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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-04

heard nothing. / fell asleep"
THAT will be all, Miss Randall
The little woman was on the verge
OF tears after her questioning. Gray
mouse like. she seemed PERHAPS il
was her dull gray dress. with its
| white collar and cuffs. her gray hair
her gray. frightened face. don't
know. l had feeling. though, ano
! don't know whether Reyes felt it
too. that she wasn't telling the entire
truth. / was sure that none Of the
goings and comings Van Everys
house escaped her. I was equally
sure she didn't gossip about what
she knew. but only found out what
she did for the good OF the persons
concerned.
A peculiar sort Of person. Nothing
to live for. No one to do for. Per-
haps Van Every was wise getting
such a companion for Joyce. For
youth these days is apt to be care
less. sand Miss Randall would not let
Joyce get careless. Yes. Van Every
was wise. He had chosen Miss Ran
dali carefully.
''Maughan," Keyes was saying,
I'm asking you not to leave the
city. until I give you permission"
Suspecting me again. Otherwise,
why did he not want me to leave?
NJ had planned to go back a week
from today. My reservations are
secured, but of course, if you wish
1t. I will remain" It was the least
I could say. Keyes expected it.
I'VE may have this settled right
away. and we may not can find
you at the Warrington hotel?"
Eyes," 1t was curt dismissal, but
I had no intention Of leaving yet.
McManus brought up Soon, who
looked blankly at Keyes. The cap
tain motioned Joyce and Miss Ran
dali from the room. Joyce protested,
saying she wanted to talk to her
uncle. but he shushed them out
quickly. Keyes did not seem to notice
me at his side.
/ think Soon disconnected him, be-
cause his blue eyes fell away from
the Chinaman's gaze, and settled on
a bookcase near by. Good for Soon,
! sobered Immediately when I real
lied how hard it would be to get
Soon to talk. Indeed. he was mono
syllable until Keyes called Van
Every to the rescue. It was the first
I had seen of Van Every for some
time He came out of the bedroom
slowly. the ruby no longer In his
hand.
I'm sorry" he said quietly to me.
/ knew what he meant. Sorry Keyes
had thought it necessary to search
me.
Never mind. Van Every. we've got
to get to the bottom of this" Keyes
glanced at me quickly. The "we",
/ suppose. / didn't care. Somehow.
some way. Margalo's death must be
avenged.
soon, you will tell Captain Keyes
all you know" Van Every said this
to the servant more as a request
than command. Van Every knew
how to handle Soon
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-04
HEAD THIN r'IKN1,:

HEAD THIN FIRST:
MGr0alo Younger. an actress, is
found n,vsteriously dead in the. home
OF DoE Van Every. collector of
rare jearels. shortly aftes Van Eve9y
has recoumted the 0raesome history
OF the famous Camden ruby to the
actress. .aCIon, he had inst met, and
Cary Vaughan, an acquaintance.
She had been reari,s0 the huge ruby
during the historical account again st
Van Every's wishes, sco6in0 at his
description of the jeicel as a murder
stone" The doctor calls the police
achem he finds it case of murder
and eIpL0ns the actress died from q
sharp needle-liEe instrument found
at the base of the brain. Detective
Reyes begins questioning Van Every
and Vaughan. the only others in the
room at the tim. OF Mdr0dlo's mar
der, tcIlen joyce, Van EVerys young
niece, 1c7,o Nves ,cith him, enters.
Laura Randall. elderly companion to
Joyce, is brought in for questioning.
Soon, the japanese servant, tells OF q
Mr.. Bdrrimrore telephonim0 for Van
EVery, in his absence during the
eUeMin0, on important business.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-04

(COntlrued from rage One.)
eminent in Washington has died
down the last few weeks.
There is reasonable floods and
the dust storms (again).
No single state will be able to solve
this tremendous problem, local plead
ers are saying.
But the federal government cannot
solve it either, unless it is given fro
mendous powers, and unless it disre-
CARDS some few private interests for
the benefit of the whole.
Scientists fear that any further de-
lay may do two things:
I'D Bring on still more devastating
floods.
CD Turn an immense part of Amer
lea into desert.
RELIEF
NO state insists upon states rights
when it comes to relief.
The pressure from flood-stricken
states-anong the most powerful in
the union-for relief indicates an in
creasingly large permanent federal
burden.
When such large industrial states
as Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Vir-
glnla, demand a comprehensive fed
eral relief programmed make those
demands prior to a national election,
as now-you may BID sure there will
be relief. Whether here will be
far-seeing program b another mat
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-04
GHr-RELEAsED BY CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION

saw the door close after her and
Laura Randall. and then I strobe
rapidly down the street. shivering a
little, because it was raw and cold.
Finding a taxi cruising around a
couple of blocks from the house.
hailed it and gave Margalo's address.
! then settled back to run over the
events Of the night
Margalo dead. Murdered. The
police running rampant in Van
Every's house. The needle that
brought instantaneous death shot
from some manner Of gun. Keyes'
theory. which was reasonable. I
thought. After all the police are ex-
perts about the methods Of producing
death. sighed when l thought that
soon they would know just how far
away the murderer had stood when
he fired the needle. whether he was
in the hall. the room. directly behind
| Margalo. Efficiency. Reyes all over.
Joyce had said that she stood at
the door some minutes Neither Van
Every nor had heard her. How
easy 1t would have been for someone
else to stand there, fire the gun. and
slip away unnoticed. How incredibly
easy!
/ was convinced if death had come
to Margalo In the way Reyes had In
sisted. that the gun used was no
ordinary gun. No. explosive gun.
We would have noticed then. l can
scent gunpowder easily. The odor of
it always makes me slightly i'll. The
war settled that. I srnelled enough
of it there to know it anywhere.
No. 1t was another sort of gun.
perhaps an air gun. Yet even that
with silencer would be heard slight
| ly. and l had heard nothing. nothing
but Van Every telling the story Of
the ruby.
Darn the ruby! saw it again.
with Margalo's hand around it. her
living hand Saw it around her neck.
glowing, like shining red hot coal
on her breast; saw 1t dangling from
the chain. when Van Every was aim
lessly carrying it around. 1sWished
/ had never seen it. wished had
never heard the murderous story
Van Every had told us. Yet Mar
gallo had wanted to go-I hadn't had
| to persuade her very much. She had
been rather cold to Van Every when
had introduced them back stage
An interloper. she had probably
| thought. Then when the ruby was
mentioned. she wanted to see it. wear
it. Like Margalo.
We passed a deserted corner on
Broadway. and / looked out of the
car to news stand. Under the light
of the lamp-post could see the
sleepy newsboy who was man. and
an old one at that. nodding over his
papers. The headlines contained not
a word Of Margalo. The papers did
not have the story yet There were
no reporters at the house when
! left. Tomorrow it would be teeming
with them. Poor Margalol In her
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-04
READ THIS FIRST:

Mdr0dlo Younger, an actress, is
found my.teriouSEu dead in the home
OF 'DoW Van Every, collector of
rare jercls. shortly after Van Ever1
has recounted the 0rues0n,e history
OF the famous Camden ruby to the
actress. WhoD, he had Just met. and
Gary Vaughan. an acquaintance
She had been aoearin0 the huge ruby
during the historical account against
Van EUery's tcishes, sco67n0 at his
description OF the je1cel as a "mMrder
stone" The doctor calls the police
achen he finds it a case of murder.
and erptdns the actress died from a
sharp necdle-Libe instrument found
at the base of the brain. Detective
Keyes begins questioning Van Every
and Vaughan, the only others in the
room at the time of Mdr0dlo's mur-
der. lohen joyce, Van EUerys youn0
niece. lCho Hves acith him, enters
Laura Randall. elderly companion to
Joyce, is brought in for questioning
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-04

| Il sit all ebening in here. From.
time master he go. till he come back
with Mr. Vaughan. with the lady.
No one come in. Miss Randall, meb-
be. no one other"
Sure no one came in but Miss
Randall?"
Sure"
did the telephone ring while you
were here?"
Three time"
WHO called?"
"One man for master. I say no
here. He hang down. No leave
name. don know who he is, but
think l heard voice before. can
tell. Mother man. different. want to
know when master will be in. l tell
him mebbe later. He ask whether he
be in by midnight / say yes. think
yes. He say he come midnight. I'M
portant He Mr.. Barrimore never
| hear that name before. ] tell him
| come in morning, master never see
| anyone at night. He say he can't
wait till morning. J. write note for
master. put it on table. there, Mr..
Barrimore's name"
Reyes went over to the table he
indicated. near the chair where we
i had found Soon. He came back with
note. and grunted shortly. Why
he seemed surprised that the note
was there. don't know. but he did
seem surprised.
Third call for Missy Joyce. She
in then. and l ring her bell When
| / hear her answer l hang down.
Woman call her."
What time did these calls Gomez"
"Oh. first call short after master
he go. Eight. mebbe Mr.. Barri-
more he call later. nine. 'mebbe.
Woman call Missy Joyce, few min
utes after"
miss Van Every said she went out
at nine"
well. mebbe. little sooner. I
dom know"
Did Mr.. Barrimore Gomez"
mo. he no come When master
come in. he tell me to go sleep.
60 Bell to from door is in my room.
and it no ring all night I could hear
If 1t did. Near my pillow at night
Daytime in kitchen I sleep"
Yet this Mr.. Barrimore wanted to
see you" master badly?"
Seem to. mebbe."
You didn't think to tell your mas
ter he had called?"
Il leave note. Master see it"
Did you see this note. Van
Every?"" Reyes turned to the older
man.
YES. saw it. but paid no atten-
ton to it. ! do not know anyone by
that name-wait-unless it could be
one Of the Barrinores who at one
time owned my ruby Lordi I
didn't think Of it at the time. I've
been in the habit of thinking they
were all dead-buried long ago.
Soon. are you sure no one rang the
front doorbell?"
Sure"
RIO BE CONTINUED
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-04
CHAPTER II

"KEYFS. think we'd better find
this, Barrimore who phoned me this
evening. He might be-" Van Every
stopped.Sa
might be?"
'Well, at one time. for long time
/ should say, the Camden ruby was
In possession Of the Barrimore fam
lily in England"
1.-The ruby wasn't stolen. was it?
Detective Keyes spoke shortly. 81
can't see that Margalo Youngers
death had anything to do with the
ruby."a .4
81 think you're mistaken. Reyes. u
I drawled.
Maybe he's right. Vaughan.
Maybe it's only my imagination"
] could see Van Every was wor-
ried. and tired. SO I decided to go.
] went to the chair here ] had left
my coat and hat. and picked them
up. What was this? Margalo's mink
coat! l picked it up. and swung it
over my arm. It had been under
mine. and I had not noticed it. Poor
Margalo What an end.
i
would want to see me at noon At
his office. promised to be there.
! was half undecided as to whether
! should hand him Margalo's coat.
then decided against it. would
take it to her maid. It was not po-
lice property anyway. looked
around for the little silver turban she
had been wearing but could see it no
place. -.
There, were detectives on the stairs
as I went down. and flying green
figure halted me at t. > door. as
stepped out.
'MrF Maugkan! They tell me now
that i. Miss Younger was murdered
here 'ton1ghtl 1t isn't true. is it"
at is. Joyce. but now you'd better
be going-to bed"
"1t can't be true! can't! Why.
I saw her-tonight
Eyes. yes" I soothed. True, Joyce
had looked through the door. and had
seen her.
"No. that's not what I mean. but l
don't want to tell those detectives.
They'd want to know why-why-
and it's so silly. can't tell themi"
7 drew her quickly out on the
porch. and closed the door. did not
want Miss Randall to hear us. and
she vas lowering closely. probably
trying to get Joyce to bed. as had
been. Throwing my overcoat over
her shoulders. ! faced her sQuarely
"Now. what do you mean?"
Il mean saw her tonight. She
sent for me- I'd heard about her
lots-I saw her after the second act
Of her play at the Knickerbocker."
Tonight"
"Yes. she sent for me-"
Joyce chung to me pitifully. l
could see, she was unnerved, fright
ened
Miss Randalrs hear poked from
behind us. miss Joyce. don't you
think you'd better get to bed I'm
Worried"
"Yes you must. Joyce" I insisted
why mot let me come to see you
in the afternoon-or meet me some
place. You can tell me-Iater." Her
great blue eyes were heavy with
pain. and her small mouth dropped.
howerlike.
give for I "a then. at the Ritz.
Be sure to come"
Sand. Joyce" l RULED her back a
moment. Better not say word more
to Keyes 7 don't want him to put
you on his list of suspects. as he has
me-"
"Youi"
"Yes. and now GOOD night"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-04
CHAPTER 10

MISS RANDALL. will you kind
ly tell us what you were doing this
EVENING"" Detective Keyes started
kindly. His voice softened consider
ably. for he had addressed Joyce
rather harshly.
"Me?" she asked. as if he could
not, possibly mean poor little Laura
Randall. Certainly she was not i'm
portant enough to be questioned!
Eyes. you. Miss Randall. What
were you doing all EVENING""
"Why-let me see" she fluttered.
waiting for Miss Joyce was ALL"
"How were you occupying your
time while you were waiting?"
"Oh-reading."
"What?"
"a book. Dickens. Tale Of Two
Cities"
Ibid you find it interestingly
Extremely. I love Dickens. And
ne is read so seldom these days."
did you go into the hall during
the EVENING""
mo. sat in Miss Joyce's bedroom
all evening reading"
when did you go in there?"
"She left at lot was then went
In after had helped her dress. and
she had gone out"
you positively did not go into the
hall all evening? Go downstairs?"
Eyes. did. I'm very. very sorry.
had forgotten. 1 came downstairs
during the evening. and came into
the library. Here"
What for?"
Miss Joyce might be late. and
wanted to have another book to read
In case / had to wait up late.
thought / might finish The Tale of
Two Cities. I brought up David
Copperfield'."
Keyes asked her where she had
gotten it from the bookcases. and
when she pointed the location. he
went and verified her statement him
SELF I thought it was all very silly,
insisting on probing for such petty
details. Surely they could go no.
where to solve the murder Of Margalo
"What time did you come down
stairs?"'
Sometime after Miss Joyce left.
1t was around II. sir. Yes. I'm sure.
IL o'clock Mr.. Van Every had gone
out early-soon after dinner. IF he
had been in the house. would not
have trespassed. Of course"
WAS there anyone in the library p
Eyes. Soon-he was sitting on that
chair" she pointed to the chair Soon
Had been sitting in when we came
IN. holding a gun on his Cap. I ad-
ait ] was rather frightened, for l
had forgotten about-the ruby!"
Her voice sank to whisper.
you met no one in the hall going
1p or coming DOWN.?
mo one"
"You did not leave Miss Van
Every's bedroom again?"
Moves. when Mr.. Van Every
came home. heard him. and thought
it might be Joyce. so came out to
the landing"
"And saw"
"Mr. Van Every had guests with
him."
"You went back to your-to the
bedroom. when you saw it was not
Miss Van Every?"
~ did"
miss Van Every returned at what
timer"
"She came into the bedroom at ex-
actly 1:10. I glanced at my watch
to be sure"
Yes. Miss Randall would probably
glance at her watch.
"She didn't leave the room after
she had once entered it?"
II went to my own room, of her
bedroom, sir ! don't know what she
did after she dismissed me. but I
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-04
Athletic Program
For DeacOns IN
Full Next Week

Wake Forest, April 4.-The sprir,
athletic program at Wake Forest will,
get under full sway next week as niro
contests, including golf, tennis, track
and baseball are scheduled for the Va
rious Heacon teams.
Coach Caddelps varsity basebau
club. will take the spotlight in this
program by meeting Duke, Carolina
and the Boston Bees of the National
League.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-16

High blood pressure, physician finds,
doesn't confine itself to the body's circu-
latory system. 1t appears also in the
victims behavior, and often produces
devastating effects on other people. For
high-pressure statesmen, promoters and
politicians are prone to high blood pres
sure, and it is probably the inward pres
sure that produces the outward pressure.
So it becomes evident that, with all our
physical worries, the American public has
never taken this peril seriously enough.
If the doctors could just reduce the blood
pressure of the aforesaid statesmen, pro-
moters and politicians, it would make a
wonderful difference In the well-being Of
business and private life and the body
polite. How about campaign to cut off
red meat from these groups and provide
whatever pills and potions are necessary,
at public expense?
Such a calming campaign Is especially
necessary just now. If the high-pressure
boys can't be made to ease up somehow,
Uncle Sam himself will be developing q
cerebral thrombosis or something.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-16
Tanned by Kindness

1t has been usually assumed that early
man tanned the domesticated animals by
fear. Dr. Walter Hough, anthropologist
of the Smithsonian Institution at Wash
ington, has an opposite theory. They
were tanned, he thinks, by kindness. He
bases his reasoning upon the fearlessness
Of wild animals and their easy tolerance
of man in regions where man has never
hunted or harmed them. The animals
seem to get along with friendly human
beings as well as they do with each
other. This applies especially to the veg
etarian animals. Flesh eaters, whether
animal or human, inspire natural fear in
other wild life.
The common domestic animals are sup
posed to have been tanned first in Asia.
DR. Hough believes that early man there
had temperament adapted TO inspiring
friendship and confidence among the
animals just as many Asiatic races still
have. Fear, he says, is merely pro-
tective Device" which does not develop,
Or disappears, where it Is not needed This
:hcory seems 10 uphold the tanners and
Tai.;ers Of horses, dogs and 1ild animals
FRO nee ,-indness inetead OF punishment.
gnere Is an U.'inIg bcaring, too, on the
training Of children, who start life more
ar leas as "lifilp animals"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-16

II was a grand and glorious occasion
the celebration Of St. Patrick's day, when
does not occur until tomorrow-yester-
day by the Irish and their descendants IN
Waterbury, not to mention many other
nationalities who are partial to display
of racial feelings. Both the parade OF
Yesterday afternoon and the banquet
last night offered ample testimony to the
adage that "the reward of thing well
done is to have done it," How true this
was.
All praise should be bestowed on the
Irish-American Social club for sponsor
ing such an event. It's good thing for
men and women to get out every SO often
and parade around their city in this
fashion. 1t takes our minds or OF the
many sordid commercial realities, which
perplex us today. A parade makes OLD
and young, rich and poor akin. IL IS
common meeting ground for all. There
are no inequalities. Waterbury certainly
proved this yesterday.
Such q celebration as was staged yes
terday always leaves a pleasant feeling
It may in time be tossed aside, but for
the moment 1t Is supreme. Tomorrow
there will be many private and public
celebrations in honor OF the patron saint
Of Ireland one OF the most popular and
hest-liked in the great litany of saints,
but nothing will quite compare with this
splendid fanfare that was accorded him
yesterday. Waterbury Is to be congratu-
lated on such a live-wire organization
that could for two successive years bring
on entire city to its feet with ringing
cheers and applause.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-16
Get To Work Now

With probably the heaviest spring rain
that we'll get behind us the city can now
proceed to the task OF cleaning up. This
Is a Job to which everyone OF us should
lend willing hand No doubt definite
week will be set later this month or early
in April for a city-wide drive on rubbish
and unsightly spots But 1t isn't too
early to begin to plan for this occasion.
We'd like to see the 1886 drive the most
thorough on record.
There are number OF places around
the town where people have been dump
ing refuse promiscuously The litter and
Junk shows up in all It's hideousness now
with the snow gone and the bare earth
showing. Every effort should be made by
property owners to prevent such tres
passing on their land. Every effort
should be made by persons accustomed
to do such things as this, to amend their
habits We don't want Waterbury to be-
come community OF cluttered-up Sec
tons.
Cleanup time naturally begins in the
house. You get rid OF the dirt and
debris of winter. You either burn 1t up
or have it carted away. We think the city
the activity. We commented on 1t earlier
this month. 1t would be fine thing to
commander fleet Of notwithstanding
trucks and on allotted days pick up bar
rels of rubbish from in front Of homes.
However, this might be regarded as I'M
fair competition, SO we won't press it,
other than urging that rubbish be re-
moved to legitimate dumping grounds.
The campaign won't be complete,
though, unless each and everyone of us
iOin in the movement And that means
many individuals will have to mend their
careless ways about dumping old papers,
cans, ashes, etc, in nearby vacant lots.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-16
Campaign Contributions

The republican national campaign
committee has started drive to raise "a
million dollars from million Ameri-
cans" Participation certificates will be
issued to all the citizens contributing one
dollar apiece. Such plan, which might
be used properly and advantageously by
any party in any campaign, whether ma
tional or state or local, is obviously pref
cradle to filling political war chest with
few big gifts from important people and
interests with axes to grind
There is reasonable assumption that
the fellow who gives dollar does 1t on
principle, for legitimate expenses, to help
a cause or a candidate he believes in. 1t
Is, therefore, better way even when 1t
brings in less money.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-16

One of the most confounding argu-
ments that democrats can throw in the
faces of their republican opponents this
fall is the apparent discrepancy in the
stories the latter tell. Nothing is too
bad to utter about President Roosevelt.
His administration has been wasteful and
extravagant. At least that's what the
spell-binders claim. But what are the
facts Trade journals and financial pa
pers are studded with headlines showing
increased activity and increased business
in all lines. And only last week in Wa
ter P. o. report revealed that govern
ment "baby bonds" are selling very rapid
ly. If this doesn't show some sort Of con-
fidence in Uncle Sam by the public, what
does? 1t means that people are saving
their pennies and are doing so through
the means afforded by the federal gov
eminent. It's quite Roosevelt argu-
ment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-16
Question Box

@. How is the Emperor Of JapaI
chosen?
A. The throne Of Japan Is here.
ditary and passes to the eldest liv
ing son Of the Sovereign upon hi
demise.
@. Were any pensioners Of tn,
War OF 1912 still on the pension
rolls of 1885.
A. On Dec. 81, 1885, three de-
pendents of veterans Of the War
Of 1879 were on the pension roll.
@. What branch Of the federal
government has Jurisdiction over
rural rehabilitation work?
A. The Resettlement Administra-
ton, Washington, D. @.
@. How can mildew be removed
from q leather-covered book?
A. Dry the book thoroughly and
brush the mildew of with O stiff,
clean brush.
Q. What Is the address Of the