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Evening star., 1936-02-17
MISS SHAFFER DIES;
FLORIST WAS 81

Miss Mabel shaffer, 81, florist
died in Providence Hospital yesterday
following an operation.
For the last six years, Miss ShaffeH
had conducted florist business at
SIS Pennsylvania avenue southeast, in
partnership with her brother, Arthur
J. Shaffer. Previously, for IS years
she had been chief buyer for Mayer
Bros, florists.
Miss Shaffer was a native Of Prince
Georges County, Md, but had lived
in Washington most of her life. She
was a member of the Order of the
Eastern Star, and of the Sons and
Daughters Of Liberty. She was the
daughter of the late John p. Shaffer
and the late Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Shaffer.
Besides the brother with whom
she was in business, Miss Shaffer
leaves another brother, George G.
Shaher, florist, at Fourteenth and
streets, and two sisters, Miss lola
Shaffer and Mrs. Maude r. Crown,
all of this city.
Funeral services will be held at
I pm. tomorrow at her late residence,
No. 0 Girard street northeast. Burial
wiA be In Congressional Cemetery.
Evening star., 1936-02-17

200 Outdoor Glasses in London.
Two hundred and nine open-air
classes are now held on London play
grounds.
Evening star., 1936-02-17


pointed to the police force May 9.
1898 His first duty was at the old
No. police station, which was in the
building now serving as the No. !
precinct station.
After other duties, a few years ago
when the new No. precinct was or
ganized Mr. Nussbaum was assigned
there as station clerk. He had received
several Communications for bravery and
efficiency.
Flags on all police stations were
ordered placed at half-staff until after
the funeral. The services will be held
at 2 pm. tomorrow IN Chambers
funeral home, 1400 Chaplin street.
Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
Mr.. Nussbaum. whose home was at
10 T street, is survived by two sisters,
Mrs. c. H. Stewart and Mrs. o. w.
Mansfield, and three brothers, John
w., Harry L. and Edgar Nussbaum,
all Of this city.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
POLICE HUNT FOR MAN
WHO ABDUCTED GIRL. g
Offer of Ride Rejected, Motorist
Pulls Her Into Car-Screams
Foil Plan.

Police Of all precincts today sought
q man who yesterday abducted and
attempted to attack 9-year-old girl.
He was said to be about 40 years old,
wearing gray hat and blue suit.
Gay Hess, police were told, was wait
ing for the traffic at Fifteenth and
v streets while on her way to her
home. 1888 New Hampshire avenue.
A black sedan halted beside her, and
the driver suggested:
Can I take you home. little girl?"
The child refused. The man, she
later told her father, John D. Hess,
pulled her into the car. She screamed,
and the man put her out of the ma
chine and sped away.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
Interest Cut.

BY presidential decree, Guatamala
has reduced interest rates on crop
hans
Evening star., 1936-02-17

IA months ago at the age of %. Il
expecting new addition to his family
Hughes was said by J. Gaskill Nc
Daniel. associate editor of the Kinston
Morning Herald, to have told him he
expects the arrival in May.
Hughes Is now SO years old. His
case was authenticated by medical
records and an account of, the case
appeared recently in the American
Medical journal.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
Auto Crashes Roof. i.

SANTA ROSA, Calf. Ry--An auto
plunged down an embankment near
here and through the roof of q cabin,
The driver was arrested.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
Wolves at Chicago's Door.

CHICAGO R9.-Wolves. apparently
driven south by severe cold, camped
almost on Chicago's doorstep. In ad-
Joining Lake County the situation was
such that the Board Of Supervisors
announced $l2 bounty would be
paid for each one slain. Frank CAL
zavara collected first. He found che
in his chicken coop.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
Licensed to Marry:

FAIRFAX. Va, February II (Spe-
ciaD Marriage licenses have been
issued in the office Of the clerk of the
Circuit Court to the following: Ernest
David Gheen, 10, Vienna, Va. and
Dora Louise Cleveland, 18, r. F. D.,
Alexandria, Va, and Paul Edward
-O'Connell, 80, and Dorothy Olive Bay
hss, %, both of Washington, D. C.
Evening star., 1936-02-17

The son was named Franklin Roose-
velt Hughes.
Hughes is Confederate veteran
and lives on the small pension he re-
ceives from the Government.
Evening star., 1936-02-17

e 5 t e day in
George Washing
ton Hospital as
the result Of q
fall ON the ice
about 10 days
ago.
Omcer N uss
baum suffered
chest INJURIES in
the fall. His ILL
ness was further
complicated by
heart disease, it
Is said.
A native of this
city, Mr.. Nuss-
Evening star., 1936-02-17
MAN, SO, EXPECTING
ADDITION TO FAMILY
Caro1inian Who Became Father
at "a Says New Arrival Is
Due in May.

NEW BERN, N. c., February IT.
George Hughes, who became q father
Evening star., 1936-02-17
POLICEMAN DEAD
FROM FALL ON ICE
Frank L. Nussbaum, 63,
Had Been in Service
Nearly SO Years.

Policeman Frank L. Nussbaun, SO,
station clerk at No. police station
and veterans Of nearly 80 years service
on the Metropolitan police force, died
Evening star., 1936-02-17
ADVERTISEMENT
E II

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
Tuesday Club in
Meeting Yesterday

The Woman's Tuesday Club held
its regular meeting yesterday after
noon with Mrs. I. w. Hughes at her
home on Chestnut Street.
The program for the afternoon, en-
titled Our Hired Help, read as fol-
lows, Sketches of Wallets, by Mrs. M .
F. Legg; Sancho Panzo. by Mrs S.
T. Peace; Sam Weller, by Mrs. J. M .
Peace; Jeeves, by Mrs. George A
Rose, Sr.; Ruggles of Red Gap, by
Mrs S. P. Cooper; Anecdotes, by
Mrs Kate Watkins and club. This
program was most witty and enter
tanning, being splendidly presented
and proving it's Medicine for the
Dolcful Dumps"
Mrs. Hughes served a delicious two
course repast to the following club
members Mrs. A. J. Davis. Mrs. S.
T. Peace. Mrs. George A. Rose. Mrs.
Henry Perry Mrs. M. F. Legg, Mrs
Kate Watkins. and Mrs. Sam Wat
l1ins. Mrs. Hughes had as her guests
Mrs. Badger Burroughs. of Louisville
Ky, and Mrs. c.. H. Turner.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08

II va. the brst game Of the rub
Der North and South had not SroIe'.
East and West had scored "No
Trumps on tie previous deal giving
them 20 points on the HrSt game.
South dealt and passed the hand
shown above Then bidding went:
West, i-Spade: North. doubled for
bid He could moi just hand the
game 10 opponents. East. l-No
Trump. showing something. bat not
,nlnh in the way Of support or de-
Tense South. 2-Hearts: WeAi. e
Spades; North. S-IieaIFF. which "aa
allowed TO stand Undoubied, a. West
feared that TO double might just put
opponents out.
The opening lead Wa the = Of
spades, When East played the
and deciarer the instead OF TAX
ing his Ace OF spades AZ most less
experienced players would. West
shifted 10 lead OF the 4, Of clubs
Even If declarer suspected the Ace
was being underled he could do moth
ing about II. Dummy played the ]
and East was in with the Q.
East led the 10 OF spades and de-
ciarer played low. East next led
back his last club, VESTS Ace LOOK
the trick. East ruffed third round
Of clubs. East's last spade forced
South's @. Vests Ace obliged dunn
my to ruff. winning tho first trlck OF
the tricks played TO date. Souih
saw what was happening to him out
he could do nothing about it.
The Ace Of diamonds captured the
X. but left nothing for East to re-
turn except diamond or trump,
and South certainly would have loved
the trump lead. or course East LED
back 4 diamond, putting 10 South
with his ] A low trump was led.
The J was tneSsed and held the trick.
Dummy's K OF hearts won the fourth
trick for the declaring side. There
were only 8 more tricks to be played.
but South saw that he had to lose
trump trick. He mad counted West
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
Black-Draught's
Good Reputation

The confidence people have in
Black-Draught built up from salts
factory use so many years, is shown
in it's being handed on from one gene
ration to another. It must be good to
have such strong following.
Here is a typical reference to Black
Draught by satisfied user:
1--WE have used Black-Draught for
twenty years." writes Mr.. Fred Rich
ardson, of Hartshorne, Okla. my
mother has used it for fifty years. 1t
is the best medicine 1 know anything
about. take it for sour stomach and
constipation. or when feel sluggish
and bad. Black-Draught is splendid
to regulate the bowels, cleansing them
of waste matter, Kidding them of con-
stipation. I expect to use it twenty
five more years if I live and it gives
satisfaction as it has always given"
(Adv.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
.[|NDBERCH CASE
STILL 4 MYSTERY
Some Think Hauptnnann is
Shielding Some One Else;
May Never Clear.
BY LESLIE EICHEL
Central Press Staff Writer

Hot Springs, Ark, Jan. S.-All the
world loves a mystery. Few persons
really desire a mystery solved. Mys-
teries are life's diversion for people of
all stations.
The district attorney at Los An
geles says that the investigation of
the Thelma Todd death was hamper
ed because some persons testified ue-
liberately to gain publicity. Such per-
sons added to the complications Of
solving the death. Perhaps it was a
plain accident.
But the public would not be salts
fled with a plain accident. Family
and friends had to be sacrificed to
make of the death a highly mysteri-
Gus affair. Yet, if it were murder. the
testimony now is SO badly confused
the culprit, if any. is likely to escape
MAJOR MYSTERY
The major mystery. however, re-
mains the Lindbergh kidnapping.
The public is not satisfied that il
has been fully solved
My colored bath attendant, in Hot
Springs. wrinkled his 61-year-old
brow wisely and remarked today, in q
voice informing mystery:
"Hauptmann wasn't the only one
in that. They ought to try to catch
the other fellow
1 asked: What do you mcan?"
He answered: "Hauptmann amt
talking. He's protecting somebody
else"
But who?
MY bath attendant doesn't know
yet he would like to have Haupt-
mann executed soon.
"Wcll.'' ] asked, eff he were cxecut-
ed prior to talking, you'd never
know"
The bath attcnda1. hadn't thought
of that.
"Anywav.' &c went ON, "a fellow
on the rau:o said & IIauptmann was
not * 49, l., ! he yncucd."
| looked - rise at the Negro
do you believe in lynching?"
He did not answer that
In raot. he had not thought of the
possible lyn hing of a Hauptmann as
'ynching.
AMONG THE ELITE
In the gilded Hobbies, some elderly
women were discussing Hauptmanr
vchenently.
They. too, thought the case un-
solved.
AS q matter of fact, the Lind oreh
case never will be solved to the sat
isfaction of the public (unless he con-
fe5ses,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
State Officials
Say AAA Benefits
Must Be Retained
Continued lrulu rage Onc.)

ono liberal Republican mcmhcr who
disscnicd from the majority decision
and who held that the AAA was con-
stitutional under tho public welfare"
clause Of the Constitution All were
inclined to agree that the members
&C the Supreme Court were entirely
sincere N their Interpretation Of the
law and the Constitution. although
some raised the doubt that some of
the members of the court were able
to distinguish between the Republican
doctrine Of government by the few
for the many and the Constitution.
Governor J. C. Z. EhrinG.laus dc
| clincd 20 make any statement for
publication Dir. ;:s ti.;. he desired
! to study the opinion more before
making any comment. He indicated,
| however. that he considered the ac-
/! ton os tho Supreme Court as n stag
gcring blow to tho farmers and agri-
culture throughout the nation, and
cspe"Iai:y rerc in North Carolina
where the AAA is conceded to have
been the savior Of the tobacco and
cotton farmers. Hc is also understood
10 have Indicated that from an en-
tircly legal standpoint, he was in az
grccEcnt with the dissenting opinion
of Justices Stone. CardOzO and Bran
deis that the AAA act was conStitu-
tirnal. It was learned that Governor
Ehrin2hauS is already being delugcd
with kilograms and letters from to-
baccO farmers cnlisting his aid and
support in securing the enactment Of
new legislation which will achieve the
sam" results as the AAA laws in the
control of crop production. Governor
lIhringhaus also intimatcd he was
confident that President Roosevelt
and Congress will work out some
hing which will accomplish much
the same purpose as the AAA
Commissioner Of Agriculture Will
liam A. Graham likewise declined to
make any comment for publication
concerning the AAA opinion, on the
grounds that the President had not
vet issued any statement, and that ne
desired more time to study both the
majority and dissenting opinions. He
cd the opinion body blow to the far
mcrS and to agriculture throughout
the nation and that it would be like
ly to halt farm recovery and threw
agricultural prices and conditions
that President Roosevelt, Secretary
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
Witness For Cannon
Will be Surprise

N"urlnneu from Page Onc1
cal estate operators contention that
cannon persuaded his daughter to
'ivOrce him.
The lawyer also said he expected
1rs. Anne Cannon Reynolds Smith.
he plaintiffs former wife, to arrive
lere either late today or tomorrow.
She has been in Florida recuperating
rom an operation.
Smith, first witness called, complet-
"a his direct testimony this morning
(fter full day on the stand his
'ross-examination was begun.
Smith admitted tina his own con-
ribution to building and maintaining
IN expensive home here was relative
minor He testified his own income
vas $125 month, and that Cannon
1ad given him and his wife MANY
thousands of dollars.
He admitted also that Cannon had
advanced him money after his wife
eft their home here and while she
vas in Hot Springs, Ark, to secure
4 divorce.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08

WONt lnucd trO" Rage One.)
have been accompanied with 81, while
the chauffcurs permits have cost 81
rom tie start
Director Fullx estimates that there
ave az least 100000 persons who will
eventually secure drivers licenses,
perhaps even more, since there arc
more than 500 900 registered auto
mobiles and trucks in the State.
When the highway patrol actually
starts to check up on the holders Of
grivcrs licenses, it is expected that
he umbcr of new applications re-
owed each day will Iccomc even lar
ger. SO far. the patrol has not made
my campaign for the enforcement of
he drivers license law, other than
O arrest drunken drivers. reckless
drivers and others violating the law,
Cor whenever any motorist is now ar
ested for any violation Of the motor
vehicle or highway laws, patrClmen
always ask for their drivers license
md have the power to suspend it for
some violations.
THE motorists of the State have CO.
operated splcndidly in getting their
lrivcrs licenses and we would have
rotten their permits back to them
much sooner if we had not been de-
aged in getting our equipment" Fulk
said.
Between $4,000 and 10000 license
applications have been received which
we're improperly filled out, with the
esult that much delay has ensued in
tetting these applications corrected.
Il some cases it has been impossible
find out the names Of the persons
submitting these applications. either
'ccause the writing was not descipher
Die or because parts of names were
united. But every effort is being
1ade to return these applications and
'et them properly filled out SO that
ne licenses can be sent to the APP
)licants
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
Young People at
Leagues Meeting
BY MISS ELIZABETH YOUNG

u
A large number of young people of
( Iank Chapel was present SUNDAY
night at the Epworth League which
was held in the home of Miss Irene
Ellington and her brother, Harry
Several visitors were also welcomed
these being: Miss Helen Stone, Miss
Jane Fuller, Miss Hazel Ellington
Miss Betty Harris and Ashby Wood
lief. The meeting was called to ord
4r by the president and turned over to
Miss Betty Young, chairman of the
department. of worship, who conduct
ed a short devotional. A song, "An
Hail the Power of Jesus Name" was
sung. The scripture lesson was from
the second chapter Of second Timothy
which was followed by a prayer led bv
Mrs. U. B. Alexander. Then anot' I
song, Lead On o King Eternal was
sung. The main feature for the even,
ing was a report of the churchwidc
young peoples conference which was
held recently at Memphis. Tenn. This
was given by the president, Miss An
ME Laurie Rowland who was dele
gate from the young peoples division
IF Plank Chapel. She gave a full
description of the entire conference
in a very interesting and pleasing
manner which was enjoyed by all pre-
sent. At the close of this report the
group sang, Higher Ground"
At the conclusion of the above pro-
gram the following announcement was
made: "The Vance County Young Peo-
pies Union of the Methodist church
will meet at 7:3O o'clock Friday night
January 10 at Plank Chapel. This
meeting was postponed from January
,rd on account of bad roads and
weather conditions. 1t was hoped
that a full attendance of all the
Joung people Of these churches will
We registered
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08

CT Agriculture Wallace, the various
AAA officials and their associates in
Washington would manage to work
out some kind Of plan which would
preserve the benefits OF the AAA
even though new type of procedure
might have to be developed.
Commissioner of Revenue A. j.
Maxwell was the only major State Of
fetal who could he found here today
who was willing TO make direct
tatcmcnt on the AAA knockout.
"Thc program which the u. S. Su-
prcmc Court has just held invalid
through its opinion on the AAA act,
has done more to pull the United
states out Of the depression and get
!. started back towards normal tI4..cs
ihan any other agency set up under
he Roosevelt administration" Coin-
mi sioncr Maxwell said Congress
and the nation must find some other
way to arrive ut the .anc detectives
and preserve the benefits which ac-
crucd to the farmers and to the en-
ire country from the AAA, and feel
confident that the President and Con-
Srcss will find some way to do this.
II such way is not found, | sec
nothing to keep farm prices from
5lumping again-back to cents to-
haoco and cent cotton, with Hoov-
CT carts instead OF automobiles. The
outlook is anything but bright for
he farmers. if a way is not founu 20
enact new law that viii be constitu-
iOD1l and achjpVp thr cnmc ,,nc,,lt., -
All Of the state officials questioned
agreed privately that this decision
will undoubtedly help Roosevelt poll
tically by assuring him more united
support from all agricultural classes.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
Quickest Way To
Relieve Headache
And Soothe Nerves

High strung nerves, headache,
neuralgia, aching joints, muscles and
periodic pains due to inorganic causes
yield quicker to STANT2ACK, the
speedy, soothing "balanccd Prcscrip-
ton" that leaves no unpleasant after
effect. Try STANBACK. its differ
cnt better for you. Now sealed In n
cellophanc jacket, always fresh and
nurc. 10c and 25c-Adv.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
Silver CrOD.

These upper meadows pitched beneath
the sky
are planted now with such yield as
never leaned down beneath the
lcaf-fliclked gust of summer.
During the night the sower of stars
stalked by, and every branch
has a snowy blossom leaning
over the untraclked slopes; be-
meath white boughs,
The harvest of no mans sowing lies
lovely now in drifts of silver
wheat for the slow winds CLEAN
ing.
Frances Frost.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
Miss Hunt Bride
OF Ella Currin

OF interest here is the announce
mcnt of the marriage of Miss Carrie
Sophia Hurt TO Elan Currin on Mon
day. December 30, 1885, in Halifax
Virginia.
tev. NJ Jones performed the cerc
mony in the presence Of a few Close
friends.
Mrs. Curr'n is the daughter of MI
and Mrs 3. Y Funt, who reside near
Dickerson. Mr.. Currin is the son oil
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius Currir
Of Oxford
Mrs. Currin was formerly employed
in this city by Leggett's Department
Store.
The couple will make their home il
Oxford.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
MARRIAGES, PARTIES
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
The little Path

once our lawn lay smoothly green;
trd then the children came
To live next door,
And skip across,
And gaily call to me
- want to show you my new dress!"
Mother sent some jam;
81 ooll, We've found blue violets!"
Or. Gould you come to tea?"
Now there's snow but we've cleared
the path,
Our kittens glad to see,
IS She steps along, lifting a paw,
III shake it daintily,
And spring to q fallen pine branch
the high winds aftermath.
some folks like smooth, untramplcd
lawn.
Mi / like little path.
Helen HiXOn
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
Miss Julia Curtin
Weds James Read

The following announcement was
made today:
Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Currin
announce the marriage Of their
daughter
Julia Knott
to
Mr. James Kimball Reed
Saturday. the fourth of January
Union Level Va.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
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ANNOUNCEMENT
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
Dance at ArnOry.

y dance for the benefit of the 105th
Medical Regiment will bc sponsored
in the Medical Regiment armory Fri
day evening from 9 till. with music
being furnished by the Carolina Syn
copators. an eight piece Negro or
chestra
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
British Arms Firm
Denies World Trust Ring

held. are based on a complete mis-
pprehension of the actual afacts.
Great Britain's leading arms max
rs were summoned before the COM
mission, reconvening following a re-
'ess within 80 hours after J. M. Nor
ran began his wartime financing tes-
timony before a United States SEN
ate Investigating committee.
Young told the commission:
1T is desired to state now that
Vickers, Ltd, its subsidiaries, its as
sociates are not members of an in
ternationai armament ring, neither
10 they control any foreign company
whatsoever by share holding, by the
nomination of directors or by agree
ment."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
To Burlington

Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Pcrduc, who
have been spending several days with
their mother Mrs. George Perduc
have returned to their home in Bur
lington.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08

Tn" Young Peoples Choir of the
First Baptist church will hold their
regular rehearsal this evening at 7:3C
o'clock with Misses Frances and
Rowcna Daniel, at their home on the
Oxford Road.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
Junior Auxiliary.

The Junior American Legion Auxi-
liary will meet on Friday afternoon
with Miss Margaret Farris. at her
home en- Granite street. at 4 o'clock.
All members are urged to attend.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
Returned Homo.

Miss Doris Faulkner has returned
10 her home ON Route I. after spend
ing several days with Miss Jessie
Clopton in the city.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
To Rocky Mount.

Rev. Wade Gholson has returned to
his home in Rocky Mount. He was
here as best man in the Joyce-Powell
wedding.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
To High Point.

Miss Jewel Wclch has returned to
her home in High Point after spend
ing few days in this city
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-08
To Sanford.

Mrs. J. J.. Joyce has returned to her
home in Sanford after attending the
wedding here Of her sNn, Rev. J. L
joyce. AH