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The daily independent., 1937-08-13

Cincinnati, Aug. 12.-U.R-Po-
lice back tracked along a trail OF
poison deaths" tonight to de-
termine whether Mrs. Anna Marie
Hahn, 31-year- old blonde house
wife, had any connection with the
last illnesses of five of her elderly
friends.
Mrs. Hahn was held in a jail
cell on fugitive warrants charging
murder and larceny while police
prepared to exhume the body OF
George Gsellman, 67, who died
the day after a woman identified
as Mrs. Hahn visited his home.
Suspicion was directed at Mrs.
Hahn after the death of George
Obendorfer, 67-year-old cobbler,
who died at Colorado Springs aft
er transcontinental train ride
with Mrs. Hahn. and her son,
oscar. Subsequently the investi-
CATION was extended to include
The daily independent., 1937-08-13

Raleigh, Aug. 12.-U.D-Cen-
tral State Prison officials tonight
spread a general alarm for eight
long-term prisoners, one under life
sentence for murder, VINO tunnel
ed out of the prison late today.
The fugitives engineered their
escape quietly, commandeered an
automobile near the prison, and
had a star of nearly three hours
before prison authorities could as
semble details of the break.
Worth Tick" Proctor, notorious
fe-cracksman, was believed to
have led the escape. The other
seven were Roland Allen, under
life sentence for murder; Paul
Edwards, Carl Mcknight, Eddie
Cobb, James Everett, alias James
Eber::s, John Lowder, and William
Dalte alias Norman Hart, serving
terms ranging from IL to 30 years
for robberies.
Warden H. H. Honeycutt said
first word of the break was re-
ceived at the prison after R. c..
Jones, State hospital employe, no
titled local police about p. m.
that a group of men wearing pris-
on clothing had Communicated his
automobile. The city police con-
tacted a prison farm near Raleigh
before calling the central prison.
1t was late tonight before prison
officials had completed a count Of
the inmates and found the tunnel,
which was behind the prison COM
missary building and ran approx
imately 80 feet under the stone
wall surrounding the prison yard.
Oscar Pitts, acting director of
the state penal division, said au-
thorities were unable to explain
how the escapes could have con-
cealed evidence of the tunneling,
which must have required several
days.
The daily independent., 1937-08-13
Only Glass, King and
Bridges Definitely
Opposed Move
A Liberal Record
Alabama Senator Has En-.
dOrsement of Both Green
and John L. Lewis

Washington, Aug. IL. W.H
President Roosevelt today
nominated Sen. Hugo Lafay-
cite Black of Alabama, vigor-
Gus New Deal Democrat, to
the supreme court vacancy
created by the retirement OF
Associate Justice Willis Van
Devanter, in a move to make
the high bench more deli
nitely liberal.
Black is 81 years old. l9 under
the limit which Mr.. Roosevelt fix
ed as a fitting supreme court re-
tirement age. On the basis OF his
impressive liberal record and the
division prevailing on the bench
at the end of the last term, his
appointment would give the new
deal a 6 to 3 majority among the
justices.
Confirmation Delayed
Bitterness aroused during the
six-months dispute over Mrs.
Roosevelt's proposal to enlarge the
court - an unsuccessful fight
which found Black III the fore
front of administration ranks -
prevented immediate senate con-
firmation Of his nomination,
courtesy the chamber usually ex-
tends when one of Its members Is
Continued on Page Three
The daily independent., 1937-08-13
Lindbergh Of Russia Off
On MOscO1U-Ne1U York Hop
Using Four-Motored Plane
and Will Make Stops
Along the Way

Moscow, Aug. 12.-U.R)-Sigis-
mund Levanevsky, lean and Wiry
Soviet air hero known as the
"Lindbergh of Russia" took off
with five companions tonight in
a four-engined transport plane to
blaze a north pole sky trail to
New York.
The big Russian monoplane,
each of whose four motors can
deliver 1000 horsepower, left
Moscow at 6:13 p. m. 12:13 p. m.
EDIT for Fairbanks, Alaska, first
stop on the third Soviet air ex-
pedition over the top of the
world.
The filters hoped their ship,
capable of a speed of 300 kilo-
meters per hour (about 1868
mphO, would reach Fairbanks in
80 hours at an average speed of
230 kilometers (about 1923 mph)
but strong headWlndS they en-
countered in the first stages of
The flight may delay them.
Before the takeoff it was an
nounced that after Fairbanks the
filters would stop next at Edmon-
ton, Alta. 1t was undecided
whether their 'Shird stop would be
Chicago or New York, their final
goal.
Our aim is to study the route
further" Levanevsky said before
the takeoff. "On the first and
second flights we met clouds but
could not determine their height.
I intend to fly much higher than
on the previous flights.
I'VE do not aim at a speed re-
cord"
Victor I. Levchenko, partner of
Levanevsky in other air expoits, is
navigator. Others aboard are CO.
pilot Kostanaye, radio operator
Continued on Page Three)
The daily independent., 1937-08-13
Youth Arrested On
Serious Charges

Kenneth w. Davis, of BIT Par
sonage Street, swore out a war
rant yesterday charging Carroll
Hoffler, 19-year-old Body Road
white youth, with forcible trespass,
assault on Mrs. Davis and the use
of language calculated to bring on
a breach of the peace.
The offenses are alleged to have
occurred on Tuesday, but Davis
was off on a boat at the time and
his wife waited Until his return
yesterday before having Hoffler
arrested.
Hoffler is charged with forcing
his way into the Davis home, max
ing insulting remarks to Mrs. Da-
Wis and finally striking her when
she protested and offered iesls-
tanCe.
The daily independent., 1937-08-13
When Figures Will
Add Up at the
Carolina

Wanted-Gals with figgerS. Ap-
ply to J. Holland Webster, man
ager of The Carolina Theatre.
Local beauties, and some near
by rural neighbourhoods where
feminine pulchritude thrives as
well as in town, are registering
for the bathing beauty contest
to be staged at the Carolina Fri
day night, August 20 as a Cli-
mactic feature. of the Carolina's S
Tenth Anniversary Week.
Yes, it's to be a bathing beauty
contest. That's why figures count.
And Manager Webster wants a
stage full of Them.
And don't forget, little girl, that
the main prize is a weeks vaca-
ton at the First Colony Inn at
NagS Head with all expenses paid
for you and your chaperone.
The daily independent., 1937-08-13
Woman Held As Police
FOIIOw Poison Trail

the death Of Gsellman and three
other men.
At police headquarters August
Schultz, a friend of GSellman,
confronted Mrs. Hahn and iden-
titled her as the woman who had
visited Gsellman at his home the
night before he became fatally i'll.
Obendorfer died at a hospital
in Colorado Springs August /,
after the train journey with Mrs.
Hahn and her son. Police said
Mrs. Hahn had attempted to
transfer $1,000 of Obendorfer's
money to Denver from a savings
account in Cincinnati. She denied
this.
Investigation of Mrs. Hahn'S
past began early in June when
Fritz Grafemeyer, Cincinnati res
tauranteur, demanded an inquiry
into the death Of Jacob Wagner,
Continued on page seven)
The daily independent., 1937-08-13
Killed TUO Snakes
With One Chop

Gum Neck, Aug. 12.-When
Nathan Basnight went to his hog
pound Tuesday to feed his hogs
he found a rock snake drinking
water near the pump. He went
for a hoe to kill him and when
he returned the snake had dis
appeared in the weeds. Brushing
the weeds aside, he uncovered a
large rattlesnake coiled in them.
He killed the snake and dragged
him out only to find that he had
killed two instead one. The larg-
er snake measured five feet, four
inches and had eight rattles,
while the smaller measured four
feet, ten inches and had nine rat
ties. The rock snake was found a
few feet away. -r-.sy-,--.--,
The daily independent., 1937-08-13

Shanghai, Friday, Aug. 13.-lU'H
- China today blockaded the
Yangste and Whangpoo rivers,
Shanghai's avenues to the interior
and the sea, and menaced the
safety of more than $500 Ameri-
cans and some $4,000 other for
eigners.
The city faced the gravest cri-
sis that it has known in its mod
ern history and rumors circulated
that a general exodus of Ameri-
cans and other foreigners may be
decided upon.
1t was reported that U. S. Am
bassador Nelson T. Johnson and
Consul General Clarence Cause
had perfected final plans for the
removal of all Americans.
Other Developments
SHANGHAI: Marking sends its
best German-trained divisions in
Continued on Page Three
The daily independent., 1937-08-13
TyphOid Treatment
Schedule for
Currituck

Moyock, Aug. l2.-Since there
are several cases of typhoid fever
in Currituck County at present,
Drs. S. M. Mann and E. M. Mann
advise all who have not hao the
typhoid treatment within three
years that it is very important
that they take it at once.
To make it more convenient for
the public, the doctors have ar
ranged the following schedule:
Monday, August l6 and 30:
Moyock at 500 a. m; Tull's
Greek (Everton'sl at 100 p. m;
Currituck (court nouse) at 200
p. m; Maple (Taylor'S at 800
p. m; and Marco tCaton's) at
400 p. m. ~
Tuesday, August IT, "a and 81.
Sligo (PowersD a. 100 2. m;
Shawboro (Barnard's) at 2.0C
p. m; and Gregory CHalesD al
500 p. m.
The daily independent., 1937-08-13
Eight Escape
By Tunneling
State Prison
Commander Automobile
and Head This Way;
All Long-Termers

Local police were asked last
night to be on the lookout for
eight long g-term convicts who
had made their escape from
State prison. The men escaped
in a black Ford, license 313-666,
with the left front fender bent
and a Kruger beer sign on the
tire cover.
Early in the night car filled
with men was involved In an ac-
cident near Rocky Mount. The
car did not stop and it is be-
lieved to have been the one con-
tanning the escaped men. 1t was
heading this way.
The police were asked to no
tify the sheriff and state Off
GERS
The daily independent., 1937-08-13
E. City Plays Prominent
Part In u. d. &. Day
Over 90 From Here to
Take Part; Mrs. J. 6.
Fearing Speaks

Elizabeth City men, women,
boys and girls will play an impor-
tant part in the exercises at Fort
Raleigh tomorrow in connection
with Daughters of the Confeder-
acy Day, according to the official
program, which was released yes
terday by Mrs. James Greene
Fearing, director of the 18th dis
trict, U. D. c., of North Carolina.
Upwards of go Elizabeth City
people will take part in tomor-
rows program, one as speaker
one as bugler, several as sololstS,
a number as choirsterS and the
remainder as pages ana BOY
Scouts.
The program opens at II o'clock
tomorrow morning in the amphl-
theatre, with Gene Germans
Manteo band playing Southern
airs for the professional. The as
Semblage will then sing AIllel4-
ca" led by the Westminster Choir,
assisted by Elizabeth City and
Manteo singers.
The Rev. Robert B. Drane, d,
D., will give the invocation, which
will be followed by the pledge to
the United States flag, and a sa-
lutte to the Confederate flag.
Baxter Slaughter, son OF the
Rev. and Mrs. B. B. Slaughter OF
this city and a member Of the 10
cal Boy Scout drum and bugle
corps, will next sound taps or his
bugle.
Following the rendition OF i
Love Thee, Carolina" by Mrs
Walker Rayburn of Elizabeth City,
Continued on Page Three
The daily independent., 1937-08-13
Leigler's New
Ambulance
/ Wow
sncamIined and Air
Conditioned: 1t Cost
\rariy $1,000: White

- uu.: can't wait 20 have my
sb can ride in that. a
u ..zabeth City matron told
- nd yesterday afaer IN
l..n p. G.. Zeig.er & Sons
ards .r new ambulance, which
'g--. .ere late Wednesday
II ga. new ambulance, which
# IN ana $4,000 and was made
e.. Eenney firm of Freeport,
truly the last word in beau
a.- comfort.
re in color, the ambu-
B. trimmed in chromium and
r ined. The interior is
Jned. there being a
...' 4, ange Of air every sew
. -r t. Back of the driver S
Fl. il DIS a compact built-in
nest and a built-ln
-,- not and cold running
. %. basket is suspended
H To-" ,eiling above the ambu-
.a o.t. and above this there is
~ng. mirror which will en-
nOthe to look at their bab-
e ling home from the
} comfortable seats
The ambulance
with balloon tires.
on Page Three
The daily independent., 1937-08-13
Ad Runs Only Once and
Locket Is Returned

Fred Randlett, of los North
Road Street, lost a priced gold
IOcket on Wednesday. That
night he inserted a classified
ad in The Daily Independent to
be run four times. The ad ap-
peared yesterday morning for
the first time, and within elk
hours after the paper was on
the streets the lOcket had been
returned, having been found by
Sanford Aydlett, who, like
thousands of other readers,
carefully scan The Daily Inde-
pendent's classified ads each
morning.
The daily independent., 1937-08-13
.. at Brest Com
lOrates Navy
Il the War
"a les Address
Ferry TO France
rraIcst COntribu-
Dn to Victory

- rance. Aug. 12.-(U,H-
Daniels. wartime Secre-
le navy and present U.
ador 10 Mexico. headed
delegation of American
-. -.. Il officials today to dedi-
.... -.nOrial 10 the U. S. navy
,. r.rt in the World war.
r. .aamOr.aI a tower built OF
. B,.g-auy granite, rises las
10. 3o-e the old walled fortifi-
.-..- Of this port. 1t overlooks
re troe. through which 2,OOO.-
na American troops passed.
2srsr AIlman. Chicago architect,
Combined Valor
TIE World war," Daniels said.
WAS Won on the western front
v the combined yalor of the SOL
.pr> o. The allied and associated
r,s, T0 that invincible force
...r contributed valiant avi-
.r, s1- militant marines.
It's chief contributions of the
,F.us~e we're the successful war
b, -r. ,bmarineS, the laying OF
r- Itae barrage in the North
which began to take toll OF
E.19a even before its compile
t.as5 other mine barrageS; the
ss ,ra~oy Of merchant ships;
q uLza.iou IN our naval rail-
.. batteries Of the 15-inch guns
% answer 70 The long-range gun
liz { Paris; the brilliant
-l-s r. aava, aviatorS battling
,C -ruued on Page Three)
The daily independent., 1937-08-13
Confirmation Of Black
For Supreme Court Seat
Is Considered Probable
|China's River Blockade
A Menace To Americans
Chang Sends Finest
Divisions Into
Shanghai

Shanghai, Friday, Aug. 13.-
U.R)-~ Savage fighting between
Japanese and Chinese troops
broke out in three separate Sec
tions of Shangha today.
1t was feared the second
Shanghai war" had begun.
The daily independent., 1937-08-13
Oners Due
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{ valuable infOr-
ideas in their
RS of the board
of PaSquotank
ck herc tonight
Beach, where
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-12
Tyler Agency to
Represent Big
Insurance Firm

Completion of arrangements with
the Starkey Investment company in
San Diego, Financial Correspondent
of the Prudential Insurance Com
pany of America. to make the Tyler
Insurance agency that company's
representative in the valley. was an
nounced today by w. H. Tyler.
Tyler who made a special trip to
San Diego Thursday to close negoti-
ations. announced his company is
now in position to make real estate
loans on business and apartment
houses and residential properties at
rates as low as five per cent and
monthly payments on the loans as
low as $500 per thousand.
The Tyler Insurance agency has
endeavored for some time to make
a connection with one Of the larger
insurance companies for loans in
order to give valley residents a
chance to take advantage of the
low rates of interest
Tyler feels that improved business
conditions in Imperial Valley should
stimulate building in the communi-
ties of the county now that people
are given an opportunity to borrow
money and be required to make only
small interest payment on sums
borrowed through Tyler's Insurance
Agency.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-12
PLOTS
STRESSEDA
FARM FARLEY

Emnhasis on the continuance ond
the imnortance of denonstration
and trial nlots was, accordino 10
Frank G.. Revschlap. farm advisor
one of the highlights Of the recent
conference of agricultural extension
workers held last week in Berkeley
at the University Of California.
Local members of the extension
service attended and at the sessions
w. r. Schoonover. extension spe-
cialist in citriculture. outlined the
work that had been done in maxine
scientific studies of experimental
test plots for various farm indus
tries. All this information relative
to trial plots check plots. procedure
etc. has been summarized and IS
now in the hands of the extension
service representing the most up
to-date information on the subject.
In addition considerable discus
sion was featured on the agricul-
tural conservation program for 1897,
details of which have not been re-
| leased as yet.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-12
COUNTY TAXES
APPORTIONED
BY AUDITOR

hpportionment Of Imperial coun-
tys taxes, as collected by Dan
West. county assessor collector. has
been made to the various county
funds by w. D. Carey, county
auditor. the total collection of $685.
1886 being the largest collection
in many years, according to Carey.
West, as tax collector, has turn
ed over S598,6l668 in state and
county taxes, as the countv's share;
and as assessor. S60, 1861 .68 in per-
sonal property taxes
Schools Of the county have re-
ceived large proportion: S4O,293.23
going to general elementary school
fund: S2l,120.00 to the elementary
building fund: $91 ,249.63 to the high
school general fund; $8.l98.26 for
the high school tuition fund, paid
largely to cover high school tuition
for valley students in the Yuma
high school; S6,20393 for junior col
lege tuition for county students at
tending Brawley or Ell Centre ju-
nior colleges or other institutions
outside the county. In addition
money was apportioned to cover
bonded interest.
The sum OF $1,50779 was appor-
toned to the county library, the
majority of money for this lnstltu-
ton coming from district taxes.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-12
II WEEKEND
LAW BREAKERS
FACING COURT

Arrested because he vented his
dislike of the FL Centro police de-
partment by kicking one patrolman
in the stomach, Rov Queen. 81, was
sentenced by Police Judge Lee
Nuffer Monday morning to pay q
fine of $l5 or serve seven and a
half days in Jail.
Queen was one Of II Week-en Of
tenders taken before the judge
Monday morning. He was charged
with being drunk, disturbing the
peace and resisting an officer.
Bail of $25 each was forfeited by
Jean Martin, 90. and Janet Marcel
z3, charged with vagrancy, and
Benjamin Mynmatol, 38. charged
with drunkenness. c. Christensen,
49, forfeited $40 bail posted on a
drunkenness charge.
Judge Nuffer suspended 4 Today
sentence imposed on Jim Hawkes.,
l8, for vagrancy, and sentenced r.
p Martin, so, to seven and hall
days for vagrancy.
Other defendants were charged
with drunkenness. Jesus Cortez. 38,
and Pete Salaris. Sd. were sentenced
to four days each in jail in lieu Of
So fines, and Frank Olarde, 20, and
John Keroko AZ, to five days in lieu
Of $40 fines.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-12
DRUNK DRIVING
PLAIN SUICIDE


SACRAMENTO-"Call the police
and have a friend restrained from
driving. rather than permit him to
kill himself or others
This is the suggestion of E. Ray
mond Cato chief of the California
Highway Patrol, to California mo-
torists.
III you must drink" he advises,
do not endanger your life and the
lives of others by insisting on driv-
ing an automobile.
Friends of drivers. who have been
drinking. were urged to protect
themselves by refusing to ride with
an nalcohol-handicapped driver.
ut is better to call the police or
sheriff and have a friend restrain
ed from attempting to drive" Cato
declared, than to permit that friend
to kill or injure himself or others
by attempting to drive when his
sense are dulled by alcohol"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-12
Moving Picture
Solves Murder

LONDON. U.P--A movie film has
aided Scotland Yard in capturing
and convicting two murderers.
Alfred Straford has been SEN
fenced to death for the murder of
Mrs. Ada Fortescue at Shepherd S
Bush. and Mary Flynn to eight years
penal servitude for manslaughter.
Had it not been for George Millar,
a curb-side movie photographer. the
crime might never have been solved.
When Mrs. Fontescue was found
dead on Aug. IA it was established
that Mr.. and Mrs. Williams had
been lodging with her. Near the
body was found a label from a wom-
ans dress bearing the name of a
London shop
The clerk who had sold the dress
could not describe the woman buyer
Detective Inspector Hush, disap-
pointed that his only clew had led to
a blind alley left the shop. As he
did so a moving picture photograph
CT took his picture.
George Millar, the photographer.
told the detective that he had been
filming passers-by for several
months. Inspector Hush decided to
take a million to one chance. At
the Yard a theater was arranged and
day after day neighbors of the dead
woman sat with the police as thous-
ands of pictures were flashed on the
screen.
Eight thousands shots had been
screened before one of the audience
recognized film of the two vanish
ed dodgers. Within a few hours the
printing presses Of Scotland Yard
were turning out leaflets with pho
tographs of the couple for distribu-
tion to police stations all over Eng
land. ......
The hunt ended few weeks later
when a detective attached to the
Bow Road station recognized the
man in a crowd took him into Gus
tody, and later captured the woman.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-12
G-MEN TRACE
KIDNAP CLUES
5c,on+;,,,,ad From Page ID

Continued From Page u
u,ora taken. Molds will be mace
from plaster of paris. From these
molds. the G-men can deduce now
taI1 the SLAYER is, how heavy, ana
whether he is right or lett-nanoea.
Q. Fingerprints on the ransom all
note. which can be checKeo VIII
noillions of copies on file in the
washington. D. c., headquarters
and the northwest division bureau
at Portland. Oiher fingerprints
NAV be available on the boys oooy
and on notes which reached LII.
Mattson during the ransom hego-
tiations period.
2 The blue clay found under the
hov,s nails. This was regarded as
q highly important clue. From tne
tavtIre of the clay, soil experts
nav be able to determine exact
locality of the kidnaper's hideout.
Al present, the clay points to
region near the mouth OF river
flowing into Puget Sound, where
such clay is peculiar to the district.
Strands of hair found under
the bov's nails. G-men have hao
consistent success in tracing hair
in previous murder and kidnap
cases
5. The printing of the ransom
note. Authorities throughout the
case have been confident that the
machine which printed the note
was of peculiar type-a defective.
simple printing press, commonly
used by children. 1t was believed
very possible that the device could
be traced TO the place of sale.
6. Tireprints left by an automo-
bile. apparently bearing the slayer
and the body of the boy. The prints
already have been identified as
those left by medium-sized' six
cylinder sedan. The tire was OF
popular make.
Police believed the kidnaper
bought other clothing and had
thrown the boys other garments
away when he killed the youth. 1t
generally was believed Charles was
| killed at least three days ago, prob
ably about Friday afternoon.
The boys hand was crushed,
apparently by a heavy instrument.
He had been held and bound with
a rope in a cellar, it was deduced,
through an examination OF dirt on
the body. II was thought the boy
struggled before he was killed, be-
cause of the nair found in his
nails, indicating he may have
seized his captor's head in futile
battle TO save himself.
The body was found yesterday
morning by Gordon Morrow, 10
six miles south of Everett. in a
sparsely- wooded sector near the
Edmonds Beverly Park highway
Discovery Of the body brought
the entire contingent of G-mer
stationed at Tacoma; state police
local police; physicians and al
undertaken and coroner; and fl.
nally DR.. William W. Mattson, ths
physician-father who tried unsuc.
cessfully for three weeks 10 Obtain
release OF the curly-headed bo.
through payment .of $4,000 ran
J som money demanded in the kid
naper's note.