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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-12-12

Poole, professor of Plant Pathology
at State College; J. o. Rowell, extern
sion entomologist; J. K. Shaw, agsnt
Of the Division of Tobacco and Pea
nut Nitrution, u. S. D. A.; DR.. Luther
Shaw, extension plant pathologist; Fl.
w. Taylor, marketing specialist of the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics;
and L. T. Weeks, assistant extension
tobacco specialist.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-12-12

Speaking of quick change artists,
the football coach is champion. Coach
Howard Jones of Southern California.
started the season as a washout, be-
came a fair coach, then sank back
to- mediocrity but finished the sche-
dulc as the smartest mentor in the
United States
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-12-12

Duke unlverstys
in
worlds largest
at left the Union building
While a
tor of the university
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-12-12
Burley Leaf
Income Grows

College Station, Raleigh, Dec. 49,
Under the AAA farm programs of
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-12-12

1930-Last French and Belgian
,roops evacuate the Saar.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-02-11
CATTLE KINGDOM
eAnlsns By ALAN LIE MAY

would have called for nearly 300
miles of travel. Coffee, however,
had apparently come by unsuspect-
ed short cuts; and he had come fast
and hard, to judge by the ribby and
droop-lipped condition Of his black
mule.
Marian Dunn had never seen an
outfit like that Of Old Man Coffee.
Around the black mule as it shuffled
to a stop. no less than six fop.eared
dogs of a fox-hound type dropped to
the ground. One of these, the lead
er, big spotted hound with enor-
NOUS jowls, wore a pack which
seemed to contain tightly-rolled
blanket, frying pan, and coffee
can with hay-wire bale. Another,
grizzled ancient hound, astound-
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-02-11

Agencies seeking to promote for
eign trade might profit from the
annual report Of the American Bible
society, observes the San Francisco
Chronicle. Year in and year out,
the society goes on with increased
distribution. Depressions, hard
times, wars, political upsets, indus
trial activity or unemployment do
not disturb the distribution of Bibles.
If people are in trouble, they need
Bibles. If they are not in trouble,
a Bible makes good reading for
leisure hours.
The society's agents put a touch
Of zeal in their work that might be
envied by sales manager in any
other business. If they encounter
q tribe Of few hundred or thou
sand aborigines, they do not try
to force Bibles by teaching the saw
ages our language. They just settle
down to few years Of study and
translation and first thing you know,
there are Bibles in a language of
which even the name is unpro.
nounceable.
Also, there is no waste motion in
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-02-11
SYNOPSIS

Billy Wheeler, wealthy young cattle.
man. arrives at the "a ranch, sum-
moned by his friend Horse Dunn, it's
elderly and quick-tempered owner, be.
cause of mysterious murder. Billy is
IN love with Dunn's niece Marian, whom
ne has not seen for two years. She had
rejected his suit and is still aloof. Dunn's
ranch is surrounded by enemies, includ.
Ing Link Bender, Pinto Halliday and
Sam Caldwell, whom he had defeated
IN his efforts to build cattle kingdom.
Dunn directs his COW hands, Val Doug.
las, Tulare Callahan and others to search
for the killers horse. He explains to
Billy that the morning before he had
come upon bloodstained ground at Short
Creek and found the trail of a shod and
unshod horse. The shod horse's rider
had been killed. The body had disap.
peared and no one was reported miss
ing. Link Bender had arrived at the
scene and read the signs the way he
had. Dunn reveals that because of a,
financial crisis the ranch may be in
Jeopardy; his enemies may make trou.
BILE since Sheriff Walt Amos is friendly
with them. He says he has asked Old
Man Coffee. the country's best trailer,
to join them. Dunn and Billy meet
Amos, Link Bender, his SON "the Kid"
and Cayuse Cayetano, an Indian trailer,
at Short Creek. Bender has found the
slain mans horse, but the saddle is miss.
ing. Almost systematically, cattle at
tracted to the scene by the blood-stained
ground. stamp out all the traces
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-02-11
Year In and Year Out, Bible Society
Finds Good Outlet for "Best Seller"

competition. The American Bible
society, finding British Bible So
ciety agents actively at work in
South America, promptly hands
over Chile to the British distribu-
tors and takes Uruguay instead.
Some of the agents are paid, some
are volunteer workers. Among the
paid workers there are no sit-down
strikes, no organized mass demands.
The chief incentive is to get Bibles
into the hands of people who have
none. When Argentina levies
gas tax and proceeds to build roads,
motor dealers think about getting
into that field; oil companies see
prospects Of oil sales. But the Bible
man sees nothing except a quick
way to get to people he never has
been able to reach before with
Bible.
Perhaps this helps explain why,
with a distribution Of 276,354, 1871
volumes in the 121 years of the So
ciety's existence, the Bible has held
first place as "best seller" The
Bible man will insist that it is be.
cause it is the best book.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-02-11

ed Marian because it was wearing
deer skin rock : noccasins, which
looked to the girl as if the dog wore
shoes-and socks.
The mules saddle bore a high
power rifle, pair Of hobbies, a
cowbell stuffed with leaves, and Old
Man Coffee. The old lion hunters
face was of deep-seamed leather,
from which deep-set eyes looked out
penetratingly, but not unkindly. His
faded blue work clothes were like
those of the cow hands, but he wore
hat-heeled shoes instead of half
boots, and instead of the broad Stet-
son Of the cowboys, the mountain
man wore slantwise on his bald
head a battered hat Of a narrow
brimmed, indiscriminate character.
Don't you find riding mule kind
of Slow" Marian ventured.
Coffee exchanged a brief glance
with Horse Dunn. "Oh, sure" he
said; "but what's time to a mule?"
"A mule makes mighty good time
In the hills, with good mountain
man on him." Horse explained to
his niece. "See?"
Marian glanced at her big old un-
Gle but didn't answer. To the best
of Wheeler's knowledge she hadn't
spoken to Horse Dunn that morn
ing. Something had come between
Horse Dunn and his niece, just since
the day before. Horse had baffled,
apologetic look whenever he looked
at her. 1t was wonderful how gen.
tied and saddle-broke the tough Old
Man seemed in the case of any,
thing this slim, pale girl was mixed
into.
Old Man Coffee, Horse Dunn, and
Billy Wheeler sat in Horse Dunn's
room and talked it over.
WELL" Old Man Coffee came to
the point, "who shot who this
time?"
Briefly, Horse Dunn explained to
Old Man Coffee the curious circum-
stance by which they knew, or sup
posed they did, that man was
dead by violence-while still they
did not know who he was. He de-
scribed in some detail the ground
marks which the cattle had now
erased.
Coffee nodded. Billy Wheeler
noted that Coffee, the man Of dim
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-02-11
CHAPTER II-Continued

A11S t1d14 VI tllC h4AAV4 IQAllSQ
back from here" Dunn said. 1t
took to the crick. I tried to find
where it come out of the crick.
There was too many horse tracks
from the range stock; never found
where it come out. While / was
trying to trail it, Link Bender come
by and hailed him. After showed
him what found he took off after
the dead mans horse"
There was long pause. 'This
all you fellers got to show?" the
sheriff said at last.
'That's ALL" Dunn said.
Link Bender nodded. II lost the
trail of the dead feller's horse" he
said shortly. II swung wide and
found the horse further on, but I
never seen the saddle"
The sheriff sat his horse for al
most a full minute, as if in thought.
He seemed about to speak, then APP
parently thought better Of it. ST.
lently he led back the way they had
come. They were nearly back to
Chuck Box Wash before anyone
spoke.
'"This is a pretty bad thing,
Dunn" Amos said tentatively at
last ''The big end of the Red Hills
cowmen are pretty well stirred up"
Funny" Dunn said dryly, chow
quick the word got round"
They had come to the forking Of
their trails, where Dunn would turn
westward toward his home ranch.
They pulled up their horses.
Dunn" the sheriff said, "you
wasn't figuring to go any place,
was your"
"Amos," said Horse Dunn, what
you mean by that?"
The sheriff met his eye directly,
but without pleasure. "Ill have to
ask you not to leave the county.
Dunn"
Horse Dunn was visibly angering.
Suddenly Billy Wheeler remem-
bered that Dunn was facing out
something greater than two or three
men on horses. Link Bender stood
for whole ring of half-whipped
brands-the wolf ring, waiting hope
fully on it's launches; Sheriff Amos
represented a county. Behind these
men were numbers and strength
and against the many the Old Man
Of the 81 stood opposed as power
full thumb opposes the fingers OF a
hand.
"And so," Horse Dunn Numbered,
"you take it on yourself to tell me
where I'll 60 and come!"
There's plenty stuff has to be
cleared up" the sheriff said stub
bornly. Zone thing, why was these
two unknown fellers riding toward
the home ranch of the 94?"
"How do know that?" Dunn de-
manded. "If they're like the aver
age run of the Red Hills, they was
most likely looking for something to
steal!"
"All the more reason we have to
know where you are" the sheriff
retorted. IF it's cow thief that's
dead, who would shoot him on your
range but you or one Of your boys?"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-02-11

come home when I send him. And
you stay here"
"Oh, WE'LL" Horse Dunn grum-
bled, "suit yourself. I'm only the
victim in this case"
well, give me a horse, give me
horse-we going to sit here all
day?"
For once Horse Dunn did as he
was told. Glunnly he watched Old
Man Coffee 60 Jogging out Of the
layout, the black hound logging It
at the pony's heels.
"Will he find the saddle?" Wheeler
asked.
II suppose So" said Horse Dunn
gloomily. "But damnation! Much
as it means to me, I pretty near
hope he won't. The cocky old
snort!"
II guess I'll saddle pony and
take a look around here myself"
Wheeler said.
"Wait a minute," Horse Dunn
said. There's something different
I want you to do"
Billy Wheeler waited, but Horse
Dunn seemed to hesitate. II WISH"
he said at last, slowly. II wish you'd
talk to that girl"
Wheeler was startled. Talk to
her? About what, Horse?"
''Well, I'll tell you," Horse Dunn
CROPPED. "It's this way" He hest
tated; out among the barns could
be heard the grief-stricken hullaba-
loo of the hounds Coffee had left
behind.
"You two had some kind of a fall
out, didn't you?" Wheeler asked.
"You might call it that" Horse
Dunn shrugged. "She doesn't un-
derstand the way you have to han
die things on this range. And now
she's down on me for blasting Link
Bender free Of his gum"
Marian Dunn had been born in
this house in which they now sat;
she was the daughter of Horse
Dunn's brother who had once run
the 81. But her father had died
when Marian was five years old,
and, so far as Wheeler knew, Mar
ian Dunn had since visited the "a
but once in her life-two years ago,
when she was eighteen.
"Why, she can't hardly even be-
ieve that this country is here"
Dunn continued. They've taught
her that the country is all settled
up-and they're right. Only, they
don't understand this dry country,
where a. steer walks a rod for
blade Of grass, and a hundred
square miles supports one outfit.
When they think Of the West they
think Of some place like Montana,
where you can fence a whole herd
on five sections of grass and watch
'em thrive. She can't see her "a as
part and parcel of half million
miles Of range"
''Her 94?" Wheeler questioned.
Horse Dunn did not hear him.
give fought this country since time
out of mind. When you got enc
mics in this country you've got to
rough 'em and force 'em. If a man
tries to smash you, you got to smash
him first. She tells me we got law
here to take care of that, nowadays.
I tell you the law we got hasn't
the teeth in it that it had in the old
days, event"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-02-11

MAN
trails which only dogs could find,
did not question Horse Dunn's in.
depreciation Of the sign.
"And since when," Coffee in
CURED, do you get so stirred up
over a possible cow-thief shot?"
ut isn't that" Dunn told him.
Horse Dunn now tried to explain
to Old Man Coffee why Link Bend
er's coyote ring could be counted on
to make the most out Of mystery
killing as weapon against the "a;
but Coffee interrupted him.
II take it, all you want me to
find out" said Old Man Coffee, lis
what happened to who, what for,
and who done it. That cover it?"
"And where is the killer now,"
Dunn added.
Old Man Coffee locked bony fin
gers behind his bald head, and sat
staring out the window. who's been
over the ground?" he suddenly de-
manded.
walt Amos, the sheriff. Link
Bender. His boy, they call the Kid.
My cowboys here-though I didn't
let them trample the sign. An In
dian deer hunter by the name Of
Cayuse Cayetano."
Coffee pricked up his ears at the
last name. "Cayetano," he repeat
ed. "How long has this Cayetano
been over here?"
"About two years, going on three.
Had relatives among the Pintwater
Piutes; they took him in" ~
"He used to be over in the Frying
Pan Country" Old Man Coffee said.
What a sweet character he is!
Got run out of the Frying Pan by
common consent. That was about
a year after he beat up the Chinese
girl. He"
"Can he track?"
''He couldn't track a barrel Of
tar through "a" Coffee stopped. He
looked angry and disgruntled. mo-"
he corrected himself, "that amt so.
He's a good tracker. He's bet
ter than that-he's a great track
err. Maybe the best I've ever SEEM"
"He's pretty good, is he?" asked
Dunn.
II think he can smell a cold
trail like a hound" Coffee said
grouchily, land make fool of the
hound. Or maybe he just guesses.
But / can tell you this-Cayuse
Cayetano will go through this case
a-whistling." u
whats the answer them"
ooh, suppose I'll have to 60 out
and take look, and mess around,
and make a fool Of myself" Old
Man Coffee growled. "First thing,
I'll get it all right-if Cayetano
hasn't got it already. After that I'll
find out where the killers horse
come out of the crick. That ought
to be enough for one day; when I've
done that I'll come home to sup.
per-"
when you going? Now"
"Sure I'm going now. When did
you supposed"
We'll 60 with you as soon as
you're ready to start. L"
"The hell you WILL" said Coffee.
~ only got one dog that won't call
me fool if I tell him to trail
horse. That's old Rock, and he's
funny. If he thinks people is watch
ing him he fourishes around trying
to look smart, and don't get any
thing done. Give me one cowboy
that's seen the ground-one that'u
w. T.. aJ Va ~
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-02-11

4ASy " ISVSI 11ldhS d IIlOVG-uIll6SS
it was to hand the Teller his brand
er."
Instantly Link Bender said,
What do you mean by that?"
In the little moment before Horse
Dunn's reply, Billy Wheeler glanced
about him, noting the position of the
men. Of them all, only Cayuse Cage
tano appeared to be unarmed. Link
Bender sat alongside the sheriff, but
separated from him by the led
horse. Wheeler saw him exchange
quick glance with his son, who
sat detached, little to one side.
With one spur Wheeler woke his
pony, so that it moved sideways.
nearer Kid Bender. No one noticed;
their eyes were expressionless but
intent upon Horse Dunn.
Dunn had swung slowly in his
saddle to face Link Bender. my
calf crop is short, is what mean"
Watching Kid Bender, Wheeler
did not see Link make his play; but
as Kid Bender's hand dropped to
his holster, Wheeler knew that the
Kid had taken his cue from Link,
who in that instant must have gone
for his gun. In the shock Of action
Wheeler forgot his own weapon,
which he had never drawn on any
man. He jumped his horse at Kid
Bender, striking down on the Kids
gun hand with his quirt. The quirt
whistled and bit; as he jerked it
back Wheeler felt the gun come
with it, tangled in the snap Of the
lash.
In the same instant gun reared
behind him, and he whirled his po-
ny.
Horse Dunn held the smoking
muzzle Of his gun skyward, and
steadied his half-stampeded horse
with his other hand. In his face
was such a white blaze Of fury as
Wheeler had never seen. He was
not roaring now; his words came
through his teeth, hard-edged as
broken rock. II could have killed
you," he said, almost as if he were
strangling. "And I'd have done it,
if only
Link Bender sat straight up, his
face the dusty gray-green Of the
brush. Evidently he rode a gun
proof horse, for the reins hung slack
on it's neck, but it stood. Bender's
left hand gripped his right arm;
he swayed slightly, but recovered
himself, and the color slowly began
to come back into his face.
Sheriff Amos brought his hand
empty away from the gun-butt to
which it had dropped, and let both
hands be seen in plain sight upon
his reins. His face was discolored
by red flush. "You all right,
Link?"
Link Bender said between set
teeth, Good enough"
"You go on home," Walt Amos
said to Dunn. II can't take you in
for this because l can't prove you
were first to draw. But
Dunn said, You know damn we'll
who was first to draw!"
maybe do and maybe DON'T"
the sheriff said. But let me tell
you this, Dunn: you've just about
run out your rope! BY God, if
ever a man overplayed his hand,
you've sure overplayed yours! You
60 on home, and see that you stay
where you can be got, until you hear
from mel"
Horse Dunn grinned, showing his
teeth. II am home," he answered.
"You fellers are the visitors here.
Set off easterly, and ride steady, and
maybe in three-four hours you'll be
off my range! I'd start at it,
if was YOU"
He moved off little way into the
scant shade of Joshua stalk; then
sat where he was. Presently, still
sitting there, he watched them ride
away. losing shane in the heat
Evening star., 1938-06-29
SPURT COMEDIES
WITH BIC SLUMPS
Wander Meer's 9th in Row
Breaks Buc Park Spell
Over Cincinnati.
BY HUGH s. FULLERTON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

It probably would be considered trea-
son to mention such thing in the
Rhineland, but there Is a strong sus-
picion in National League circles that
the Cincinnati Reds might not look
quite so good II their squirt had not
coincided with the slumps of the New
York Giants and Chicago Cubs
There's no detracting from the
feats Of Johnny Wander Nicer, who
won his ninth straight yesterday when
the Reds whipped Pittsburgh. So, and
who pitched one of Cincinnati's most
persistent jinxes right out of Forbes
field at the same time. The Reds had
lost 81 straight in the Pittsburgh park
and yesterdays was their first victory
there since August, 1896.
In addition, such young fellows as
Frank Mccormick and Ival Goodman
have done lot toward changing the
Reds into pennant contender.
On the other side of the argument
are these facts: Cincinnati's best per-
formance has come since June 4. The
Reds. fifth then, have won IA Of their
last 20 games and have climbed to a
spot only IA games behind the league
leading Giants.
Giants Best at Start.
New York's best squirt was right at
the start of the season, 10 victories in
the first 81 starts. The Cubs from MAY
IL to June 7, won is and lost 4. II
either could hold the pace set during
those streaks, Cincinnati hardly would
be IN the running But while the Reds
were on the upgrade, the Giants have
been playing about 500 ball while the
Cubs have lost IL out of their last 18.
Both Of these slumps can be ex-
planned partly by injuries. The Cubs
didn't get the aid they hoped for from
Dizzy Dean and in addition had to
get along for some time without
"Sparkplug" Gabby Hartnett. The
preseason loss of Burgess Whitehead
and the more recent injury to Joe
Moore caused the Giants plenty of
trouble, which the acquisition of Alex
Kampouris and Bob Seeds may have
settled.
The Cubs took 9-3 licking from
the st. Louis Cardinals yesterday and
dropped game and half behind the
Reds.
Lean Lonnie Warneke limited Chi
cago to seven blows, while the Gas
Housers fell on Tex Carleton for seven
runs IN the third, when Pepper
Martin blasted a homer with two
aboard.
Indians Increase Lead,
In the American League Cleve-
lands Indians increased their lead
TO four and one-half games over the
idle New York Yankees as they eked
out q 5-4 decision over Detroit. A
5-run blast, including homers by Hal
TroslV and Ken Keltner, won the
game in the second. Johnny Hum
phries had to relieve Johnny Allen
to save the lead In the eighth.
An exciting ninth inning, in which
Marvin Owen stole home, just after
Rip Radclif had belted homer with
two aboard, enabled the Chicago
White Sox to beat out the St. Louis
Browns in the days other game. The
Sox gained q 4-run lead in the ninth,
but the Browns came back with three,
losing out when pinch runner Bill Cox
was thrown out at the plate.
The Eastern clubs in both leagues
were rained out.
Evening star., 1938-06-29
INDIANS, DODGERS
RAP STAR CHOICES
Tribe Feels Trosky Should
Be on Team, Brooklyn
Touts Fitzsimmons.
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, June 29-The loudest
laments in the wake of the naming Of
the squads for the all-star game at
Cincinnati July come from Cleveland
and of all places Brooklyn.
Cleveland fans are beefing because
their sterling first baseman, Hal
Trosky, was lelt off the American
League roster, and the Brooklyn ad-
diets are boiling because fat Freddie
Ftzsimmons, the veteran knuckle-
baller, was given the go-by when the
National League chose its best.
Trosky, while no bargain as Q fielder,
has been leveling the fences all season,
and at the moment is second only to
his teammate, Earl Averill, among
American League sluggers. He Is
banging the ball far ahead Of the three
first basemen who were picked BY the
American Leaguers-Jimmy Foxx,
Hank Greenberg and Lou Gehris.
Grimes Is Sore, Too.
Burleigh Grimes, Brooklyn manager,
Is as sore as the Flatbush fans about
the sighting" OF Fitzsimmom by his
former bosom pal, Bill Terry, who
made the final selection Of the Ma
tional League team he viii handle In
the big one-day engagement.
Everybody knows that Fits would
knock those American Leaguers silly
for three innings" Grimes fumed. II
don't understand how he was passed
up. Why, he's allowed only three
earned runs in his last IS innings,
practically shutout ball"
Burleigh takes particular exception
to the fact that Mace Brown, Pitts
burgh's sensational relief finger, got
the call over F'itz.
Il always thought you had to qualify
for the all-stars as a starting pitcher,
not a finisher," he said. 1.-THE way
Fitz is going now he would have those
Americans eating out Of his hand"
A Hunch on Trosky.
Cleveland would appear to have even
a more meritorious protest on the ex.
clusion Of Trosky. Taking the batting
Evening star., 1938-06-29

figures at their face value, there would
be no way Of leaving him OF. Still, this
observer has q hunch he saw Trosky
beating himself out Of an all-star place
more than q month ago.
Cleveland was having pregame bat
ting practice at the Yankee Stadium
and Manager Joe Mccarthy OF the
Yanks was watching from the dugout.
All except Trosky took full swings
The Indians slugger. peeved because
the practice pitcher wasn't placing the
ball where he wanted it. Just stuck out
his bat couple Of times and then
slouched away
What would you do to q player who
acted like that?" some one asked Nc
Carthy. Mccarthy discharged a Jet OF
tobacco juice at a convenient post
and said nothing, but his silence wa,
eloquent. He made the final choice Of
the American League squad.