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Evening star., 1937-09-15
DOUGLAS IS SEEN
LAND|S' SUCCESSOR
Former Yale Professor Has
Been Mentioned to Fill
S. (. c. Post.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
A former Yale professor is ex-
pected by many Washingtonians to
succeed Harvard professor as chair
man of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
William o. Douglas, who taught
corporation law at Yale before he
became member of the Securities
Board, has been mentioned most fire.
quently to take the chairmanship va
Gated yesterday by James M. Lands.
Lands is returning to Harvard as
dean of the Law School.
George C. Adams, vice chairman.
VIII act as temporary chairman.
Lands, whose resignation long had
been arranged, said yesterday he was
confident substantial beginnings"
have been made in the S. E. C.'s
work of protecting the ordinary man
who invests in the stock market.
The work of the Securities Com
mission, like the work OF the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, will 90
on forever" he said. These are pub
lie corporations"
At a press conference Lands said
ne hoped Congress would enact some
iurther legislation" regulating finan-
Evening star., 1937-09-15
Girl Bride in School.

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. September IS
P).-Mrs. Flora Belle (Knight) Stud
ley, l5-year-old Rhode Island bride.
returned to school with throngs OF
other students a week after she mar
ried Albert A. Studley, 30-year-old P.
w. A. worker. School authorities de-
creed she must return.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
J. w. F0SDICK, NOTED
MURAL PAINTER, DIES
Short Illness Fatal to Artist
Whose Works Hang In Wash
ington Gallery.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Mass, September l5.-
James w. Fosdick, 79, of New York
City, world-famous mural painter and
pioneer in the art Of fire etching in
this country, died yesterday in a
Boston hospital after short illness.
Among the works of Fosdick's long
art career were murals in many prom
inent galleries, including the National
Gallery of Fine Arts in Washington,
the Pennsylvania Museum of Fine Arts
and the St. Louis Museum.
Fosdick was at one time president
Of the American Alumni of the Julian
Academy Paris, secretary of the
National Society Of Mural Painters,
and at his death was vice president of
the National Society of Craftsmen.
He was also member of the Archi-
tectural League Of New York and the
North Shore Art Association OF Glou-
cester.
Evening star., 1937-09-15

OF scissors and beat her with a coat
hanger. The victim was terrified into
submission with knife. gagged. and
tied with stockings. She was in .
critical condition at hospital for
several weeks after the attack.
Police said Conroy. his wife and
their children. who are 2 and 3 years
old, went to Washington, D. c., after
the attack and lived there for several
months. Chief Sullivan said Conroy
served a term in Leavenworth Peni-
tentiary for forgery in 1881.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
,ial reorganizations and investment

cial reorganizations and investment
trusts.
President Roosevelt gave his good
wishes to Lands, telling him he had
proved leader in field where most
Of the supposed experts were sure
that government could not intelli-
gently intervene for the protection OF
the public"
Lands, in his letter of resignation,
said he wished ''once more to re-
pledge my loyalty and my devotion"
to the Presidents principles which
prompted formation of the Securities
Commission.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
ATTACK ON SINGER
IS HELD CONFESSED
Former Resident of District
Admits Brutal Crime, Chi
cago Police Say.
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. September 15.-A "a
year-old father of two children con-
fessed, police said today, the brutal
attack and torture of Miss Anna Brasv.
a choir singer. The crime stirred the
city 10 months ago.
Chief of Detectives John L. Sulli-
van announced the confession was
made by Robert Conroy and that he
had been identified by Miss Brasy
Conroy. was arrested three days ago
on information telephoned by a wom-
an who would not disclose her name.
Miss Brasy's assailant crept into her
bed room last November 81, and. after
attacking and robbing the 39-year- -old
choir singer, tortured her with a pair
Evening star., 1937-09-15
JAIL BREAK BLOCKED
Indiana Sheriff Discovers Three
Have Dug Through Wall.

LOGANSPORT, Ind. September Is
Pl.-Sheriff Dewey Schmidt disclosed
today he had thwarted an attempted
jail break of three prisoners here.
He said Charles Lombardo, 27, OF
Newark, N. j.; Tony Lane, 81. of
Brownsville, Tex, and Charles Nus
baum, az, Of Peru, Ind, had dug
through a 22-inch brick wall before
they were caught.
Lombardo and Lane were taken to
Indiana State Reformatory to serve
one to ten year terms for rape and
vehicle taking, respectively.
The sheriff placed Nusbaum in sol-
tary confinement.
Evening star., 1937-09-15
Would Bar Foreign Unions.

JONQUIERE. Quebec, September
IS GA resolution requesting the
federal government to amend the i'm
migration act to prevent organizers Of
foreign unions from epering Canada
was adopted at yesterdays session Of
the sixteenth annual congress OF the
Federation Of Catholic Workers Of
Canada.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-19
SPEEDS LOSE TO
Gees BY 30.T0 q
Cassasa Leads Oxford Boys
to Victory With Is Points
Through Basket

Cassada led the Oxford CCC five to
a 80 to 81 victory over the Texac9
HiSpeeds here last night on the high
school court, thus avenging two de
feats last year by one point margin
The game was a hard fought affair
all the way with the visitors enjoy
ing the lead most of the time.
At the half whistle, Oxford, had
the local 13 to g. and in the second
period scored II points to the Hi
Speeds II.
Bing Miller and T. Hoyle topped the
scoring honors for the Hi-Speeds, each
forward getting eight points. l.. Hoyie
got four and Carruth got a free throw
to account for local scoring.
Frye and Barton with six each and
Kitchens with five were the next best
for the Oxford boys.
The Oxford lineup had Kitchens
and Cassada at forwards, Frye at
center, Barton and Patterson at
guards, with Stainfield being Sub
stituted into the game.
The Hi-Speeds started Miller and T.
Hoyle at forwards, Carruth at cen
ter, Linville and Steed at guards, later
substituting L. Hoyle at forward,
Aycock at center and Terrell at
guard
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-19
HOUSE WILL NOT
EMPLOY CHAPLAIN
Will Rely on Lords Prayer
One Member Is Former
Minister
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
I'm the Sir Walter Hotel
Isy ,. g. BIAS KERVILL

Raleigh, Jan. 19-The House will
function without formal appointment
or a chaplain and probably without
any formal prayer at the opening of
each days session, according to Speak
er Gregg Cherry.
The speaker made it clear that
there has been no friction whatever
between the House officers or at
taches and the Raleigh ministerial as
soclation, end that he does not feel
action of the ministers in seeking APP
pointment Of a paid chaplain was at
all unreasonable.
Il think it undoubtedly is an i'm
position upon the ministers to ask
them to come down to the House and
deliver the invocation" he said
He pointed out that one member
or the House is an ordained minister.
Representative B. j. Howard, of
orange county, was for several years
an active preacher, he said, though
the Chapel Hill legislator has not
been actively SO engaged recently.
And so the House will go along as
1t did yesterday and today, opening
It's sessions with the entire member
snip joining in recitation of the Lords
Prayer, except upon special occasions
when Mr.. Cherry said he would call
upon Representative Howard or would
specially invited some minister to Off
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-19
FARM WAGES RISE
FAST OVER STATE
Come from STATS in 1888
to $25.75 Now, Crop
Service Reports

AS evidence of the improving situa-
ton on farms in North Carolina since
the peak OF the depression era of 1882
the report recently assembled by the
Crop Reporting Service of the State
Department of Agriculture on farm
wage rates and the supply Of and de-
mand for farm labor shows a steadily
improving trend during the past five
year period.
While january is one of the hghtest
months in so far as farm activities re-
lative to employment are concerned,
the report shows comparative data
reported by farmers as of January 1.
In 1888 the supply of farm labor was
reported 10 percent above normal on
this date, and by January, 1887, the
steady decline had reached 88 per-
cent or IL percent below normal for
this date At the same time the de-
mand on farms for laborers was Sc
percent Of normal for this date BY
January, 1887, the slowly increasing
demand had reached SO percent, or
only II percent below a normal for
January.
Along with this improving trend in
the labor situation, the trend in wages
paid has shown a corresponding i'm
nrovement during the five-year period.
In January, 1888, the average wage
rate for the State was reported at
;14.75 per month without board) and
by January, 1887 had increased to an
lverage of $25.75. The correspond ng
Gaily wages without board increased
from $40 to $1.15 per day during the
period.
Contrary to the trend in farm wages
in other sections of the country the
monthly wage rates in North Caro-
lima; Virginia, Tennessee, and Ken
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-19

Ground was broken last week for
construction Of the first farm houses
on Roanoke Farms, Halifax County,
N. c., where the Resettlement Admin
istration will combine good land, good
farm methods and careful selection of
families, in one of it's outstanding de-
monstrations in farm security: CD
Small scale map of the area. (2) L. l..
McLendon,, Project Mariager, turns
the first dirt, while George S. Nit
chell Regional Director (extreme
right and H. G. Halsey, Resident En-
gineer end from right and others
look on. 90 In this group, John Jack
son, 53-year old Negro, representing
WPA Labor, lifts the second shovel
full. (4) Resettlement Engineers lay
out the farmstead; note the heavy
cornstalks are evidence of fertile soil.
90 The rodman does his bit and co
VITA workmen go on with the work.
When the farms are equipped, set
tiers selected will pay for their farms
in easy annual payments. The large
area above seem to be owned by $50
or more farmers who purchased from
approximately ~ owners, mostly alb
sentee. The Res ttlement Admins
tration was recently transferred to,
and became a unit of, the Depart
ment of Agriculture. Other Resettle-
ment projects of this type in this
state are: N. C. Tenant Security
Farms, with headquarters at Colds
boro, Scuppernong Farms, Columbia;
Pembroke Farms, Pembroke; Wolf
Pitt Farms, Rockingham and Fender
lea Farms, Willard
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-19

Maj. Gen. Sir Frederick Maurice,
English soldier, born &c years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-19
HENDERSON PLAYS
EPSON WEDNESDAY
Scheduled Game With Zeb
Vance OFF; Franklin
Teams Highly Rated

With their scheduled game with zeb
Vance tonight definitely off, the Hen
derson high school boys and girls las
ketball teams were preparing for
their douSleheader here Wednesday
night in the gym with the strong Ep-
som teams.
Friday night, the teams journey to
Lawrenceville, Va, for two games.
Henderson showed surprising power
in their twin bill last Friday night
with Middleburg, although they drop
ped both games to teams that were
supposed to have it easier over Hen
derson than they did.
EPSON has been coming along very
nicely in the state examinations race
of group three of district three, and
Henderson will have plenty of trouble
handling the teams from the edge of
Franklin county.
Mai. Gen. Sir Frederick Maurice,
IT,, cr1;aL eoIJ;ar h0ryo &c xynarc oCn
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-19
CHAPTER 81


murderer in," Selden went on as
he unfolded the mystery. "And a
murderer who was so well known
that his presence in the village
was quite natural"
II don't see that that follows at
all. It is a mere theory that could
easily have been wrong" Hutchins
grumbled. lit might, for example,
have been someone who came to
the village only at night, or even
was hiding in the house,"
st know. I had many ideas, but
I am only dealing with the one
that led to results. I tried every
thing, and this held together.
"I saw that must approach the
problem at the other end. and an
nounced to you, Hutchins, to your
secret pleasure. that I was return
ing to London"
"You did," the inspector said
grimly.
IT had one great advantage over
you, Hutchins, and that is why I
have been lucky. I had access to
documents at Scotland Yard and
sources Of information, and was
able to put one of our best men
on to look up certain facts while I
returned here in the simple dis
guise of a woman. That's the best
of being young and good-looking,
Hutchins." Selden grinned at the
Inspector. "I made quite an at
tractive female, with a little paint
and wig. attended the inquest
and the funeral, and found that
Hucks was a bit Of a gay Lothario
and fond Of whiskey. We carried
on mild Irritation with one
another, a morous and rather
liquorisk on his part, and coquet-
ish on my part. I got some use
full information. found that
Hucks was in the habit of going
out at nights, but never in the
day, and, what was more inpor-
tant, that Mrs. Thornton was on
very close terms with him. I
heard them quarreling one day,
and then Hucks made bad slip.
He said that his missus did not
approve Of me. Now, as there was
no woman in the hotel except an
old cook and the maids, I began to
see daylight. He told me quite a
lot about his past life when half
drunk. but nothing that would i'm
plicate him in any way.
"After my nightly talk with our
friend Hucks, found out that he
left the house. He could not do
so during the day or he would have
to account for his absence; he was
extremely clever. He would lock
everything up, and then slip out
through an old door into the dairy
now not used, and so into the gar
den. I Swallowed him, of course,
and he went to Colonel Grahana's
house, but the bloodhounds fright
ened him Oft was the night
that you dined with the Colonel,
Reid"
II am hardly likely to forget
that"
II had already put my hand on
Mrs. Thornton as the accomplice
in the house Mrs. Thornton, the
only one with the necessary char
acter and Darlington the others
were country girls, and when she
had the effrontery to come to
Hutchins and myself. I could see
] that she was a dangerous woman
and she Thought attack was the
Sa1sst line Of defense.
"She protested TOO much, and
her statement rang false. She was
very evidently trying to throw
suspicion on Eric Colindale and
Lady Sewerage on account of the
rather ambiguous relations that
exssed between them. Having
Csssea in that, she tried to impli-
ctsoe James, with the results you
aa9 &7s0w.
sc much for my researches on
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-19

Chapel Hill, Jan. 18-A total of 142
officeEs, representing city, county,
state, and federal law enforcing agen-
cles, including 43 different city police
departments, attending the Institute
of Governments Today Police School,
which closed here this week.
A group Of the enrollees, who have
gone back home to serve as instruct
ors for their local departments, are
pictured above Albert Coates, Direc-
tor of~The Institute, is ninth from the
left on the front row, Ed Scheidt,
Special Agent of the Federal Bureau
OF Investigation, who has been grant
ed a leave of absence to help the
North Carolina officers work out their
framing program, is the last man to
the right on the first row.
The school, which was the first OF
this length and scope to be held in
the State, was pronounced a distinct
success, by those attending. The in
structional staff listed some of the
outstanding law enforcement authori-
ties of the State and nation, including
director Hugh Clegg and six instruc-
tors from the National Police Acad-
envy. And the officers applied them
selves closely to the instruction de-
monstrations, and practices through
day and night sessions, climaxed bv
a stiff examination.
The 4S city departments sending rem
resentatives to the school were: Albe-
marlese Asheboro, Burlington, Can
ton, Carolina Beach, Carrboro, Chad
bourn, chapel Hill, Charlotte, Cram
erton, Durham, Gastonia, Gibsonville
Goldshoro, Greensboro, .Greenville
Henderson, Hickory, High Point, Kin
ston, Lenoir, Lexington, Lumberton
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-19

the spot. There was grave danger
to the children. An attack had
been made on them on the very
night of the murder-why?' l
think I can guess-thOugh this is
mere speculation. Sir Henry's
body had been disposed of in this
extraordinarily grues ONE but
clever fashion, and no trace of him
would ever be found. What more
likely than that he had gone off,
taking the children with him, on
account of the 'goings-on', as Mrs.
Thornton put it?
Further attacks were probable,
for there seemed to be a very de-
termined vendetta against Sir
Henry and his family. I was also
sure that Colonel Graham felt him.
self in grave peril, and warned
him, but he was too obstinate and
stubborn to tell me anything.
ST had Swallowed Hucks, and had
found out that he had been in the
habit of crossing The lake at night,
and Mrs. Thornton had let down a
rope for him from her window.
OF course, as I was convinced that
they were man and wife, this,
might have been q perfectly inno-.
cent means Of seeing each other,
though in a clandestine manner.
"But if he had access to the
house, it drew all my suspicious
towards him. And then I heard
that you, Hutchins, had asked him
to come as night Waterman in the
Abbey, and saw that danger was
imminent. Why did you ask him ?"
Selden turned to Hutchins, who
seemed for the first time nervous
and faltering.
GAS a matter of fact, now you
come to mention it, the suggestion
came from Mrs. Thornton, the
hOusekeeper. It certainly bears
out your fantastic story"
II thought so. Here was a
heaven-sent opportunity to carry
out their scheme, and I made my
preparations accordingly. It was
clear that clever person like
Mrs. Thornton would soon discover
where the children were hidden
she must have seen James taking
food somewhere, and tracked him,
or she may have known of the
organ loft after her years Of serv-
ice. I saw at once that Hucks
would make his attempt from the
crypt, as the chapel was locked,
and I was waiting for him, but
Reid upset everything by having
come in with Miss Lawrence with
out my knowledge and thrown
down that ladder, otherwise I
should have caught him in the
chapel"
"But Hucks had been scared by
something, and went Off" Reid said
doubtfully.
ed-fidd;esticks! He saw
at once that he was in a dangerous
position; and had to pretend that
someone or something had scared
him. He wanted to get away as
quickly as he could, and made that
excuse.
"You will remember that Mrs
Thornton then went to Lady
Severinge, and left the next morn
ing. She had to consult with her
husband, but by doing so they lost
the chance of entering the house"
| "But one moment" Reid inter-
rupted. "What about the state of
affairs you found in the crypt"
Selden's face became very grim.
Perhaps it is as well not to go
into that too Closely" he said,
glancing at Sylvia. He reckoned
on Mrs. Thornton's help, but with
any resistance from Miss Law
renee, that method Of concealment
might have been tried again.
They would undoubtedly have at
tempted to accuse James, who had
already hidden the children, re-
member, and would have to &C.
count for their second disappear
ance-a difficult task. But they
thought Reid was still lying
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-19

for the country as a whole.
On January 1, day rates (without
boarO still averaged $50 in South
Carolina which is lower than that for
any other state. . The highest rates
recorded were in the New England
and Northwestern States.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-19
Fight Over Liquor
Now Is Intense
tcontinued from Page ebe.j

(Continued from Page 0ne.J
State, either in the operation or the
profits Of ccunty stores to those who
believe that the State should have
complete control over ever phase of
liquor selling.
Nor is politics entirely out Of the
picture-partisan politics at that. A
nuner of Democrats from the ives
are afraid Of a county control system
lsecause they fear that their countie'
may vote for stores and then, at some
time or other, go Republican. To fore
stall any possibility that their tradi-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-19

lucky showed increases during the
last quarter of 1886, rejecting the
boom prices being paid for tobacco,
and the generally favorable agricul-:
tural situation in this area. However
the general level of farm wages. in
this section is still much below that
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-19

tional political. rivals shall never have
this chance they want the State to
have full power to appoint and re-
move county liquor board members.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-10-23
500 REWARD FOR
WANTON SLAYERS
DEER LODGE COUNTY sPORTsATEN
POST SUM FOR ARREST OF
ELK KILLERS

Irate over the wantOn Staying of
five elk during the last month,
spOrtsmen Of Deer Lodge county
posted q 500 reward for the ar
rest and conviction Of guilty
persons.
CarcaSses Of four elk were found or
Taylor creek. seven miles west Of Deer
Lodge, and the fifth carcass was found
near Georgetown lake
The elks' bodies were found, badly
decomposed with two teeth missing
in each carcass. The killers slew the
elk apparently TO get the teeth, which
are valuable. The killers selected bull
elk in each case, apparently because
the teeth Of bull elk are most valuable.
Sportsmen believe that the animals
killed are part Of the herd shipped into
this district early this year from Vel
lowstone national park
Special deputies. deputy game war
dens and sportsmen are keeping a
sharp watch in an effort to discover
the guilty persons Persons killing elk
in such a manner will be arrested and
prosecuted to the full extent OF the
law, it was stated,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-10-23

He was putting his arms around her.
We'll, my poor baby was Just all
wrought up, wasn't she? What a silly
baby Didn't she know her lover
wanted TO do everything for her Just
the minute she wanted him tor"
Was there pride, was there indulRent
protectiveness in his voice? Could
It be that something hammered into
Harper Banks in childhood would al
ways vaguely crave the thing SYM
belized by brushes thrown through
mirrors? Could it be that a wise
Shoulder-to-shoulder mate didn't al
ways fill the bill? That there was a
note Of satisfaction in her husbands
voice, an excitedness in his embrace.
at having to pet and salm q clinping
scented, unreasonable little feminine
thing.
A last phrase of the Mink's
1T gives EN- a kick to think youIl
raise all that hell Just for their sake"
Evelyn burrowed with a last consent
ing sob into Harper,s shoulder. She
knew 1t was all true
Later in the night she woke. She
lay while without moving her tousIed
head from Harper's shoulder. thinkinq
quietly. She was facing Something
She was facing the fact that she was
going to have to be completelv nm
in all major crises for the
rest Of her married life. She drew a |
long breath. Then she laughed. and
ourrowed her head into the sleeping |
shoulder again.
IL was worth It.
THE END
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-10-23
Reasonable Wife

The key went in beautifully. Good
little key.
She looked the living room over. It
hadn't changed, except for distracted
signs Of a solitary meal on a tray.
Most scholastic" she giggled. She
looked at the clock. Highly scholastic
clock. But goes" she pointed out. The
clock said that Harper was due back
from his evening class any minute nov.
She dropped her hat and coat as she
went to the bedroom. The wooden Nu-
remburg Madonna, very neat-minded.
stared with wooden disapproval, but
and left everything on the floor.
Back in the bedroom she dragged