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ST. THOMAS CHURCH NEWS

Oh 1uOuAO NhONOh NEW =
Rev. ]. Howard Thompson, Rector
J., Church School each Sunday at
9:55 a. m. We attempt to start on
time and close so that we do not
delay morning church worship.
Help us by being present at 9:55.
Attendance is good, let's do even
better.
Morning Service at HOO a. m.
Rev. Thompson's sermon will be
"The Widows Mite"
Beginning the first Sunday in
June there will be a celebration of
the Holy Eucharist at 7:30 every
Sunday morning, also a celebration
of the Holy Eucharist on every
first and third Sundays at 11:00
a. m. .'.''
q The choir is giving a Silver Tea
at Phyllis Wheatley House on Sum
day, May oath, from 400 to 600
p. m. There will be musical pro-
gram under the direction of Mrs.
Blanche Mason. We urge you all
to attend.
Ladies' Guild will meet at Mrs.
Bowen's, 2813 Chicago Ave. S.,
Wednesday evening, May oath.
Mrs. Osis will be the guest
speaker.
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Mrs. John w. Kelly presented

Mrs. John W. Kelly presented
her husband with a baby boy.
Elmo Turner, brother of DR..
Waldo Turner, died at the City
Hospital g%lF
mrs. j. E. Johnson gave a recep-
ton for the Afro-American dele,
gates to the Christian Endeavor
Convention.
st. Philips Episcopal Church
celebrated their 18th anniversary.
Mrs. Carrie Pope of Washing
ton, D. c., was the house guest of
Mrs. B. C. Archer.
Miss Ida Loomis entertained her
friends at the home of her par
ents.
The Junior Auxiliary of st.
Philips Episcopal Church met at
the home of Miss Lorena Cox. IT,
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Church News
ST. PETER A. NJ. E. CHURCH
NEWS

/ Rev. J. W. Phelps of st. Paul
will fill the pulpit at the morning
services with the usual good spir-
iFual songs by the Senior and Cos
pei Choirs. This is the last Sun
day that the pulpit will be filled
by other than our pastor, who will
be back to preach Sunday, May
31st.s ,. =, g., o.. .syg.-<-y. 80
The Stewards have done their
best to make each Sunday a pleas
ant one in your memory, and hope
for your presence on the coming
Sunday and on the return of Rev
Carlyle F. Stewart.
A sacred concert will be rem
dered by the Senior Choir at the
8 o'clock service, They have pre-
pared to give you an enjoyable
hour Of sacred music.
Will we see you?
Send out the children to Sun
day school at $3.50 a. m. We are
doing wonderful work with their
help, and we also have a large
attendance in our school .~
Stewardess boards numbers one
and. two, with. Mrs. Elizabeth
Ewing and Mrs. Anna Nelson,
presidents, respectively, with the
Deaceness board, Mrs. Mary Col
Inns, president, and all stewards,
are; asked, to- meet with the Off
cial board Monday evening at the
church at 8 Pm. We are spon-
soring a testimonial to the COM
mittee on decorations at the
church during the week Of May
31st. .i...
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and 3:5. Speaking on "Who is
Sufficient for these Things?" he
declared only those who could
sense the need and have a willing
ness to apply the remedies. These
he said called for the development
of harmony and the manifold uses
of love. The fathers love for his
prodigal, son was cited as the great
love that overcame all barriers.
Other qualifications were to be
ability, willingness and courage.
All of these, said the pastor, are
needed to meet the vital issues of
the day. Music was sung by the
senior choir. The evening service
the church seeks to close about 9
p. m. is calling together a growing
number of persons who enjoy the
short and pithy sermons with
which the pastor reasons with his
flock.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-05-22
BETHESDA BAPTIST

A large congregation , at the
morning service heard the pastor,
ReNIW: E.fWadhngton, deliver an
important message upon present.
day conditions IN church and state.
He chose his text from Cor. 2;16
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SERVICES AT 'WAYMAN
IA. ME-. CHURCH
James Avenue North

Sunday: school $3.50 q. m.
The Johnny" Baker Post will
hold memorial services, beginning
at 1O:45 a. M: Sermon by Rev. T.
iB. stovall, music by oWayman's
choir; Mr.. Il. Greer, leader.
7:45 p. m., sermon by Rev. Stovall.
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Kings Daughters
Sponsor Bazaar

Bethesda's two-day bazaar pro-
duced not a great deal of financial
reward but did bring to those who
attended, great social comfort.
The pleasure of meeting friends,
of eating together, of helping to
build attractive booths, of bring
ing fun and satisfaction to little
people - these are some of the
things that made the Kings
Daughters of Bethesda happy over
their effort. DR.. W. D.. Brown
helped by giving the Sunday school
booth a gallon of ice cream. We'd
nesday night the B. Y. P. U. put
on a short play, the 'Dull Glass;;
also a Shadow Skit," in which
Mrs. Fern Helm pictured a min
lister, Mrs. Whitley a nurse, and
Miss V. Davis a patient. The
Hidden Name" contest was
awarded to Mrs. Blanche Hoppin-
rath, while the beautiful quilt
made by the Kings Daughters was
awarded to Mrs. Walker. There
were lots of good things to eat
and drink, and everyone was sorry
it was over so soon.
.
u YEARS AGO
Rev. Brice u. Taylor was visit
ing in the city.
Harry S. Brown had returned
from Fisk for a vacation as had
Ellis Burton.
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Fl YEARS AGO

St. Paul was shocked with the
news of the death of Mary Fletch-
er Ragland, a bride of less than
twelve weeks. ..-
, William Monroe Trotter, editor
of the Boston Guardian, eloquently
addressed two monstrous mass
meetings in the Twin Cities.
Evening star., 1936-06-07

GILMORE, HAMM g.
SNYDER,
Charlottesville
HAMILTON-COOK
HARDWARE CO.,
Waynesboro
CLINE MUSIC CO..
Staunton
HAWKINS HDWE. CO.,
Harrisonburg
STRICKLER BROS,
Shenandoah
CLAUDE FOLTZ.
Stanley
J. S. SOLENBERGER g.
SONS CO.,
Winchester
GEO. RAMSEY.
Front Royal
]. T. HIRST,
Leesburg
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-06-19

ing. I had a talk with Mr. Vogel
today and told him | had made a
false affidavit. l told him my &C
count of the Ethridge murder was
a pure invention"
The correspondents exchanged
glances, the attorneys leaned for
ward eagerly. Hazel fell old
Jacobs bony fingers upon her arm
and heard him mutter some scrip
tural phrase of thanksgiving.
I'm going to tell you the
whole truth and I want you to
print it. l sent for Jerry's law
yers SO they can have it put down
in proper form and | can swear to
it. l don't know how such things
ought to be done, but"
"Never mind. Go ahead" one
of the attorneys urged.
"I'll start at the beginning and
go along in my own way. Please
don't interrupt me-you can strai-
! ghten it out later. Well, then, I
did see an automobile with one
headlight pass my house that night
I was waiting for Jerry-and it
stopped in the pine grove up by the
lane. But that's all I actually
saw. | didn't see the murder; l
didn't see the car come back. l
don't know when it came back, for
L never stepped outside my door
after Jerry told me good night.
After he left I went to bed. I
heard some shots, but l din't know
Amos Ethridge had been killed I'M
til the next morning. As soon as
l heard about it I hurried up there
and hung around all day. That's
the truth, so help me Cod"
;, A question or two was voiced,
but the woman did not answer.
II talked to some of you boys
that morning and told you all |
know, but you went out of your
way to treat me contemptuously-
make fun of me. | was furious
when l saw your stories. .. i.
i When I was on the stage l used
to get a thrill out of interviews; l
was crazy for publicity. People in
my profession frequently get that
way. I loved to see my name in
print. I saved every notice, every
criticism; l collected thousands Of
clippings and preserved them. It's
a mild form of disease and lots of
actors have it, for they're always
playing to an audience. I've
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-06-19

lives there 1 had a glorious
time in my new, beautiful shell
until I realized that l had put a
moose around my boys neck"
Mary Holmes fell silent. Nobody
spoke for a moment; then somebody
inquired:
"What did Vogel say when you
told him this?"
'He said I was lying to save
Jerry and he had expected some
thing of the sort. Then he threat
ened me-"
Threatened you?" 1t was one of
the lawyers speaking.
eyes, He's holding something
over me. Now that I've defied
him, I've got to tell you what it
is-that means telling the world
and it isn't easy even for a 'zed-
raggled old harridan' like me. You
see-I was never married! -. Well
gentlemen, there you have the
whole story. Mr.. Vogel doesn't
believe it, but you do, don't you?
And the public will believe it.
Why, you must know I'm telling
the truth"
The speaker stared eagerly at
first one then another of her hear
ers. One of the older men an
swered her:
cit makes no difference, Mrs.
Holmes, what we fellows think.
We're trained not to think, but
to get the news. Well send out
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been acting all my life, on the stage,
at home, before my friends, to my
self. When you're in print, you re
acting in "a way, only to a diff
ferent audience. When l lost my
voice l lost my audience. That was
the hardest thing to bear. l used
to think I was the most tragic
figure in the world, bu"-the
speaker smiled bitterly-''I guess it
was largely because l never saw my
name in print, never heard it men
toned any more. What is a car
eer except-applause? What does
a person get out of it except food
for his vanity? Pm telling you
this to explain what happened next
for if you don't understand the
sort of person l am-the theatrical
experimentation won't be able
to understand what l did.
"Well, after I got over my first
resentment at being ridiculed, the
old disease came back. 1t pleased
me to be written about and to have
my words quoted, even though you
called me the goose woman "a
b~edraggled old hag,' "a drunken
harridan.' When l realized how far
I'd gone back a lot of dead hopes
and ambitions came to life. En-
bers I thought were cold The
goose woman's! It's a good name
for mt.
"All at once l dropped out of
the papers entirely. I got no more
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-06-19

was revered because Of its size; the
fox, for it's cunning; the jaguar. for
it's strength.
Rocks, caves and lakes also we're
worshipped because it was the be-
lief of the Indians that from such
places their ancestors had sprung.
In fact. one legend has it that the
first Inca, Nance Ccapac. made fig
urines of clay representing the diff.
ferent natives he desired to gather
into his Empire; that he painted
them with the clothes they were
to wear. and told them the localities
in which the various natives they
represented were to spring up. Then
he sent them down below and they
later sprang into the world-some
from waterfalls, others from caves
and trees, thus endowing such OBJ
jects with the qualities of a god.
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thrills; had nothing to think about,
nothing to occupy me; l had to
quit acting. l was awfully lonely.
I'd had a taste of the drug: the
habit was back on me fiercer than
ever, if you know what I mean.
-. l dare say after this you can
follow my motives. l pieced out
a story to fit my theory of the
Killing, studied the ground so as
not to contradict myself, planted
an old glove-It was very simple;
it looked perfectly easy; l didn't
think l was doing harm to any
body for l feel sure the murder
would never be solved and I was
merely bringing Maria di Nardi
back to lifedlaying Roses on a for
gotten shrine. l don't know and
don't care who killed Amos
Ethridge. Whoever did it had a
good reason, no doubt, for he was
a bad man.
Mr.. Vogel believed me. He
brought me here, put me up, dress
ed me up, and l got so l believed
my own story. 1t was wonderful
to come back to creep out of my
she'll and become Maria di Nardi
again, even though it was all
make believe There's a crab-the
hermit crab-does something like
that. He's an ugly, soft, miss
happen thing, but he crawls into
empty shells, beautiful shells, the
M of which have died. and he
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this story, if you say so, but are
you sure you want us to? Will it
do any good?"
"Then you-don't believe me?"
Lets put it this way: we don't
think the public will believe YOU.
The circumstantial evidence is too
strong and you haven't really de-
stoyed any part of it. Am I right,
boys?"
Continued Next Issue)
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deceived or coerced you; put words
into our mouth; induced you to
sign something you didn't read.
Well see! Are you going to play
straight, do your duty as a citizen
and stick to what you said, orr"
mo. l can't. Pm going to tell
the truth"
Vogel rose. "Thanks for letting
me know. If you choose to dis
credit yourself in any such man
ner I'll make a good job of it. You
see, I've looked up your whole his
tory and I'll make you tell it to the
jury, with your own lips. 1t won't
help the defendant any, believe
me-"
What do you mean?" Mrs.
Holmes family demanded.
"You understand plain English.
You'll hear a lot of it if you main
tain this attitude" There was a
pause. "You must have some
affection for this-this sons of
yours. That's nothing more than
animal nature! But the more lies
you tell, the more the jury will
believe in the story you told me
and swore to; The more firmly
you will convince them hat you
are swearing falsely to save your
illegitimate child"
II see. If l don't do what you
say you'll tell all about-Jerry."
"And you! Exactly. I'd like
to spare you both, but" the
speaker shrugged! Better grit
your teeth and go through with it.
You can't save him, no matter
what you do" With these words
Vogel left.
Hazel Woods was surprised late
that night to receive a telephone
request to come at once to the
hotel where Mrs. Holmes was
stopping. On account of the hour,
she took old Jacob Riggs with her.
She had taken Jacob about with
her a good deal this past week, not
merely as an escort, but also be-
cause he displayed such pathetic
eagerness to comfort and to pro-
tect her. In these troubled Cir
cumstances she was grateful for
sympathy and faith from what
ever source, and of all her friends
he alone remained loyal; he was
indeed a father. He was, if pos
sible, ~"queerer" than ever, more
.giyfn to melancholy quotations
from the Bible; nevertheless she
had a tender feeling for him and
her misfortune had drawn them
close together.
Hazel found a number of report
ers waiting in the hotel lobby and
was surprised to learn that Mrs.
Holmes had likewise sent for them.
Her surprise deepened, hope stir
red, when the two attorneys she
had hired for Jerry hurried in, ex-
planning that they, too, had been
summoned. 1t was quite a group
that finally rode upstairs and filed
into the sick woman's room.
Mrs. Holmes wss up and dressed,
but she looked desperately i'll. AS
soon as her visitors had disposed
of themselves she began, in a voice
harsh and purposeful:
Get out your pencils, boys.
There's another big story COM
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-06-19

THIS grotesquely ornamented
I cross is a native shrine near
Lima, capital of Peru, visited by
weekly cruises between New York
and Valparaiso. Religion of the In
dams in the highlands OF Peru is a
strange mixture of Christian teach
ings and weird superstitions handed
down through uncosnted genera.
tions. In the days before the Inca
Empire was established the gods
were almost unlimited in number
even the family had it's god. Among
the most popular objects worshipped
were trees, stones, rivers, noun
tains. flowers. and animals. The
animals were selected for certain
outstanding characteristics the
condor, largest of all flying birds
and one indigenous to the Andes.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-06-19

THE
Evening star., 1936-01-04
RESERVE DISTRICT
GAINS REPORTED
2,142 Permits Issued in 81
Cities in November-vaI.
uation $5,267 900.

Details from the monthly report
Of the Federal Reserve Bank Of Rich
mond received here this week show
that building inspectors in 81 nth
district cities issued 2.142 permits
in November this year. compared with
1895 permits issued In November last
year. Estimated valuation figures
totaled $780,, 500. an increase Of TAT
per cent above the total Of $3,014,411
reported for November, 1884, and 237
per cent above $l,564.65l reported in
November, 1888.
Twenty-one Of the 81 cities reported
higher valuation figures for the 1885
month. including five Of the six largest
cities in the district. Some of the
smaller cities reported relatively high
figures last month, due In several In
stances to single large projects
financed In whole or in part by public
funds.
Contracts actually awarded in No
vember for construction work In the
fifth district, including both rural and
urban projects, totaled $16,4l7,2 ,226.
compared with $685. awarded in
November. 1894. and sl4,565, $50
awarded in November, 1888.
OF the awards in November this
year, $4,427,5ol, or n per cent, was
for residential work, compared with
s1,930,01l, or 224 per cent. for this
type of work in November, 1884.
Total valuations in November, 1885
compared with 1884. were reported by
the Richmond Reserve Bank as fol-
lows:
Evening star., 1936-01-04
FRATERNAL GROUP
MADE MORTGAGE
Modern Woodmen Of America Ap-
proved Under Title II Of
F. H. A.

The Modern Woodmen of America.
one of the largest fraternal insurance
companies in the world, has Just been
approved as a mortagee under title 2
Of the Federal Housing Administra-
ton.
Headquarters of the group are at
Rock Island, Ill. The society was in
corporated May 5, 1884, and the
insurance fund was originally estab-
lished through contributions from the
members. When the fund grew to
a considerable size it was decided to
invest the money and increase the
fund.
The fraternal insurance field is a
wide holder of residential mortgages
and the following organizations have
been approved as mortgages under
the single mortgage system: Wood
men of the World. Denver. Colo; Su-
preme Council of the Western Catholic
Union, Quincy. Ill; Lutheran Mutual
Aid Society, Waverly, Iowa; Ancient
Order United Workmen of Kansas,
Newton. Kans.; the Maccabees. De-
troit, Mich; the Proetorians. Dallas,
Tex; Electrical Workers Benefit As
ISOLATION. Washington. D. c., and
Union Cooperative Insurance Asso-
citation, Washington, D. C.
Evening star., 1936-01-04

hospital now," he said. II operated
on her last week for cancer Of the
stomach, found 1t necessary to make
q complete resection.. There aren't
many cases like that. you know. She's
still alive; or she was when ! left.
Usually they die" And he said slowly:
II think she's going to hve!"
"Why?" Kay asked. why do you
think SOP"
IT don't know" he confessed.
Sometimes you-know." And he
chuckled, and cited case or two IN
which he had been able to predict the
outcome. without tangible evidence to
support his certainty.
II should think that would come
with experience" Kay suggested.
There must be some sign and symp-
toms that you recognize without real
izing it. A sort Of developed in
stinct."
Il suppose So" he agreed. II know
father, or DR.. Fabre. can tell more
about a patient with one glance than
I can after long examination"
Their tongues at last were still, and
the fog stroked their cheeks. "Ill
keep the fire going all night" he de.
Evening star., 1936-01-04

clared. Il hate this dampness. Kay's
bed was spread under the shelter Of a
small spruce near by; his a little
nearer the fire. After she was
wrapped In her blankets. she saw
him bring fresh fuel; and then she
slept and when she awoke 1t was gray
dawn, and the fire was a shrunken
carpet Of gray ash with few charred
ends of logs still smoking fitfully, and
Bob was a roll of blankets from which
the sounds Of slumber rose.
She thought to light the fire and
prepare breakfast before he should
wake: but he heard her movements
and sat up, staring at her moodily.
"I'll do that" he said, almost sui
lenly. and rose to fetch fresh wood
Kay went down to the shingle to wash
her face in the icy salt water. When
she returned to the fire he had diSap-
peared, and she heard him gasping
and blowing as she swan, behind the
curtain Of the fog, hundred yards
away. The boat bound north from
Boston passed by, hidden from view
its whistle believing ominously. and
they had breakfast, and Bob stared
into the gray curtain that surrounded
them.
BE q Job to find the Lark this
morning." he said gloomily. Kay made
no reply: and he lighted cigarette
and ficked the match into the fire
and looked up at her.
Kay" he said huskily. almost
pleadingly. Lets 60 homel"
She waited a moment before she
spoke. She had hot water on the fire /;
was Just now scrubbing the frying
pan with sand.
"Home?" she repeated after him.
He nodded. and he rose on .one
knee; he stabbed at the ground with
q dead twig. I'm thinking about
that woman with no stomach" he
said, and tried to grin. Il want to see
how she's getting on"
Kay watched him; and at length
she smiled q little. Honest, Bob?''
she asked.
His ears burned red. mo" he con-
fessed. you're right. It isn't just
that. I'm-homesick, Kay. I know
you wanted to come on this cruise. ]
saw it in your eyes, that day. And ]
Evening star., 1936-01-04
Natures Children
CHAPTER XXI.
THEY came into PenobScot Bay.
/ moving when the weather
l served. anchoring at night in
II voodad couae opd Sheltered
Electric Catfish
Malapterurus Electricus.

prisms" whose action is voluntary. A
good sized battery can administer a
shock that can be. felt through q
metal conductor. The feeling Is un-
canny, though not dangerous.
AS far as Is known, the shocker
from the Nile has the same family
traditions as his more humble brother
we are so familiar with in our creeks
and streams, the catfish father We
see leading forth his vast army OF
black babies in the early days Of
Spring. From all appearances, this
catfish would have his little sparks
garbed in more decorative uniforms
The family is such large one, you
can easily see why some Of the cousins
have branched out and done the
unusual.
Do not confuse the powerful elec.
trio eel, a resident of Brazil and really
not an eel at all, but related to the
carps, with the electric catfish. It Il
more dangerous and its shock has beer
known to knock q man out, for II
generates nearly 400 volts. Both
fishes are often reported, their ability
along electrical lines always being oi
great interest.
Copyright, 1936)