said:
Temperatures CHI nge 50
rapidly on the slopes Of Mt. Grill
lon that one can literally feel
the sun go down. During a sum-
mer day the mercury may be
driven up to IS degrees, only to
retreat hastily to Is degrees a.
night falls.
mt. CriIlOn rises 12,72S feet
above the shore of the Pacific,
northwest Of Juneau. The ex-
petition used an airplane to
explore the surrounding ter.
rain and to drop supplies for
the main advance camp. We
then climbed for two weeks be-
fore we could see the summit
above the screen Of ridges ana
minor peaks which surrOZaa
it,"
Rock walls varying in height
from 1900 to 5000 feet guarded
the approaches to the peak, the
lecturer said.
In the descent, travelling on
skis, members Of the party COW
cred as much distance in an hour
and a half as they had been
able to traverse in IA hours
climbing while scaling the peak.