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IN THE COUNTY JUDGES COURT
IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY.
FLORIDA. IN PROBATE.
Mo-
In re: Estate of
CHARLES +. DUPONT,

NOs-
In re: Estate of
CHARLES +. DUPONT,
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
To all creditors and all persons
having claims or demands against
said Estate:
You, and each of you, are hereby
notified and required to present
any claims and demands which
you, or either of you, may have
against the estate of Charles r.
DUPONT, deceased. late of Monroe
County, Florida, to the Hon. Ray
mond r. Lord, County Judge OF
Monroe County, at his office in the
County Courthouse In Monroe Coun-
", Florida, within eight calendar
months from the date of the first
publication hereof. ALI claims and
demands not presented within the
time and in the manner prescribed
herein shall be barred as provided
by law.
Dated October 10th, A. d.. 1885.
LIMA DUPONT THO5IPSOS,
As Administrators Cum .feStanpehto
AnHexo of tie Iskt5te on C haf1s.s
+. DUPONT Deceased. LesaIs
oeI I.1sLz5, nhoyI. I93s.
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they did nothing. / think they were
watching me. biding their time.
for when / asked leave to 60 on
shore, was refused. l had seen
nothing OF Monsieur lie Baron since
yesterday evening, but tonight, as
dusk fell, a small boat came up by
our bows, and with much secrecy
he crept on board. could not hear
all that passed, but / gathered that
he will remain hidden on the Rem
dezUouS until the small hours Of
tomorrow morning, when a fisher
boat will take him over to the lies
de Lerins. This news was so i'm
portant that / judged it my duty to
come on shore at all costs to re-
port to Monsieur Dunning, but ]
was overtaken by these men, who.
under the guise of friendship,
forced me to stroll along with
them. Two, who were unknown to
me, then started an argument-the
excuse for the quarrel and the
knitting, you will understand-and
had it not been for the arrival of
Monsieur. / should not be telling
this story"
@Fleuriot." ! said. "did you hear
that?"
Certainly. We will now, If you
please. Monsieur Stern, proceed in
your car to the police-station.
where / can make what arrange
mentS are necessary"
At the police station Fleuriot re-
vealed himself as a master of swift
action. Before / could realize what
was happening, orders had been
given, police mobile, reinforced by
the local genddrmerie. had piled
into two cars. and couple of men
had wheeled out powerful-look-
ing motorcycles into position be-
hind the Hispano. ,r y,Te, 49,,
ut is possible we shall need ex-
ira help at the chateau he ex-
We whizzed On t. the the Quay Lu q Unit
formed men hlrriedly Scrambled
into rowboats, while others, trotted
silently along the jetty towards the
dark and silent RENDEZVOUS, and
/ knew that it woulG not be long
before the yacht was encircled
and her obese owner in safe Gus
tody.
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RUMMAcE SALE
HERE SATURDAY

Rummage sale win be held all
day Saturday beginning 81 $50
o'clock under the auspices of
Division Street School Parent
Teacher Association.
Committee in charge Of sale
requests all who have donations
TO call Professor Walden, phone
6ss-J and 3 car Will call cor ma
teriaL
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WEATHER FORECAST

(Till 7:30 p. m, Wednesday,
Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Wednesday,
possibly light showers: moderate
northeast and east winds.
Florida: Partly cloudy tonight
and Wednesday, possibly light
showers near east-central and ex-
IRENE south coasts.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits
and East Gulf: Moderate north
east and east winds; partly over
cast weather tonight and We'd
nesday with a. few light showers.
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ANNOUNCE DEATH
OF mrs. E. JONES

Mrs. W. II. Trout ii this city is
in receipt of a letter from Allan
"a. Ga. announcing the death of
Mrs. Evie Jones.
The deceased was sister OF
the late w. II Troutg husband OF
Mrs Trout.
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EASY TO REMEMBER

DALLAS, Texas-Herbert Wat
son, manager of the highway
tax division in this city had auto
mobile license plates for 1899
correspond to the applicants
home or business telephone num-
bers so they could be easily re-
membered.
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JACKS0NvILLE--Annoyed by
an alrplane flying low over her
house. a woman Of this city aged
90. grabbed her shot gun and
Tired She struck the pilot Of the
plane in the hand. and forced
him 70 land near by.
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She-Do you think a cannon
shot can cause enough vibration
to make it rain?
Sailor-Well, I can't say as to
that, but I've seen a shotgun
bring on a shower.
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Young Peoples Group
To Meet Telghts

srhefe Wits a regular month
ly meeting sofs sthe Island City
Young Peoples Union held to-
night, beginning 7:45 o'clock, at
the First Methodist (Stone)
church.
All members of the organiza-
ton are requested to be in at
tendance.
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/
lPoking into Henry A. Schroeder's
Hunting credentials, got to talk
ing about the World war. He dis
covered that they had been in
machine gun companies pitted
against each other-he with the
A.E.F. and Schroeder with the
Germans.
He also found that Schroeder
had falsely represented himself
as a citizen in getting a hunting
license and had apparently been
struggled into this country in
1926.
Now Schroeder is serving
50-day Jail sentence and on his
release must face deportation
proceedings.
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLOR
IDA IN BANKRUPTCY, NO. H.
kW.
In the Matter Of
EDWARD RAY LOWE.
Bankrupt
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING
OF CREDITORS
YDC are hereby notified that
the above bankrupt has been adj
Indicated First meeting of credi-
Building. Key West. Florida, on
Wednesday. November end, 1898. at
iI:ea A NJ. at which time the "a III
creditors may attend, prove their
claims. elect a trustee. examine the
bankrupt, and transact such other
business as may properly come be-
fore said meeting.
October IL. 1888.
4s. 1. EARL CURRY.
uctlS-it Referee
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The Second Door


/" a ND now" said Fleuriot, set.
) Ting himself comfortably be-
side me in the tonHeau of the His
pano, 1--WE will have the rest of the
story, if you please, Monsieur
Lumsden: but we will begin at the
end and work backwards, for time
is short"
did as he bad me. collecting
my scattered thoughts and trying
to give him some coherent account
of what had been. taking it by and
large, the most hectic week of
my life; but before had got any
appreciable distance, the car
turned with a grinding of brakes
into the familiar empty lane. and
next minute we were pulling up
at the gates of the hotel.
The great building doomed be-
fore us, shadowy, unlighted, and
indescribably dreary. The next
minute had led them through the
lounge and under the curtained
arch to the door with its battered
poster: Club des Sans Clubs"
The door was a heavy slab Of
wood, solid ana immovable as the
house itself. Fleuriot shook his
head.
Il do not like it, said he. "This
door has not been opened for
long time-see, the paint fills the
cracks--and | fear there are bolts
on the other side. Skeleton keys
are useless against belts; Monsieur
Archee, is there no other en-
trance?"
There is" answered dubi-
ously. "but | doubt if it will be
any better than this. It is under
the arches below the terrace"
Show us the other door"
lied the way on across the sunk
en- garden.
At the farthermost, darkest end
was something that looked like
wood. and as Dunning flashed his
torch on it. | saw that it was in
deed a decaying. decrepit door. Il
did not seem possible that any liv-
ing thing had passed through it in
the last decade. but Fleuriot. step
ping up to it. gave sudden, stified
exclamation.
1--WE have It'll" he whispered,
See, the lock has been freshly
oiled and there are 40 cobwebsi''.
He bent to his task, Inserting
first one. then second fantastic
implement in the rusted lock. and
again, as the wards clicked, Huqo
and took a step backward and
hurled ourselves against it. i -
There was a cracking noise, a
crash of breaking wood, and next
we shot forward, spraw-
ling, on to wet stone flags, with
Dunning at our heels and Fleuriot
close behind. | got up dazedly and
looked about me. to find that was
standing in c vast. vaulted place,
lit only by a Pickering lantern at
the far end. At fret glance the
cellar seemed to be completely
empty. and then suddenly saw,
crouched against the further wall.
q huddled, shuddering form.
In one bound I was across the
floor and had him by the throat.
Noah Morei" ! said between my
teeth. Tell me. man, before !
wiring the life out OF you--where
has Cess taken Miss Wi,is?"
His hands feebly plucked at my
grip on his throat. @He has taken
her" he said, and swayed as II he
would fall, she has taken her TO
the Esterels. to the Auberge des
Allouettes.n And with the words
he tainted dead away in my hands.
I turned and looked through the
open door. out towards the west
where the crimson sky was shot
with darling flames, and as did
so. heard Hugo groan like q man
in torment.
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The HohensolleTn palace al
PotSdanl, Germany. contains COO
rooms but only two bathrooms.
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ANSWERS TO TEN
TEST QUESTIONS
Below are the answers 20 aass
questions printed On Page Q

l. Titmouse.
2. Warsaw.
3. The name for impulsive
stealing due to mental i'm
pairment.
1. IA.
5. India.
8. Golf.
7. The first IS commerce be-
tween the states; the Sec
ond IS commerce within q
state.
s. Oxygen and nitrogen.
2. Tempt.
10. First cousin.
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Before and After the Primaries
my friends!"
MY friends!"
my FRIENDSp
"My!!! Friends???" -
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When Old Soldiers Met
War Was Resumed
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(By Associated PressI
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BRINGS DOWN PLANE

Tomorrow; Int The aery furnace.
The Washington times., 1938-02-15
RIOT IN MEXICO
is FATAL TO IS

MEXICO CITY, Feb. Is d.N.sJ.
Thirteen persons were dead today
and a dozen more were recovering
from wounds received in a politi-
cal battle at Atlanta, Hidalgo,
which ended only after federal
troops intervened.
More than 500 members of rival
factions fought for three hours in
the city streets over a disputed
mayoralty election, in which fol
lowers of Carlos Rosa Amaro, loser
in the election, attacked the head
quarters of Noises Gonzalez Neira,
the winner.
The latter, now a prisoner in a
federal penitentiary, announced
he would take office as soon as he
won his freedom.
The Washington times., 1938-02-15
7-YeQr-OLd Murder
Laid to Former
Policeman
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said Langdon probably will be
brought into court late today OF
tomorrow morning.
At that time, Ullman said, the
Connecticut charge will be dis
posed of and then, if Langdon
valves extradition, he will be
turned over to the Washington
detectives.
WARRANT RUSHED
Lieut.. Floyd Truscott, who has
been working on the Limerick mur
der case for the past three years
and Detective Sergt. Earl Hart
man went to New Haven Sunday
armed with a United States Com
missioner's warrant charging
Langdon with the murder.
AS soon as the Grand Jury re
turned the indictment this morn
ing, a bench warrant was issued
and was sent by air mail to the
detectives in New Haven.
When they receive that, they
will confer with Ullman relative tC
an immediate hearing so they may
bring Langdon back as soon az
possible.
Major Brown said detectives
have "a good case" against the
former policeman, who was "tht
cop on the beat" Beulah told
friends she feared.
Major Brown revealed that late
last night Lieutenant Truscott
telephoned him from New
Haven and said Langdon had first
agreed to waive extradition, but
later said he would not agree tc
return until he had talked with
his lawyer today.
Mrs. Rose V. Langdon, eStranged
wife of the former policeman, has
appeared before the grand jury
recently to tell her story. A mum
ber of new witnesses, whose iden
tity police refused to reveal, also
were heard. The nature of Their
testimony was closely guarded.
LANGDON IN JAIL
Langdon is held in Jail in New
Haven in default of $4,000 bond
The night of March %, 1887, he
tagged a fast passenger train at
The Washington times., 1938-02-15
fire IN RESORT
RAzES BUILDINGS
WORTH $4,000
Hotels, Theater, Garage
: in "Tinder-box Fire"

WATCH HILL r. l., Feb. Is
UN.S).-"Tinder box" buildings
lining one side of Bay Street in
this seaside mecca of the elite
went up in flames today, doing
$4,000 damage.
Burned to the ground were two
small three,story hotels, building
housing five stores, a small motion
picture theater, the BaySide Gar
age and a restaurant.
BUILDINGS VACANT
None of the buildings was occu.
pied. All were of wooden frame
construction, used only during the
summer vacation season.
The flames burned with such
Jury that firemen abandoned ef-
forts to save any of the buildings
and concentrated in four-hour
struggle to prevent spread of the
flames to several nearby homes of
wealthy summer residents. the ex-
elusive 60-room NarraganSett Inn,
and the 100-room Plimpton Hotel.
One fireman was seriously in
Sured when a ladder fell on him.
HOTELS DESTROYED
The small hotels destroyed we're
the Olympia and Columbia hotels.
The latter was owned by Walter
Price, OF Westerly. Most of the
other property was owned by Mrs.
Hattie Bernson, of Westerly.
Origin of the fire was unde-
termined, but it was believed to
have started in or near the motion
picture theater. g..
The Washington times., 1938-02-15
Wed Two Women
In Same Church

DETROIT, Feb. Is G.N.SD.
Sylvester Ennis, 33, who police
said admitted marrying two
women in the same church, today
faced the threat of a bigamy
charge as his first wife, Mrs. Rose
June Ennis, announced she will
file charges because he refused TO
help her and their three children,
Mrs. Ennie No. l said she married
Ennis in Alton, Ill. Wife No. 2,
Mrs. Francves Osip Emerson, 81,
is the mother of one child.
The Washington times., 1938-02-15
AUTOS IN SWEDEN

GOTHENBURG, Sweden GN.S)
More automobiles were built and
sold in Sweden last year than ever
before. The largest motor car
plant in the country, located here,
in 1887 turned out 1894 units, or
51.4 per cent more than in 1886,
when the output was Aba.
The Washington times., 1938-02-15
Langdon Indicted AS Limerick
Girls Slayer; Return Is Sought
ID. C.. Police AWGit
Bench Warrant in
NeU H1Uen

sorts Of the dry period, was found
dead the morning of December 81.
1880, in a drab little house on the
AnacoStia flats where she lived
with her brother and a friend OF
his.
At first she was believed to have
died of natural causes. While fix
ing her hair, the undertaken dis
covered a bullet wound in he1
dead, and it was found she hao
been shot once with a .25 caliber
automatic pistol.
LANGDON ARRESTED
AS the policeman on the beat
Langdon was assigned to guard
the house, and he reported he hao
found an empty cartridge case
and a bullet hole that detectives
had overlooked.
Because of his actions and re
ports that the girl had told frlendS
she was in mortal terror OF the
policeman, Langdon was taken
into custody.
Police learned he owned two
.25.caliber pistols, and went to his
home to get them. There they
discovered a still in the basement
and a quantity of liquor, and on
the basis of this preferred
charges that led to his dismissal
from the department.
The pistols found in his home
were tested but neither proved
to be the fatal weapon. About
three years ago a rusted .25-calibel
gun was found under a pile OF
ashes in the rear of the house
The Washington times., 1938-02-15

Broke His Neck Every Day. A Page
Of Photographs Showing How tho
RaCketPer Broke Himself all to Bits
and Collected Fortune in Insurance
CIaims-But Went to Prison Penniless.
See These Remarkable Photographs in
The American Weekly, with Sundays
Washington HeraId-Times
The Washington times., 1938-02-15

East Haven, and when the train
stopped pointed out a heavy chain
wired to the tracks in such fashion
as to have derailed the train.
Hailed as a hero for his action,
he was arrested several days later
when detectives charged he was
the man who placed the chain on
the track.
Indicted, he was Brought to trial
last October, but the jury could
not agree, and he was remanded
back to Jail to await a second trial,
Last December police arrested
Mrs. Langdon in New York on a
morals charge. She was returned
here and questioned at length on
the Seven.year-old murder case.
Just where she is now, police re-
fuse to say, but she is available at
any time she is needed, they ad-
NIT.
SOLUTION SEEN
After questioning her, detectives
said they were positive the Solu.
ton of the case was near, and all
they needed was an unidentified
male witness.
The murder of the 19-year- old
theater usher in the prohibition
jazz days was one of the most
battling in the annals of the
Washington Police Department.
The girl, whose diary related
hectic parties in various night re.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-05
LITTLE WILLOW

LITTLE WILLOW, April s.
Several people from this section
attended the Henderson county
singing convention at Mills River
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Orr called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Orr of
Mills River Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones aiming
visited Mr.. and Mrs. James Nc
Call Of Hendersonville Saturday
evening.
Several people from this sec
ton attended preaching at the
French Broad Baptist church Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Orr and
family visited Mr.. and Mrs. f.
Hollingsworth of Etowah Sunday.
Miss Daisy Hamilton made a
business trip to Asheville last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gray Wis
tied Mr.. Earnest, VINO is on the
sick list, last Friday.
Miss Kathlene Orr of Hcnder-
sonville visited her mother Sunday
afternoon. .,
Mrs. Flora Oliver called on Mrs.
Jones Banning one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Orr and little
daughter, Betty, spent Saturday
night with Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Orr.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-05
Water Damage 10
Mills River Farm
Is Charged In S'1lt

Suit for $4,000 damages was
filed in the office of the CLERK OF
r,o srpcrior court yesterday by
Walter Hooper against the Carr
Lumber Co., Inc, OF TransylNaha
corntv the plaintiff alleging that
his land was damaged in this
amount by the backing up OF wa
fer from Mills river as result
az lumber operations Of the de-
Pendant concern in this county.
The plaintiff alleges that ne is
thc owner of a tract Of about 90
acres lying in Mills River town
ybip on Mills river. In logging
oprrations in this county, he al
lrrcs, the defendant concern
caused to be constructed on Mills
river and its tributaries a num-
Der of log railway trcst!c3 lead
inc to land above his property.
The construction Of these tres
ties, he contends, was Of the log
pen or crib type, causing obstruc-
ton to the water flow. The de-
PENDANT concern. he further con-
tends. caused trees to be fcllcd
and debris to float down the rlv-
or. Lodging Of this debris en- his
p!oDcrty has caused overflow and
wayhoutS on his land, and his
lands now stand in back water
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-05
Farmers, Vocational and
Al Club Students and
Women May Enter

Revised rules governing tn" an
nual Henderson Transylvanla
county corn growing contest have
been drawn up and were an
nounccd today by County Agent
G. D. White.
The revised rules were drawn
un at a meeting on March -, at
tended by county agents, assist
ant agents, vocational teachers
and others of the two counties.
a part of the Nebraska crop
Improvement score card was
adoptcd giving Sc 2-3 percent to
the Weld of sound marketable
milling corn per one acre, and 80
1-3 percent for profit on the acre.
Records arc to be kept IN record
books furnished free Of charge by
the agents offices Of the two
counties.
Farmers, vocational agrIcuI-
tural students, Al club students,
or women farmers Of the TWO
counties are eligible to enter.
The rental basis per acre IS
$500. The average 2 horse wa
ron load Of manure Is to be
charged ut one dollar for this
years use. Fertilizer and seed
are to be charged at the actual
cash selling price. Tractor hours
are charged at $l.00, man hours
at - cents and horse hours at
10 cents.
ANY entrant has the privilege
Of designating the contest acre at
harvesting time, but records must
he kent on all acres from which
he cXrccts 10 make selection. The
contest must be entered by June
|. The final acre must be meas
uInd by the county agent, assist
ant agent, or vocational teach her,
except the three estimated nigh
est acres in each county which
shall be measured by persons Sc
lcctcd by the joint committee and
measurements must be approved
by them.
A two-county committee, COM
posed Of agents, assistant agents,
and vocational teachers shall be
the Judges in all cases pertaining
to planting, growing, measuring
and further rules and regulations.
The vocational teacher shall be a
member Of the committee in
charge of the contest for his dis
trict.
The three or more estimated
high acres in the contest in each
county shall be gathered and
shocked and weighed under the
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-05
MILLS RIVER

MILLS. RIVER, April SO. E.
Corpening is spending a few
weeks with his daughter, Mrs. Jay
Hardin, in Sparta.
The regular meeting of the
grange was held the past week
with quite a large number pres
ent, including several visitors from
the Fletcher grange.
Mrs. L. L. Burgin entertained
a number Of young folks at her
home here recently, and a good
time is reported by all present.
The affair was given in honor of
her sons, Lawrence and Joseph.
Dr.. S. E. Greenwood, together
with DR.. Buckner of Asheville,
has gone to British Columbia for
q four to six weeks hunt. They
expect to return with some valu-
able trophies.
A noted florist of this section,
Mr.. Tate, has rented 10 acres on
which to plant gladiolas. He has
500 bushels of bulbs and expects
to keep planting from early spring
until late summer.
Mr.. C. l.. billiard, prosperous
farmer here, expects to paint the
roofs of several Of his buildings
during the coming week. He has
a pretty and well-kept home here.
A surprise birthday party was
given by Miss Nancy Posey last
week in honor of her sister Ruth's
fifteenth birthday. A large num-
Der of young people attended and
Ruth was the recipient Of several
gifts. . 80 -.
An operetta will be given on
the night of April 8 by the small
er grades of Mills River school.
II promises to be real good and