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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-04-30

thought as to the death of Corey?"
81 s'pose you mean I'd lean to the
thought that Perilla killed him,
somehow or other"
"What for?"
ITO 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"
II tell you there are people in
Richmond, especially lot who wor-
ship the old Maiden family and es-
tates, who would rush to accept the
statement falling from the lying lips
Of the old dame, and the very
strangeness and thrill of the awful
accusation would make them take it
up and talk about it, even if not en-
tirely believing it. Well, anyway, it
isn't question just now of whether
there's any such talk coming on; the
question is, how to prevent tor
stop it. If the subject is raised, up
here, it'll be very bad for Pril. Why,
Jane, if a breath of suspicion touches
her name the fire will spread like a
confagration."
'Then you must tell Perilla thai"
'That's where I want your help.
You tell her."
"Of course Twill, if you want me
to. Well both tell her. But might it
not be better not to tell her? Would
not 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 Think she doesn't know
that the matter is talked over in
Richmond"
"By whom?"
Il don't know exactly, but it was
doubtless promulgated by that
worm, Farman, and then just grew
with what it fed on. Anyway, Peri11a
has got to keep still, and 1 think she
must be told so, and I hope you'll
tell her"
ooh, Twill, promise you that
But I think we ought to do more
than that. I don't know exactly
what, but I guess it's in my mind
we ought to see a lawyer"
'tAnd have him fighting Farman?
And have the police step in? I think
I shall spill it all to Garth, for he's
man of wonderful judgment, 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"
eyes, 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! I never thought of
her marrying again!"
"WeI1, 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
of southern lawyer"
'tPn do that, but I wish it could be
settled, once and for ALL I don't want
to kill the wretch, but I can under
stand the impulses of a first-class
and earnest killer"
(To Be COntinued)
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Employees Get Big
Slice of ND. Money

Daniel w. Bell, acting budget di-
rector, has supplied to the House
ways and means committee a report
showing that nine Federal agencies,
eight of them created by the New
Deal as anti-depression instruments,
were paying gross annual salaries of
1927, 587 900 to 427, 300 employees as
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-04-30

If Australia could be transferred
into the Atlantic Ocean it would fill
up all the space between the United
States and Europe.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-04-30

of April 1.
Conservation work accounted for
354,434~ employes-305,0 900 of them
enrollees in CCC camps-with gross
annual salaries of $2O1, 131 900.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-04-30

Sheep skins are sold under SO diff
ferent names by furriers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04
POLICY CAME IS
 STOPPED EARLY
Pcrugeni Was in Court To- day But Case Went
 Over One Day

Evidence that policy operators, impressed by police activity, have renewed the game only with the ut- most precaution, was presented in city court today with the arraign. ment before Judge Edward Mascolo of Q North Main street man on charges of keeping and writing pol. icy. The accused, Nicholas Perugeni, of 3O6 North Main street, was granted c continuance to tomorrow ct the request of his counsel and is under bond of 9l,000 furnished by A. L. Larson.
 Evidence at Hand
 Ready for presentation as evi- dence was Q dream book" and Q number of slips seized when Peru geni was arrested yesterday by Patrolmen Fred Hickey and Patrick Moylan of the emergency squad. The slips were written out on ordi- nary note paper with Q lead pencil, the operators obviously believing this method safer than the former practice of issuing the slips printed in red on the familiar rectangular sheets, and unwilling to risk being found with unnecessary parapher- nalia.
 The dream book as the name i'm. plies, contains symbolic numbers for the convenience of players. Other than the difference in the printing of the slips the game is precisely the same as that which caused the arrest and subsequent fine of nine alleged writers earlier in the year ct c superior court session. Twenty four numbers are released in the afternoon and 26 at night. The slips were seized in Q cigar and shoe shine establishment of which Peru gent is the alleged owner.
 Will Arrest on Evidence
 At police headquarters the arrest was cited as proof that the vice
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04
HENRY PICARD IN
 EARLY GOLF LEAD
Breezed Around Course in Two Under Par in
 Morning Play

Baltusrol, Country Club, Spring field, N. J., June 4.-(UP)-Henry Picard, the lanky chocolate drop 'ein sharp shooter from Hershey, Penn, and the betting favorite, shot hiIn- self into an early lead in the 10th natoinal opening golf champion ship today when he blazed around the upper Baltustrol course in 70, two under par.
 The quiet fellow who burned up the winter circuits with his machine. like golf. was out in 34 and home in 36. The Hershey ace started his drive for a sub-par round on the first hole when, trapped on his sec. ond shot, he nearly holed out his third from an eagle 3.
 He got another birdie at the fourth when he canned an 8-footer. He was even par from then until the fifteenth when his tee shot was of line and he needed Q four on the par three hole. He apologiZed for this slip on the long 17th, however, with magnificent brassie which earned him birdie four.
 Partner Matched Him
 Picard'S playing partner, Herman Barron, of White Plains, N. Y, matched Picard's 34 on the outward nine, but a seven on the 1lth cost him dearly and he finished with a T3. Between him and Picard were
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04
FRENCH STRIKE
 WIDELY SPREAD
100000 May Have Gone Out Other Parts of
 Europe Suffer
By RALPH MEINZEN
(COpyright l9SO, By UnIted PfeI

Copyright 1SSe, By United Pressl
 Paris, June 4.-(UP)-Group after group of workers, fired by new sense of power. struck today as their own leaders made ready to take of- flee in the country's first popular front" government.
 Apparently out of control of the men who started them, the strikes fast were becoming general. Paris was without newspapers because employees of all distributing agencies struck. A strike of gasoline and oil distributors halved the number oE taxicabs on the streets.
 Garages began rationing gasoline to lines of private automobiles as Standard oil delivery truck men joined the strike and numerous eli stations here and in the suburbs closed. Both taxicab and private trafiic were threatened with parals ysis.
 Delivery truck men of the Nord Railway joined the strike also.
 100000 Workers Idle
 More than 100000 workers in more than 3e0 factories were idle--many of them in siege" strikes in which they remained camped day and night in the plants. VI.
 They struck, unit by unit, as the chamber of deputies met for the Cli- mactic session which will install to~
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04
BANKHEAD WAS
 NAMED SPEAKER
No Chance Remains Now to Adjourn Congress For
 c. o. P. Convention

Washington, June 4.-(UP).-Will. fam B. Bankhead of Alabama was elected speaker by the house to- day to i'll the post left vacant by sudden death of Joseph W. Byrns.
 Adjournment plans were disrupt ed by Byrns' death. Congress is now not expected to finish until some. time in the week following the re. publican national convention, which opens at Cleveland Tuesday.
 Bankhead's elevation to the speak. ership was agreed upon at an emer- gency conference of house leaders. He will serve for the remainder of this session. Whether he will stand for reelection to the post at the next congress was uncertain.
 Immediately after electing Bank. head, the house prepared to recess, until Q state funeral for Byrns, to be held in the house tomorrow or Saturday.
 President Roosevelt will attend services in the house. He will also go to Nashville, Tenn, for the final services at which most of Byrns congressional associates will be pres- ent.
 All thought of finishing the ses- sion before the republican national convention next week were put aside.
 The senate met and adjourned i'm. mediately in respect to the speaker.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04
Final Neuvs Flashes
.ZIONCHECK TO BE DETAINED

Washington, June 4.-(UP)-Rep. Marion A. Zioncheck, d., Wash today was examined by alenists at Gallinger hospital, where he was sent for observation after series of hair-raising escapades which brought him into frequent con fict with police Hospital officials indicated they intend to keep Zioncheck there until after ad- journment of congress. They called in outside alienists to assist in the examination. Zioncheck was reported resting comfortably" His wife, the former Rubye Nix, WPA stenographer, visits him daily
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04
OLD COLONY ROAD
 TO REORCANIzE
New Haven Road Plans Will Be Used to Keep
 Road Going

New Haven, June 4--(UP)-Fed- eral Judge Carroll 0. Hincks today accepted a petition of the Old Col. ony railroad to reorganize "in con- nection with, or as Q part of the plan of the New York, New Haven 6 Hartford railrotd." A hearing was set for June 18 here in U. s. dis- trict court. The reorganization would be carried out under sec- ton 77-B of the national bankrupt act. The petition stated that The problems of he New Haven and the old Colony are so entwined that the interests could best be served by continued operation by the New Haven pending reorganization and further orders from the court"
 Decide On Petition
 The directors of the old Colony decided upon the petition at Bos- ton meeting Tuesday.
 The application set forth road, organized in 1872 by union of the old Colony with the Newport Rail- way company and the Cape Cod Railway company, having no funds no equipment and no organization to resume operations on a separate basis" concluded it's interests could best be served by continuing along with the New Haven after an &C.,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04
COMMUNISTS AT
 STRIKE CAUGHT

Tonawanda. N. r., June H(UP) Eight alleged communists two of them women. were arrested today on charges of distributing literature among the strikers picketing the Tonawanda plant of Remington Rand. Inc.
 With together two others arrested earlier this week they were to be arraigned before city court Judge Gordon T. Hackett.
 The strikers made no effort to interfere with the arrests.
 Order prevailed at the plant as 10 special deputy sheriffs patrolled the grounds. They were aided by aix Tonawanda policemen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04
FINALS REACHED
 IN WOMEN'S GOLF

West Hartford, Conn.,, June A. UP)-Mrs. Jonathan Thorne, Long Meadow, Mass, and Mrs. W. L. Cook, Hartford, reached the finals in the Connecticut Womens Golf Association championship tourna- ment today by decisive victories in the semi-final l8-hole round.
 Mrs. Thorne, outstanding favor ite, eliminated Mrs. Hazel P. Mar. telle. Hartford, 4 and 3. She was out in 4l as against her opponents 43 and allowed Mrs. Martelle Q three-hole advantage at the start before freezing up" and playing the same brand of golf that won her the metropolitan championship sev- eral years ago.
 Mrs. Cook, out in 39, played par golf, outdrove Mrs. L. c. Dubois, Hartford, from 0to 50 yards on every hole and eliminated her club mate, 2 and s.
 The final 36-hole round will be played tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04
TWOFLYERS HAD
 VERY CLOSE CALL

Boston, June 4-(UP)-Pilot o. J. Brown of Newark, N. J.. and CO., Pilot Harold P. Moon of New York escaped with shaking today when an American Airlines. Inc, trans port which they had taken on 10- minute test flight pancaked onto the cinder runway at Boston air- port after it's collapsible landing gear failed to open.
 Only the two-Inan crew was aboard the ship. twin-motcred Wright Condor which seats IS passengers.
 A signal man in the airport tower noticed the failure of the landing gear to open as Brown descended for q landing. and tried vainly to warn the flyers with Q spot light. Damage to the plane included bend- ing of the two propellers and rend- ilYE of cowliny and fabric.
 Brown and Moon shortly before their test flight had brought pag- sengers over the NewaFk-to-B Boston run in another ship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04
ELLIS PARKER
 UNDER ARREST
Detective Father of Youth Now SOught--Tndicted in
 Wendell Kidnapping

Mt. Holly, N. J., June 4-(UP)- The arrest on a Kidnapping charge of Ellis Parker ST, 66-year.oid detec. tive friend of Gov. Harold c. Hoff- man, promised a re-investigation of the entire Lindburgh Kidnapping case under new authorities today.
 Parker was seized by New York and New Jersey policemen on the steps of the Mt. Holly Elks' club last night for the Kidnapping of Paul Wendell, once disbarred Tren- ton lawyer, in New York City last February.
 Indicted Secretly
 A New York grand jury indicted him secretly yesterday afternoon. At the same time 1t reindicted his son, Ellis, Jr., who has been . fugitive since early April, and three New York men. They are accused of hav- ing seized Wendell on Q New York street, held him prisoner and tor- tured him for I days in Brooklyn to compel him to confess the Lind- bergh Kidnapping, and of transport. ing him to New Jersey by force.
 The confession" in which Wen- del said he kidnapped and killed Charles A. Lindbergh Jru delayed the execution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann three days.
 Gov. Hoffman Accused
 Political enemies of Governor Hoffman openly accused him of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04
AUTO SPEEDERS
 GIVEN WARNING
Twenty Miles an Hour on All Arteries of High-
 ways of City

Acting to curb the practice of using the city's main highway ar- teries as speedwayS, the police de- psrtment today put into effect a 20 mile an hour speed limit in Wa terville, simonsville, NH Plain and on Watertown avenue. Signs an- nouncing that the 20 mile per hour limit would be strictly enforced" have already been erected in Wa vile, and in Mill Plain and will be put up on Watertown avenue shortly according to Superintendent of Police William J. Roach.
 Patrol Cars Watch
 Motor patrol cars are maintain ing a constant vigil on all of the roads mentioned and fragrant of- lenders will be given court sum- monses. Speeding cars have been particularly numerous in Waterville and on the Watertown road. The fact that the latter road was being used for Q speedway came to pulp lie attention several years ago after a number of accidents due to care- less driving had been reported. A police drive against speeders was effective, but now, 1t is said, cars are once more being driven on the road at an excessive speed.
 NH Plain Signs
 In Mill Plain stop signs have been erected at intersections for the first time. Cross walks have been paint cd for the protection of school children and of residents of the section who attend Mill Plain Union Church and the chuhch of SS. Peter and Paul. In several of the sections mentioned complaints about speeding have been made to police,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04
Local Priest Ls Sent
 ToParishM M Merider1
Transferred to St. Rose's-Two Former Priests Changed = Thirteen Clerical Transfers

Thirteen more clerical changes and appointments were announced through the Catholic Transcript to- day by Most Reverend Maurice F. McAuliffe, bishop of Hartford. One of the city,s best known priests, Rev. James J. O'Connor, Is transferred from St. Francis Xavier church here to St. Roso's church, Meriden where he will serve as assistant pas tor. Two former Electromagnetic are given different pAstorates, 8 l1a. tive of this city Is transferred, and a young Naugatuck priest, ordained two weeks ago today, is given his first assignment. Father O'Con- nor has been active in parish work at St. Francis Xavier church during his several years here and has di- rected several parish societies. He is popular not only in the Wash- ington Hill section, but throughout the city.
 Other Changes Noted
 Rev. John J. Foley, @ native Wa terburian, Is transferred from St. Roses church, Meriden, to All Hal lows church, Moosup.
 Rev. Marion Karwacki of Nauga- tuck, ordained at Hartford two weeks ago, is named to act as as- sistant at sts. Cyril and Methodius' church, Hartford.
 Rev. Vincent Karkauskas, who served here some years ago at. St. Joseph's church, is transferred from the pastorate of St. Casirnir's church, New Haven, where he has been for 2l years, to the pastorate of St. Anthony's church, Ansonia.
 Rev. Joseph Kazlauskas, who left St. Joseph's church here In 1883 after serving eight years as assist ant to become pastor of St. An- thony's church, Ansonia, is today named pastor of St. Georges church Bridgeport.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04
SPEAKER BYRNS
 DIES SUDDENLY
Taken III Early Last Even. ing-He Passed Away
 Near Midnight
BY EDWARD w. LEWIS United Press Staff Correspondent )

NOhsVSN sSOO OvSaA SvAAS0PvAAASAAV
 Washington, June 4.-fUP)-- Speaker of the House Joseph w. Byrns died at his apartment early today at the height of his career and in the midst of the drive for congressional adjournment.
 Death of the magnetic, rangy Tennessean confused adjournment plans and left leaders facing an un- precedented situation. He was the first speaker to die while congress was in session. Parliamentarians were studying whether 1t would be necessary for the house to elect a new speaker immediately or If t could name speaker protem. Prompt action will be necessary as the speaker of the house must sign all bills before they are sent to the White House.
 Leader William B. Bankhead was generally accepted as the man likely to succeed ByrnS for the remainder of the session. Bankhead was in the race for speaker against ByrnS, but has never aroused factional feeling among party members.
 Died at 12:l5
 Byrns died at 12:l5 a. m. less than seven hours after he returned to his hotel apartment after tedious day at the Capitol, working to speed adjournment. Cause of death was given as cerebral hemorrhage. At his bedside as he passed away were his wife, two brothers and his close friend, Representative Samuel D. McReynolds, democrat, Tennessee.
 House leaders were informed i'm. mediately. They made tentative plans for Clerk of the House South Trimble to call the house to order when 1t meets today at Il a. m. Immediate adjournment was planned. Funeral services in the house chamber probably will be held later in the week.
 Tax Bill in Doubt
 Immediate fate of the administra- tion's $82o, 100000 tax bill = last major hurdle to congressional ad- journment - was thrown into doubt.
 The house had completed action weeks ago on the tax bill and the revised senate measure was virtually ready for passage.
 Majority Leader Joseph T. Robin son of Arkansas said he was un. certain whether the senate would adjourn before taking up the bill today or complete action and then recess in respect to Speaker Byrns.
 House Majority Leader William B. Bankhead said that he did not be- lieve congressional adjournment
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04
TAX BILL AFTER
 CONVENTION

Washington, June 4-(UP)-Sen- ate leaders agreed today that. bar ring some unexpected development, final congressional action on the new corporation and income tax bill would be delayed until after the re- publican national convention.
 After the state funeral for Speaker of the House Joseph W. Byrns to- morrow. the senate tentatively plans to complete arguments in behalf of the Black-La Toilette amendment to the measure. hurry through ad- ditional committee amendments and pass the measure tomorrow night.
 # iiiat plan is not successful. the bill will be passed Saturday and sent Co conference with the house to hd- just widely divergent corporate tax nrOyiglons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04
a6.YEAR-OLD FATHER

New Bern, N. C., June 4.-(UP)-Ninety- six year old George Isaac Hughes, who startled the medical world two years ago by becoming father, today had another addition in the family. The Confederate veteran became the father of daughter, Mary Gertrude. Physicians reported the mother and baby ''Doing fine" Franklin Roosevelt Hughes was the first child born to Hughes and his wife, Libby Hill Hughes, who is many years her husbands junior.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04
COv.LANDONI IS
 STILL IN LEAD
Borah Supporters Not Seeking Open Battle;
 Knox Not Yet Licked
By LYLE c. WILSON

United Press StaR Correspondent)
 Cleveland, June 4-;(UP)-Politi- cal evidence pointed today to the nomination of Governor Ali M. Lan- don of Kansas for president on an early ballot in the republican na- tional convention which will meet here next week. Senator William E. Borah's supporters are backing away from an open battle with the Landon clan on the question of in- viting all candidates to address the convention. They do not appear to be willing to carry the fight to the convention floor. Managers of Frank Knox campaign for the nomina- ton have taken the lead here in Q stop-Landon movement but there is no evidence that all the Kansan's other opponents, who are mutually hostile, will join in any organized effort. Landon and his managers insist they will make no trades on the vice presidency to advance their campaign.
 Senator Moses Active
 Former Senator George H. Moses of New Hampshire who is advising Knox, sought to rally stop-Landon sentiment with statement ridicul- ing talk of Q first ballot stampede
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04
PASSENGERS ON
 SHIP RESCUED

Woods Hole, Mass, June 4-(UP) -Twenty-six passengers were res- cued by coast guards from the stranded and leaking British steam CT Fort Amherst in fog-bound Vine- ward harbor early today and were landed safely here soon after 8 a. m. EDT.
 Meanwhile the 52OO-ton. 3S0-foot Ftirness- Red Cross line steamer, with a jagged hole below the water line forward and her crew of 72 still aboard, floated herself and prepared to head for Vineyard Haven.
 The ship. carrying a mixed cargo of fseight ia addition to the pass- engers, had cleared Halifax. N. &. Tuesday and was due in New York at noon today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04

Wearing his familiar pork pie hat and green sweater, the sweet-swing- ing Runyan rounded the first nine in 35, one under par, and came banging down the home stretch in 34, to break par for the course by three strokes.
 With about one-third of the field of i60 finished, Runyan,s nearest rival was Henry Picard, the lanky, silent sharp-shooter from Hershey, Pa. Until Runyon came through, Picard's 70, achieved early in the morning, led the field.
 Three Tied at n
 Tied at 7l were Craig Wood, Deal, N. J., blonde bomber: Ted Long, worth, vetrean Portland, Oregon, professional and Light Horse" Harry Cooper of Chicago.
 Chances were that Runyan might
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