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Progress Made in Berlin
Preparatory to Olympics

The Olympic games will take place
in the 3OO-acre ReichsSpOrtfield Stu
ated in the west end of Berlin. The
huge stadium, which is So per cent
completed, has seats for 10000
spectators. The stadium ara'.I con
tains running track 400 meters
long. The swimming stadium con
tains 4 65-165foot pool, large
restaurant overlooking the pool.
The Dietrich-Eckert open-aid the
ater in the form of a Greek bowl will
be used for dramatic productions
and assemblies. The Olympic bel
which will peal TO open the games
is of steel and weighs 16 tons. II
was removed from its casting last
August. The altar on the stadium
tower will be lighted on August /, OF
this year, by the Olympic fire. the
flame of which will be brought from
the site of the original Olympic
games by 5000 runners who will
travel in relays. Washington Star.
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suspicion cannot be regarded as
insanity" ~-
what are you going to do about
it?" asked Jane.
Nothing for the moment. In
fact, the longer we remain silent,
Garth says, the more chance of her
fury blowing over"
But how did she get stirred up
again" Perilla wanted to know.
"She was lovely to me when left
her"
Malcolm drew deep sigh. Its
all that Farman person." he said.
eff he weren't in the thing we could
manage all right"
"Why is he down on me?" and
Perilla's eyes flashed.
Because you bothered him. He
was afraid of those stares of
yours" :-.
Rubbish" remarked Jane. How
did they get hold of the cyanide?"
"They found it somewhere in
Perilla's suite of rooms. But of
course, it was planted there"
what you want" Mrs. Lowell
observed, 'is first-class detective"
mo, NUNS, that's just what we
don't want. Don't you see the min
ute we recognize the accusation of
Perilla we submit to questioning"
"What about the will?" asked
Perilla. ..
1T raised no furore," said NAL
colin. Everybody got about what
he or she expected, and some of
them more. There's oodles of
money! |
MOSTLY Perilla's?" said Ellen, un-
able to resist.
Mostly Perilla's," Malcolm said.
'Is the madame jealous?" asked
Jane.
mot at all. She knew all about
it beforehand. She has a young
fortune for herself, and money mat
ters seem to interest her but slight
ly. But she idoliZed Corey, and
she can't rid herself of the opinion
that Pril married him for his
money, and then"
"Oh, stop" said Jane, 81 can't
bear it. We must do something.
We can't wait in silence and idle
ness"
"We must, Janey," and Malcolm
spoke gravely; 'the whole matter
now is in the hands of Garth and
Mr.. Carleton. They are two of the
finest and best men ever met. Fa-
ther will say so, too, and whatever
they decide on, we must do"
"Of course" said Perilla, "you
won't catch me refusing to do their
bidding. Mr.. Garth is a wonderful
lawyer. Corey said so, and Mr..
Carleton was one of Corey's best
friends"
Eyes, and they propose to stay
quiet for while, and they abso-
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name the fire will spread like

name the fire will spread like
conflagration."
"Then you must tell Perilla that
"Thats where l want your help
You tell her"
"Of course | will, If you want me
to. Wen both tell her. But might
it not be better not to tell her:
Wouldn't she just get all hot and
bothered, and if we let her alone
she might more quickly forget it."
"Well, I'll leave that part to you.
Use your own Judgment. OF course
| she knows what Mrs. Maiden said
to her, but l think she doesn't know
that the matter is talked over in
Richmond"
"By whom?"
81 don't know exactly, but it was
doubtless promulgated by that
worm. Farman, and then just grew
with what it fed on. Anyway, Per
lila has got to keep still, and 1
| Illluk Sllc lnuSl lOIo OOJ anu
hope you'll tell her."
"Oh, l will, l promise you that.
But l think l ought to do more
than that. / don't know exactly
what, but I guess it's in my mind
we ought to see lawyer"
"And have him fighting Farman?
And have the police step in? l
think l shall spill it all to Garth,
for he's a man of wonderful judg-
ment, and I'd like his opinion
BE careful as to how far you
go without telling Perilla. She
likes to paddle her own canoe, you
know"
"Yes, I do know. Bless the kids
heart. Isn't it awful, Jane? For
she was wildly in love with old
Corey. They planned tip-tOp life
together. And now the poor kids
widow for life"
"Not necessarily. She's too young
to remain a widow very long"
Good Lord! l never thought of
her marrying again!"
"Well, don't mention it to her.
You're likely to blurt out what you
think about it. Leave Perilla to me
and turn your attention to the
beast. Farman."
"I'll do that, but l wish it could
be settled, once and for all. /
don't want to kill the wretch, but
1 can understand the impulses of
a frst-class and earnest killer"
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SYNOPSIS

Perilla Fairfax and Corey Maiden
are to be married the next day at
Lowell Terrace, Long Island home Of
John Lowell, her stepfather. Gath
cred are Tony Gaskell, best man, a
lawyer; Hilda Sheldon, maid of hon
or; and Pete Wilson and Bob Coles,
friends of Perilla's brother, ushers.
Corey is very wealthy. He is thirty
eight and Perilla twenty-four, but
1t is a true love match. Everybody
Is busy, including Jane Latimer,
Mrs. Lovelps pretty and efficient
social secretary. There is a dress
rehearsal and Malcolm and Bob are
sent to get the Tenney girls. When
the party is breaking up the night
before the wedding, Malcolm COM
plains of a headache. Tony produces
some white tablets and nearly every
one takes one, including Corey.
After the wedding Perilla tells her
mother that Bob had repeated his
threat that if she ever married any
one except him, he would kill her,
the bridegroom, or himself. Her
mother insists Bob was only teasing
her. In a Baltimore hotel room Corey
tells Perilla, you won't like my
mother. She isn't lovable,' then
drops to the floor dead as he holds
her in his arms. Alone, except for
Boynton, the chauffeur, and Sarah,
her maid, Perilla has Boynton tele-
phone her father to come by plane
with Malcolm. A physician says the
death resulted from natural causes.
When Perilla arrives at the Maiden
home she is greeted by Madame
Maiden with, you murdered him"
That night she enters Perilla's room
by a balcony window and Perilla
has her removed. When Malcolm ar
rives the next day Madame Maiden
sends for him. She processes friend
ship after Malcolm threatens her
with the madhouse, but Farman,
Madame Malden's lawyer, does not
disguise his suspicious. Corey's will
leaves the greater part of his for
tune 10 Perilla.
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lutely convinced Dad and me that
that was the best procedure. Well,
now, Jane, have we convinced you?"
Il suppose So" she replied, and
then in answer to his beckoning
nod she rose and left the room with
him.
"Jane," Malcolm said when they
were alone, there may bel only
say there may be-troubled waters
ahead for that girl"
"What sort of trouble?'
"Oh, because that old harridan
down in Richmond has an obses-
sion that Pril killed Corey, her fool
of a lawyer, Farman, must needs
believe it, too. And, Jane, consid-
er the facts. A young girl mar
ries a man fourteen years older
than herself, who has millions of
money, they go off on their we'd
ding trip, and, alone in the room
with her, he dies. If you, say, dis
liked the girl, or had a grudge
against her, what would be your
first thought as to the death of
Corey?" ~.
Il s'pose you mean I'd lean to
the thought that Perilla killed him,
somehow or other"
"What for?"
"To inherit his money and have
a good time with it."
well, there are people ready to
look at the matter like that"
But that's too silly, Malcolm" ="
81 tell you there are people in
Richmond, especially lot who wor-
ship the old Maiden family and
estates, who would rush to accept
the statement falling from the ly-
ing lips of the old dame. Well,
anyway, it isn't a question just now
of whether there's any such talk
going on; the question is, how to
prevent it-or stop it. If the sub
jest is raised. up here, it'll be very
bad for Pril. Why, Jane, If a
breath Of suspicion touches her
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CHAP-.ER v

UCOOD heavens, Malcolm, VINO
0are you going to kill? You
sound positively bloodtbirsty!"
Perilla appeared at the door Of
the small sun parlor where Nal
colin and Jane were talking.
Its that Farman chap. I've q
notion he's coming up here"
"Here?"
"Oh, 1 don't mean to stay with
us here, but he may stay with you
if you ask him prettily."
''Let me know when he's COM
ing" said Perilla, land I'll be out.
I'm planning a trip to California.
'Perilla, dear, we've got to take
up Farman as burden, you know.
You can't leave him to run around
by himself, you know"
For a moment Perilla looked
panicky, then she said, But you
told me, Malky, to treat him as if
he weren't there. I'm ready to do
whatever you say, but you must
make it clear"
Il will. Also, Garth is coming
over from Philadelphia in few
days. Perhaps they'll hit the same
time"
do we want them to?" Perilla
spoke slowly. "Yes, perhaps it
would be better. Garth might scare
the Farman person, but as 1 read
him he isn't easily scared"
81 say, Pril," Malcolm said cheer
fully, will the old 'un take a no.
ton to visit you?"
Like as not. And if she takes
the notion, she'll carry it out. I'm
going to try to stay friendly with
her."
Malcolm said, ITS ten chances to
one she'll come at the time Far
man Selects
"Yes, 1 daresay. Lucky I've lots
of room. Well, III leave you"
"Wait a minute, Pril," Malcolm
detained her. Remember not to
say word about Farman to any,
body. Not a word about Madame
Malden's-"
Malcolm Fairfax, if you tell me
once more to keep quiet about her
threats, and why, I'll leave home
Now, l promise to shut my mouth
whenever the subject is mentioned
or liable to be mentioned. You
think I'm ignoring Farman, Nal;
I'm not, | think about him lots.
And sometimes, l think we're vast
ing time and energy worrying about
him. Some fires burn themselves
out, if you let them alone, but if
you keep trying to put them out,
they burn up more brightly. l have
gespoken."
1t was November now, and Per
lila was settled in her beautiful
apartment.
Jane was with her, but Jane was
a movable feast. Always around
when wanted or needed, but never
in the way. Much of her time she
spent at the LOvells home, and
naturally she kept Ellen Lowell in
formed of Perilla's progress.
And" as Jane said one morn
ing after about a weeks separa-
ton, "she isn't so good"
whats the matter with her?
asked the mother.
81 can't find out. OF course,
there's her grief for Corey, which
seems to grow more poignant rather
than less. But there's something
else. She's absorbed In something
or somebody. Yet she is excited
about it. rather than depressed"
ITO BE CONTINUED
Sloops and Schooners
A sloop has one mast. q Schooner
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-24
Pension Plan for Employees
Announced by Wrigley Co.

Recognizing the advantage and
fairness of social security to work
ers and being in favor Of an old age
pension plan, the VIM. Wrigley .Jr.
company, has announced pen
sion plan, for its employees, effective
at once. More than 1900 employees
are affected by the move.
Under the Wrigley plan the com
pany and employees contribute for
future service pension on a fifty-fifty
basis. The plan provides for eni-
ployees to be retired at the age of
SiXty-five.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-24

Does household routine demand
that you be the first downstairs in
the morning? Then here's a frock
that makes it possible. A jiffy wrap
around, with smart shirtwaist air, is
grand for general utility wear from
early morning until you've time to
change. Easy to make, it slips on as
smoothly as a coat, opens out fiat for
ironing, and no petticoat is necessary
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-24
Stern Nature

There is no trifling with Lature it
is always true, grave, and severe; it
is always in the right, and the faults
and errors fall to our share. 1t de-
fies incompetency, but reveals its Sc
crets to the competent, the truthful,
and the pure.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-24
CHAPTER IV-Continued

returned to the house, and Perills
wen. to her room. Malcolm came
up to see her, and advised hel
to stay where she was. When Mr.
Farman came Perilla refused tC
see him, saying she had retired
for the night. She felt q dread
rather than a dislike of the man
but at any rate she determined moi
to see him next morning, If she
could help it. ...
AS it turned out, she couldn't
help it. Before she was entirely
dressed word came to her to come
downstairs as soon as possible
After having had her coffee Perilla
went down and found several peo.
pie awaiting to speak to her in the
library.
Garth offered her a seat, and
calmly and with undisturbed air
Perilla took it. John Lowell spoke
first.
"Perilla, DEAR" he said, "these
men have some questions to put to
you. Pay strict attention and an
swer carefully" 49,
Certainly, Dad" she returned
showing no excitement.
Il will be spokesman" an.
EOBnced Farman, ''as it is in regard
to a matter that interests me-"
Pertlla settled upon him a most
Irritating stare, which she did moi
remove.
You are familiar with drugs
Mrs. Maiden" he asked.
''NOt at all, scientifically, If that
Is what you mean"
"Ah. Then, in any case, may
ask you if this packet is yours?"
He held out a small parcel tied
In black paper.
Perilla cast a glance at it, turned
perfectly white, and in a low trem-
bling voice said, NO." no which
those present could not possibly be-
lieve.
Then whose is it?" Farman went
on.
II do not know" ...t
"Have you ever seen It before?"
mo" Again that unbelievable
negative.
But Perilla was thinking. Must
she take this on her shoulders, too?
Might she not tell the truth in this
Instance? But she had no choice in
the matter.
Sarah, who had been listening at
the door, stepped inside.
Il can tell you about that" she
Eaid. 1T belongs to Madame NAL
lien, not to my mistress. Madame
Maiden brought it last night into
Mrs. Malden's room, ald left il
there. She was about to shake its
contents into Miss Perilla's glass
o. drinking water, when I stopped
her. The nurse, Miss Seymour, can
swear to this-if she chooses TO
do 500
'Call Miss Seymour" said Garth,
and the nurse was called.
"Yes," she said casually, 81 be-
lieve Madame Maiden did step into
Mrs. Malden's room last highland
she may have had a parcel in her
hand"
81 think" Garth said, in rather
stern tones, "we may end this con.
ference"
This was done, but Malcolm
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Delicate Feeling

The ennObling difference between
one man and another-between one
animal and another-is precisely
this, that one feels more than an
Other.-Ruskin.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-24
Sloops and Schooner

A sloop has one mast, q schooner
two or more.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-03-04
ANSWERS

1. AS near as can be ascertained the
American forces numbered about as
follows: N. c. militia, 1000; N. G.
volunteers, 700 Virginia militia and
volunteers, 2,253; Regulars of the
Continental Army, LIS. Most of these
men were poorly equipped, and were
unframed, The British forces num-
bered over 1000 seasoned men, train
ed in active fighting, and equipped
with the best arms of the day. The
battle was fought on Thursday, March
To- 1871. Bayonet attacks forced the
Americans to retire from the fielG,
however, they so crippled the British
that the surrender soon followed at
Yorktown. =,
z After Governor Holden had been
impeached and Lieutenant Governor
Tod r. Caldwell elevated to chief exc
cutive, member of the legislature
was sent to Florida to attempt to alb
duct Milton S. Littlefield, carpetbag-
ger, who had stolen large sums in
North Carolina bonds. The attempt
failed, Florida refused to give Little
field up, and he was never brought to
justice.
3. The report of the Highway COM
mission for 1933-34 shows that the
counties were spending about $4,000
coo annually on county road mainten-
ance. BY act of the legislature of 1893
these $4,000 miles of roads were taken
over for maintenance by the State
highway commission, and the commits
sion was allowed 81 $4,000 to carry on
the work.
4. One majority in a strict party
vote. Congressman Weaver had been
given certificate Of election to the
Sixty-fifth Congress based on returns
showing nine majority over j. J. Britt
Republican. Following the contest
Britt was seated on the last day of the
session, March 3, 1919. Weaver was
elected to tas next Congress.
5. In 1900 North Carolina had 95C
| log school houses and $50 districts
without any school houses. In 1905
there were only $50 log school houses
and 486 districts without schoo
houses.
| 6. The Constitution, Article 2. sec
ton %, provides that the House anc
] Senate may Jointly adjourn to an,
future day or other place
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-03-04
HENDERSON, IN C) DAILY DISPATCH WEDNESDAY MARCH 1896

paper man in the State and more than
any of the candidates with the excep-
ton of Lieutenant A. H. Graham. His
extensive political and governmental
experience as a news gatherer is ex-
pected to prove of decided value to
the Hoey campaign directors. It is
also expected that his familiarity with
The News and Observers distinctive
newss lyle will make it possible for
him to get much favorable matter in
to that newspaper for Hoey.
Both the Mcdonald and Graham
camps, however, are likewise delight
ed at the selection of Thompson as
the Hoey publicity director, because
they see in it a definite move to. win
the support of The News and OBJ
server for Hoey in the campaign to
an even greater degree than at pre-
sent. For both the Graham and Nc
Donald forces are already convinced
that The News and Observer will
eventually be found on the Hoey side.
if it is not already there, even though
it may not support the Shelby orator
editorially. Hence, the selection of the
ace political reporter of The News
and Observer as his publicity director
only serves to make the hook-up be
tween the Hoey forces and The News
and Observer more apparent than
ever, supporters of the other candi-
dates here maintain. It is already be-
ing predicted in political circles that
if Hoey wins the nomination and gov
ernorship, that Thompson will un-
doubtedly be his private secretary, al
though there is, of course, no founda-
ton for this report.
But in non-partisan political circles,
the feeling prevails that so far Hoey
has been playing his cards thought
fully and wisely and that already a
psychology is being built up in many
quarters that Hoey is already the
leading candidate and that he cannot
be defeated. There is no doubt that
the series of stories which Ramsey
has been writing for the Asheville
papers are aiding greatly in building
up this psychology and it is expected
that Thompson is likewise going to he
able to help this movement along with
the releases he is expected to issue
from Hoey headquarters, when they
are finally opened here. AS a result,
the more thoughtful political prognos-
ticators are already milling to admit
that all present indications are to the
effect that Hoey is going to be very
difficult to defeat and that the other
candidates for the nomination have a
very difficult road ahead of them.
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Continued from Page One.)
600 annual bill for farm subsidies anc
the soldiers bonus
Congress quickly divided into liter
ally warning camps over the execu
tives call for this sweeping revision
of the corporate tax structure.
Some Republicans assailed the plar
as an assault or threat" and {
menace to business confidence; some
Democrats frowned on it.
New Dealers hailed it as scheme
to speed the velocity of money turn
over, the distribution of wealth. and
hasten recovery. 3N
Administration leaders emphasized
that the plan was only suggestion
to Congress. AS a. seven man House
Ways and Means Sub Committee
gathered to discuss the proposal be
hind locked doors, there was talk in
congressional corridors of revision in
the program.
Congress was still somewhat stun
ned over the breadth of the proposal
The President suggested that presen,
corporate income taxes and other re-
lated levies be wiped out. In their
stead would slap drastic tax on profits
which corporations hold in their
treasurers as surplus instead of dis
tributing as dividend.
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TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Ellen G. Emmett Rand of New York
City, noted artist, born in San Fran
cisco, 60 years ago.
Gen. Charles P. Summerall of Flor
ida, U. S. A, retired, born at Lake
City, Fla, SO years ago.
Rear Admiral Clark H. Woodward
of Atlanta, Ca, U. S. NJ, born there,
SO years ago.
DR.. Richard c. Tolman of the Cali
fornia Institute of Technology, fam
ed physicist, born at Newton, Mass,
SIS years ago.
Milt Gross of New York, cartoonist
and author, born there, Al years ago.
DR.. John H. Wigmore of the North
western University famed authority
on the law of evidence, dean emeri-
tus, born in San Francisco, 70 years
ago.
T James MacNaughton, president of
Calumet and Hecla Mining, Calumet,
Mich, born in Canada, u years ago.
Thomas S. Stribling of Clifton, Tenn
novelist, born there, 55 years ago.
DR.. Henry B. Ward, zoologist, Uni
versity of Illinois professor emeritus,
permanent secretary, American AS
sociation for the Advancement of
Science, born in Troy, N. Y, II years
ago.
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numerous.
MIl.ITARISTS DEFEATED
Indeed, to judge from much-censor-
; ed accounts from Tokyo, the blood
purge was sequel to the overWhelm-
ing defeat the militarists had suffer
ed, shortly beforehand, at the polls.
Beaten, they turned to assassina-
ton of the leaders of the winning ele-
.inent.
The fact remains that they evident
ly are in q minority-a small one.
They are dangerous. An anti-mili-
taristic Japanese cabinet member is
a poor life insurance risk. He not on
ly is likely to be killed, but the samu-
rural who killed him may go unpun-
ished: will be acclaimed by his class
as a hero anyway. Even if executed,
he doesn't care. The oriental holds life
cheaply, his own included. How cheap
ly he holds it is difficult or impos-
sible for the occidental mind to COM
prehend.
CHANGE IN OPINION
All the same, the average up-to-date
Japanese considers the samururai
anachronistic.
The samurai are an aristocratic
group The ultra-aristocrats were the
daimios-a daimio being, as L have
had it explained to me by Japanese
friends, a "big samurai."
SANURAI POLICY
But even the plain samura1 had
come to be regarded, icy the ordinary
citizenry, as a load to be carried
out of date, useless and quarrelsome.
The intelligent Japanese had arriv-
ed at point where he rated the cult
as interesting in literature and on the
stage, but as highly undesirable IN
public affairs
Japanese "big business had reach
ed the same conclusion.
Premier Inukai, it's spokesman, WIS
assassinated in 1892, for warning his
country that he could not continue 20
finance Japans military activities on
the Asiatic mainland It did not mat
ter that he could not. He was assas-
sinated because he did not, whether
he could or not
Typical samurai policy!