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The Washington times., 1938-08-17
TESTS STARTED
TO ESTABLISH
ID E n LITIGATION
Cardboard Boxes Clue
To Staying Series

CLEVELAND, Aug. II G.N.S).
A squad of IS police assembled
today at the scene where two
more, victims of the city's mad
torso killer - Nos. II and IL in
the list Of mysterious dead-were
found late yesterday.
Searching through the junk
heaps in a rocky dump south Of
the new Lake Shore Drive, where
the body of the torso murderer s
eleventh victim and part of the
twelfth victims body were dis
covered. police found arm and leg
bones which they said were the
remainder of the second body.
Coroner S. r. Gerber planned
to reconstruct the skeleton, and
said he expected to be able TO
determines on whether the victim
was man or woman, the eleventh
victim was a woman. There was
the possibility. DR.. Gerber said,
that the bones represented three
new murder victims, instead Of
two.
WOMAN ABOUT IS
He said that part of the bones
found by police last night and to-
day appeared to be from the
body of a man, while the head was
that of a woman. In addition
the entire dismembered body Of a
woman about IS or 40 was found.
DR.. Gerber, pathologists and
the police Immediately began an
effort to reconstruct a skeleton
from the bones. The coroner said
The Washington times., 1938-08-17
Many Arrests Fail
To Halt Murders

CLEVELAND, Aug. II
0.N.S.).-Once every three
months, on an average, for
three years, Cleveland's mad
torso slayer has struck.
Twelve known dead and the
prepetratOr Of a chain Of kill
ings more battling and grue-
some than any horror story in
fiction is still at large.
The youthful head Of Cleve-
lands police force, former G.
Man Eliot Ness, believes the
killings ultimately will be
solved. But, to date, despite
three years of intensive in
veStigatiOn, many arrests, and
the questioning of hundreds
of persons, the murders re-
main the big question mark
of the city's police records.
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Pronounced Dead,
Swimmer Is Revived

RACQUETTE LAKE, N. Y, Aug.
II U.N.S0.-Revived after being
pronounced dead by a physician,
John Regan, 18, of Utica, was re-
covering today in the hospital
here. Regan sank in IL feet Of
water while swimming and his
"b- "" was recovered 10 minutes
later by life guard George Reyn-
ole
Reynolds worked for several min
utes administering artificial res
piration, but there was no re-
sponSe, and a physician said the
youth was dead. Reynolds con-
tinued his efforts and IL minutes
later Regan began to breathe.
The Washington times., 1938-08-17
SOLDIERS DEATH
I'm RIVER BRINGS
MILITARY PROBE
Army Seeks Cause of
Gashes on Body

Military officials at Fort Bel
voir. Va. today opened an inveS
tigation into the death of Private
Eugene F. Wigs, whose body was
found floating in the Potomac
River near Glymont, Md, yester-
day.
The mutilated body was taken
to Waldorf, Md, last night. and
following examination a verdict Of
death by drowning was returned.
INJURIES CHECKED
Military officials, however, or.
dered their own investigation in
an effort to determine the cause
OF a hole in the head Of the sol.
d1er and a great cash on the arm.
County officials said they be-
lieVed the injuries might have
been received by being struck by
the propeller Of a boat.
Wigs, who was 20 years old,
was last seen alive last Saturday
when he left the fort in a canoe
to paddle to Marshall Hall, sew
eral miles down the river. No
trace Of the canoe has yet been
found.
ROBBERY POSSIBLE
The body of the soldier was first
sighted by Capt. w. j. Chesser of
the Capital Yacht Club. The body
was made fast to a buoy in the
river and Charles county authori-
ties notified. Deputy Sheriff
Bruce ShamanSky took charge of
the case and had the body taken
to a Waldorf undertaking estab-
lishment. where it was identified
by Sergt. H. K. Hasle of Fort
Belvoir.
Possibility that Wigs had been
robbed was seen in the fact that
he had only SO cents in hts pocket,
yet had left the military post on
leave until Monday,
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LASH SENTENCE.
or Wife BEATER.
PUT OFF IN ND.
Authorities Disagree on
Place of Penalty

The lashing with a cat-o-nlnc
tails ordered to punish Brown c.
Turner, AZ, Of Redlands, Nd, for
beating his wife has been post.
poned indefinitely, Montgomery
county authorities revealed today.
Turner has been transferred to
the Maryland House of Correction
at Jessups, Nc, to serve a one
year sentence for aSsaulting an
officer with a dangerous weapon.
CAN'T FIND PLACE
House Of Correction officials
said they would not permit the
lashing to take place in their in.
stitution and pointed out that un-
der the law Turner must be beaten
within the confines of the Mont
gomery county Jail.
Sheriff G. Eddington Bell, of
Montgomery county, who was di-
rected by Judge Harold c. Smith
to lash Turner's back 10 times
with a cat-o-nine tails, said he
has made no plans to carry out
the sentence.
REMAINS AVAILABLE
Sheriff Bell pointed out that
Turner will be in safe keeping for
the next several months and will
be available whenever it is de-
cided to impose the whipping post
sentence.
Turner has until midnight to-
night to appeal from the whipping
post sentence.
The Washington times., 1938-08-17
Prophets Of Doom
TO See "W01"Id EI1Gl'

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. II
(I.N.S.).-The "end Of the
world" will come August 30
and among those who will have
frOnt-rOw seats will be six So
called prophets Of doom" who
have predicted the earth's de-
StructiOn at various times.
This was revealed today by
directors of the FelS Plane
tarium in the Franklin InSti.
tute with the announcement
that the "prOphets' have been
invited to attend q preview Of
the planetarfum'S demOnstra-
tiOn entitled ''The End Of the
World"
The Washington times., 1938-08-17
Super.GooSeberries

TOLEDO, Ore, Aug. II G.N.S.)
This item actually is the ber-
ries. To prove he was not boastIng
without reason, John Gage
brought a few samples Of his
gooseberry crop to Toledo. The
gooseberries were as large as small
plums, with the largest measuring
three and a quarter by three and
a half inches around.
The Washington times., 1938-08-17

All of the gloomy prognOSu-
Gators, who made their predic-
tiOnS with unanimous lack of
success, leaped into the public
eye at one time or another.
Among them are Robert
Reidt, of PatchOgue, L. l., who
gave away all his possessions
and climbed a hilltop with his
family in 1925 to await "judge-
ment day." and Wilbur Glenn
VOIiva, the man who insisted
the world Is flat and founded
q religious colony at Zion, Ill,
which later went bankrupt.
The Washington times., 1938-08-17
Wife Sues, Mate
Kills Her and Self

CATHLAMET, Wash, Aug. IT.
Enraged because his wife, Edith,
81, had filed suit for divorce,
James Martin, as, shot her to
death today and then killed him
self.
The Washington times., 1938-08-17
Cook "Gets Hot
To Avoid Freezino

LONGVIEW, Wash, Aug. II.
Ernest Lamiller, cafeteria cook,
doesn't ever want to dance the Big
Apple again. Accidentally locked
in a big refrigerator, Lamiller
danced all night to keep himself
from freezing to death.
The Washington times., 1938-08-17
Actress Director
Wins Her as Bride

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. II G.N.S)
Russell D. Lewis, 81, stage and
film director, was such a success
in directing Kay Van Ripper, %,
screen actress, that she will marry
him, she said today.
Lewis, formerly of New York,
and Miss Van Ripper filed notice
of intention to marry and said
they planned to wed in two .:
three weeks.
The Washington times., 1938-08-17

papers yester'
day by the Hal
Roach Studio.
They came,
according to
the film com.
pany, in a let
ter informing
the star that
his two . year
contract, with
t W o pictures
yet to go, was
b in 6 tie r
minated.
At the same
time, the studio
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The Washington times., 1938-08-17

Liquor Board Prints "Bible" for
Drinkers. The book warns people who
are likely to get depressed or start
fighting on q few cocktails or high.
balls to learn the rules for social
drinking or quit the custom. Read
this unusual appeal in the American
Weekly, the magazine distributed with
next Sundays Herald.Times.
The Washington times., 1938-08-17
Hal Roach
Breach of
Contract
Copyright, 1889

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. II G.N.S0.
After II years, Stan Laurel. screen
comedian, was handed his walking
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
SUICIDE ROOM

And while we are talking about
rooms here in another idea-nOt
yet developed. Last week Ralph G.
Clifford committed suicide in Sacra-
mento. He had turned a room into
a lethal gas chamber. He left n
note suggesting that."a public letha
gas chamber be placed in each
largely populated center where
those of unfit, who so desire, might
terminate their misery
Now that isn't a bad idea. From
too far back to count a certain
number Of people every year have
decided that life wasn't worth the
living and in order to get out of it
have had to use various and sundry
ways of self-extermination. Some
of them have been exceedingly in
convenient and painful. Why not
have this roof for the convenience
of those who don't want to stay
here Might charge them a fee.
The thing would soon pay for itself
And it would be lots easier to go
to the gas chamber and find dead
body than to stumble on it out
somewhere you were not expecting
to.
After all, if a fellow doesn't
want to live, doesn't like the place,
and wants to get away from it all
we haven't any right to make him
stay. We shouldn't want folks
hanging around who do not want
to hang around. SO to keep them
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

My brother worked in the noun
tains of North Carolina for a few
years where he was never out of
the sound OF running water in the
the city he couldn't sleep unless
he left the water in the bath-tub
running.
You have heard folk say Shey
just had to get out of town and
away from the noise and then,
getting out, wall that things were
too quiet. SO what?
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
FARMER
SWALLOWS HORSE

Without doubt, one of the most
astounding happenings of 1888 oc-
Cured last Monday afternoon about
$3.50 when a local farmer living
southwest of Coolidge swallowed b
live horse. A feature of the feat
that made it more difficult was
the fact that the particular horse
was fully harnessed, which still
would not have seemed so surpris-
ing but for the fact that it was
double harness and the other horse
had to be swallowed, too. The re-
port of the incident attracted so
much attention that a special in
terview was sought with the prin-
cipal in the affair who readily ad.
mitted the truth of the report and
stated that it really would have
been no trick at all had the team
not been hitched to a trailer load.
ed with cotton, and what had both
cred him the most was that he had
been busy ever since picking the
cotton out Of his teeth. If any one
doubts this story, We can show
him the precise spot the horse was
on Sunday the day before he was
swallowed on Monday.
Now, personally, we have never
swallowed a horse. We have never
swallowed even a burro. But (not
wishing to brag at alD we have to
admit that we have done something
just as miraculous, attention COM
pelling and Imagination staggering.
We have brought to the town of
Coolidge the most wonderful as
sortment of givable usable and en-
joyabe gifts that has ever been
assembled under one roof in this
city. This fine selection of fine
gifts Is not an accident. We have
visited the large markets of the
country, have exhausted the unus-
ual sources of supply of the Unit
cd States including the large i'm
porting houses, and are now show
ing line of gifts that we take a
lot of pride in showing.
Don't think because these gifts
are fine, attractive and wonderfully
appealing that they are expensive.
This is a point on which we pride
ourselves. Our merchandise is ex-
tremely we'll selected. For those
who wish to spend 25c for a dis
tinctive and unusual gift, or who
wish to spend great many dol
lars, or, for those whose wishes are
anywhere in between, we know they
will find many items here to
please them.
And-it's going to be a horse on
you if you fail to see this wonder
full selection OF exquisite merchan-
disc before the choicer pieces are
gone.
In Coolidge and Florence It's
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

r. A. Faul. former manager OF
the Security Farm east of Coolidge,
leaves Monday for an inspection
tour of resettlement projects in Cali
fornia and will make a business
call at the head office in San Fran
cisco. He expects to complete his
business and return home in two
weeks.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
Card of Thanks

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to all the friends whose
sympathy and help was so fully
extended to us during the illness
and loss of Junior.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence r. Norris
and Freddie.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

1t is heartening to know that
war is considered a horror in the
minds of most people. There have
been times when this was not true.
And although the nations of the
world still prepare for war, at heart
the people feel that it does not
rightfully belong in the program Of
our modern times. The Christmas
message of Peace on earth" is
recognized more than ever today as
an objective that must be attained
and that is something. After all
the most difficult ideals toward
which we aspire are those which
REQUIRE the most time for real1Za-
ton. Maybe four or six thousand
years have not been enough time
in which to Outgrow the fighting
instinct. Jesus own sacrifice for
the ultimate ideal state Of things is
proof that he realized it could not
come as one great convulsive ev-
ent. The success of Christmas this
wear is that it still holds before
the human family a promise of
something that can and must be.
We are of the opinion that never
before has the human family felt
so much in need of the fulfulment
Of that promise.
QUIET ROOM
A noise-proof room in which a
dollar bill, dropped, will make a
noise on an inch-thick carpet is the
product of the General Electric in
Schnectady The room was con-
structed for the purpose of testing
out "noiseless" machines. There
will be no attempt made to put the
quiet room on the commercial mar
ket.
They would not sell. People, as
much as they talk about it, do not
want quiet generally speaking. Few
people can stand to be alone. The
percentage of those who love soil
tude is indeed small. In our present
day set-up a noise is necessity
because we have never learned to
do without it.
The folks in the cities who endure
the most noise who think they
want quiet the most, are always
the most miserable when they get
it. The constant roar OF street
traffic. passing cars, the bla-bla OF
the radio-one may go thru the day
thinking that he does not notice 1t
but take it away and the world
seems, empty, proving he does.
We take the attitude that noise
is a necessity. Wasting your breath
to say to children: "Quiet please
And to talk to our American youth
about being quiet, or still, is like
talking to a worm about flying.
Most folk, when they talk OF
wanting to get away from the noise
of things, mean that they want a
change of noise 1t is wonderful to
exchange the roar Of city traffic
for the murmur of a soft breeze in
the trees on a hill side. But most
folk wouldn't want that to be perm
anent.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

Officers for the next term were
elected by the local Masonic lodge
at the last regular meeting, as fol
lows: Gerald Bryant, w. NJ. P.
w. Hamilton, Senior Warden; Coy
Hamilton, Junior Warden; j. c..
Jayne, Treasurer; ]. J. Jones, Sc
cretary, and d. S. Davis, Trustee.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
from hanging, let EN- have the gas
room. No witnesses required.
COUNCIL ROOM

room. No witnesses required.
COUNCIL ROOM
Of course, right next to the gas
room there would be council room
where a man with strong and
practical persuavise powers would
talk things over with the dissatis
fled one. Maybe he could show him
he was wrong or mistaken. But it
not, "Ok, go to it."
HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS
Every once in a while we get
new slant on the conduct of the
human family. Last week a Miami
bound bus leaving Philadelphia
wrecked in a fog and injured TWEEN
ty-one persons. The driver was
charged with assault and battery
by automobile Assault and battery
Wo have usually thought of the
person as having something in his
hands when he attempted assault
and battery. Possibly it isn't
stretching a point to take the at
tituda that the driver had hold of
the wheel of the bus and therefore
he bus was in his hands. No charge
was made against the fog.
In another car accident a women
was killed, Her death resulted
when the car in which she was rid
ing left the highway and overturn-
ed. The driver said he went to
sleep. No charge was filed aginst
him. The press item stated that
the party had travelled a long dis
tance without stopping for rest.
Drivers of trucks are limited on
hours for driving People being kill
ed from accidents resulting from
sleeping drivers Of private cars is
not an uncommon occurance. If
a law limits a driver of a bus or
truck to drive only a certain dist
ance why should it not limit the
driver of a private car? A sleepy
driver is a potential murdere on the
highway whether he Is in a bus,
truck or private car.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

condition. War In China. War in
Spain. All Europe hanging around
the brink of war. All nations laun.
ched on a preparedness against war
that makes former programs look
like child stuff Hate, prejudice,
revenge, suspicion, murder filling
the mind of multitudes. Selfishness
and greed on a riot. If you can
reconcile a song of Peace on
earth" to all that you can stand
up beside the master optimists of
all time.
l sat in the church Sunday list
ening to the children's choir sing
ing: 1T came upon a midnight
clear, the glorious song of ole"
The candles were lighted on the
altar and behind the cross was a
soft white light. There was peace
ful atmosphere about the little
church and for the moment it
seemed hard to believe that outside
there could be so much of confus-
ion and doubt in mems minds about
our world.
Recently a man addressing one
of our service clubs stated that
Christianity had failed. l thought
of that as | listened to the Christ
mas song and watched the cross
The cross is symbolic of love,
sacrifice and devotion to truth. The
only failure to these qualities is
our failure to try them. Christiani-
ty. or the Christ way, among ma
tions has never yet been tried. We
have not had. thus far, any states
men who have dared try any 9th
er way than a way that includes
force and threat. Man has built his
own programs and insisted on his
own way and the only inclusion the
Lord has had it them is to be call
ed upon to save man from the eff
fects of his own creation. Thus far
the nations of the world have not
taken Christianity seriously. They
do not want God messing up their
programs but they want His de-
liverance if things get out of con-
troll.
The success of Christmas this
year will result from the fact that
thousands over the world who still
love God, or GOODNESS, will meet
again and renew their faith in the
message which the angels sang
over Bethlehem on that first
Christmas morning, nearly 1000
years ago. 1t will be faith in an
untried way a way that still off
ers the nations of the world a sol
ution to the predicament they find
themselves in.
PROGRESS MADE
Although the situation looks bad
just now progress has been made.
There are really more constructive
things to point to than otherwise.
In fact there are so many fine
things the human family has at
tanned that the few remaining ugly
things seem the more monstrOus
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

Mr.. Kirby has on display in his
office a citrus fruit he declares to
be a lemon. If it is, it is the prize
lemon, for it is larger than the
ordinary grapefruit.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

Keith Payne, Z year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Payne, is d
patient at st Josephs hospital in
Phoenix, suffering from an ear all
ment, and is reported to be COM
ing along nicely.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

FOUND, something of value, belong
ing to Mr.. Ryan. Call Sea Lane
Hotel 1tpd
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

LEAVING Dec. 10Th for Miami,
Florida, take passengers, share
gas and oil cost Write John G.
White, general delivery, Coolidge
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

Josefa Morales, wife of Francis
co Morales, passed away at the
Naffziger home east of Coolidge. on
Monday December 18th. The family
has made their home here for about
10 years. Mrs. Morales was 3S
years of age. The funeral was held
at the Catholic church in Florence
this morning, with Cole & Maud in
charge. Interment was made in
Florence cemetary.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

At the meeting of the Garden
club last week it was decided that
all who want rose bushes place
their orders NOW with Mrs. c. j.
Moody. This is the time of year to
plant rose bushes.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

FOR SALE. 1887 Tudor Sedan in
First call condition. Inquire at the
Examiner office.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

FOR RENT. room apartment
across from Legion Hall, 2 room
apartment on Harding Ave. both
furnished. MrseE. E. Fennell. 2tp
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

FOR RENT: 8 room furnished cot
tage. Sea Lane Hotel 1tpd
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

The annual Christmas program
at the Kenilworth School will be
held Friday evening of this week.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

The Coolidge l.. D. S. Relief So
ciety will hold Bazaar and cook
ed food sale on Saturday, Decem-
Der 18th, on the side of the Ari-
Zona Pharmacy.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

FOR RENT. House on Kennedy
Avenue, North Kennedy Avenue,
North Coolidge. d. D. Stone 1tpd
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

The Florence Junior Womens
Club is announcing a Christmas
dance to be held in Florence on
Monday evening December 26th.
at the Womens Club house there.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

WANTED. Good used car, and
gentle horse. Must be reasonable.
Address. Box 635, Coolidge 1tpd
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

FOR SALE. Fresh, Jersey Mich
cows, Al, 8 years old. Sam Black
we'll.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

LOST. Billfold. Finder please notify
Box 642, Coolidge, for reward.
Tommie Joe Richardson. 1tpd
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

FOR RENT, 8 rooms and bath,
furnished, stucco house, North
Coolidge. d. ]. Bryce, Phone
1882. 1tpd
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
c L A S S | F l E D
A DIV E r T ISIN c.

FOR RENT, Nice 4-room and bath
modern house. Call at Pinal Grocery
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

olive Horses in SEASON.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-05-19
Acreage Change indicated
By County Agent

The cotton producers of Holmes
County who have received their of
ficial allotment this year have noted
an acreage change of peas and beans
has been indicated which they would
need to plant in the 1898 program. To
some persons there has been an eli
roneous impression as they are un-
der the impression hat they must
have this acreage to qualify for the
government pay in 1888. According
to an announcement made today BY
T. NJ. Williams. County Agent, this
is not true, as the 24-10 per pound
and the subsidy will be made regard
less of any acreage in soil conserv-
ing crops.
The maximum payment on the peas
and the beans will be made provided
the acreage is indicated in the crops
that are planted.
If the producer lacks 10 acres in
planting the required number of acres
he will then suffer a penalty of S7.5C
his conserving payment. In ne
instance will the deduction be made
from his 24-1o per pound or his sub
idy.
The acres of peas and beans if
planted in corn will count acre for
acre and not one half as it was the
program in 1887.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-05-19
Club Winners Listed

Inc Dickerson. Clothing, class Blu
lah Jenkins; second, Dele Shanks.
Home improvement, class 2-first,
jeanette Cummings; second, Mae
Bess Branch. Home improvement,
class 2-first, Blanche Ables. vege-
table judging-first, Lois Donald; Sc
cond, Dorothy Burell. Food preser-
vation-first, Mildred Jenkins; Sec
ond, Ethel Shanks. Egg judging
first, Mary D. Mabry; second, Gladys
Hughes.
Lexington Club - Clothing, class /
first, Annie Catherine Tate; second,
Lorene Mclean. Clothing, class O.
first, Elsie Upchurch; second, Annie
Laura Buck. Home improvement,
class first, Maxine Williamson;
second, Annie Catherine Tate. Home
improvement, class 2-first, Annie
Laura Buck; second, Elsie Upchur en-.