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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02
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TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES


176e-DeWitt Clinton, New YORK
great statesman of his age, savant ana
nhilanthopist, born in Orange Co., N.
Y. Died Feb. II, 1928.
1793-Sam Houston, Tennessee SOL
der, lawyer and governor, Texas sol
dier-leader and first president of the
Republic of Texas, U. S. senator ana
governor after annexation, born near
Lexington, Va. Died July 26, 1868.
1791-Stephen DIN, Methodist Epls-
copal clergyman, first president OF
Randolph Macon College, Va, presl-
dent of Wesleyan University, Conn,
born at Leicester, VT. Died Aug. 10,
1851.
1814-Erasmus P. Smith, New York
lurist, official adviser to the Mikado
of Japan in international law in the
1905, born in New York. Died Oct.
81, 1882.
1829-Carl Schurz, German revolu-
tionary liberal, Wisconsin lawyer,
Union general, st. Louis newspaper
editor, U. S. senator and secretary OF
the interior, born in Germany. Died
May IA, 1906.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02
Today is the Day
= BY CLARK NNNAIRD
Copyright, 1888. for this Newspaper
by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Prussian who had been one of the
founders of the Dutch colony of New
Netherlands. He had been the gov
ernor of New Netherlands New
York; until the Dutch East India Co.,
accused him of allowing all the lands
to fall into the hands of a few wealthy
men.
He returned to Europe, offered his
services to the Swedish government,
and was employed to lead a company
of Swedes and Fins to the New
World.
New Sweden was the first colony in
America to have white slaves Crimi-
nails were sent over in chains and sold
to the settlers.
1t was not the only colony, how
ever, in which this was a practice.
Some, including Virginia, had bond
men who were not criminals. On this
date in 1912 the Jamestown colony
freed all of its white slaves, because
black slavery had been introduced in
to the colony.
There is a colorful story in can
nails of the Swedes on the Delaware, y
by Jehu Curtis Clay, a new edition of
which has just been issued in honor
of the tri-centennial.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02
DETECTIVES
~ LED BRUCE 90
opYRItI RH LEO BRUCE ASSOCIATION

present he has succeeded in escap
ing a reckoning with his accom-
plice, and on that, at least, I think
he is to be congratulated. For
though Fellowes strikes me as a
roughish bird, l don't think he
would have taken up murder as
hobby if he had known what he
was doing, and I don't think he'll
easily forgive the bloke that let
him in for it,.
{, GAS for the girl Enid, I'm pref
ty sure she knew nothing of the
idea on hand at the time, and
don't think she suspects her young
man Of bein' mixed up in it. She
spoke the truth when we asked
her questions, except when we
asked her if she had been out
with Fellowes in the car that
afternoon, and a lie in answer to
that was natural enough. Perhaps
someone else"-he glanced at
Mgr. Smith-"may have reason
to think she knew everything.
I'm inclined to think not.
"As for Miles-all he knew was
that there was a little scheme
afoot to grab the .tomfoolery. :"
"'E means the jewelry." put in
Sergeant Beef. seeing me loking
puzzled by Lord Simon's second
use Of this queer word.
HE may even have known the
way it was to be DONE But he
had nothing to do with it. Not
he. And Mr.. Miles went in for
the very best quality alibis. as you
see. He invited the sergeant to
hurl the honest javelin with him.
"And what about Stall, say you.
What about him, say 7, remember
ing Ben Gum and all that sort of
thing. Stall was nasty sort of a
blackmailer, but he regrets this
unfortunate affair as much as you
do, if for rather different reasons.
In another fortnight he would
have gone. jolly old swallow.
Stall would have been. With his
nest pretty well feathered. Do
swallows feather their nests?
Let's hope so, it sounds well. And
now this untimely bit of murderin'
has turned up, and let the whole
tribe of cats out of his unpleasant
carpet-bag and he faces a stiffish
sentence. Well, well, the best
laid schemes of mice and men, and
all that. Aren't we getting zOep
logical, Butterfield
"Your lordship's phraseology
has certainly taken an almost
biological turn" assented Butter
field gravely, from his place near
the door.
"Then the vicar. In Difference
to Butterfeld, won't say he had
bats in the belfry. But that's
about what it comes to. He had
purity on the brain. And when
that evening, Mrs. Thurston, quite
unconscious that he was on the
snoop for such details, told him
that she was very fond of young
Fellowes, it set the feller's brain
splnnin' like top. No wonder he
walked about that orchard for half
an hour. If he hadn't heard the
screams he might have beer there
all night.
AS for Norris-there is nc
reason to doubt his perfectly SIM
PIE story. That mild attack of
mysteries of which you all make
so much. was natural enough to
a reller OF his type. It must have
been disconcertin' for him to have
been interrupted in the middle of
writin' one of his fearfully intense
novels by something as vulgar as
thize with him.
And there you have it-lock
stock and jolly old barrel. I ex.
pect Monsieur Picon will hang a
few more trimmin's on it. and
look forward to hearin' him
Meanwhile yes. Butterfeld
Another brandy, I think"
(T0 Be Continuedl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02
TODAY IN HISTORY

s 1853-The territory of Washington
created out of Northern Oregon
known as the Organic Law; territory
first called in bill Columbia and some
senators wanted name changed to
Washingtonia.
1867-Office of Education created as
separate department. made bureau
of the Dept of the Interior the next
year.
1918 = American troops repulse
enemy attacks in Toul sector of
France
1929 Qualifications of the Kellogg
Anti-War Treaty deposited by all ma
tons in Washington.
1932-World awe struck at news
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr., kidnapped
night before.
1861. S.-Panama Treaty ended
right of United States to intervene in
Panama under any circumstances.
1937-CIO and Carnegie Steel Com
pany reach agreement.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02
WHY?

Why not be patient, kind and true,
For love will meet you there?
For earthly beauty does not count
This lesson learned with care.
Why not be good this debt you owe
And make your life worth while?
For softly falls the light of day,
While colors flaunt the skies.
Why not song at twilight
When softly fades the day,
To cheer some one in sadness,
Why not, Why not, 1 pray?
Elizabeth Queen Norwood.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02
AMERICA AT WAR DAY-BY-DAY

20 Years Ago Today-Kiev, occupied
since Feb. 8 by Bolshevik troops, was
captured by Ukrainian independence
forces assisted by German invaders.
Liberty motors" began arriving in
France in quantity. On May 81, 1917,
the Aircraft Production Board had
called in E. ]. Hall and J. G. Vincent,
alternative engineers, and asked them
to design a new engine for airplanes.
They had shut themselves in a suite
in a Washington hotel. In five days
they had come out with the complete
plans of an engine that proved to be
miracle of engineering. The first one
had been completed % days later. Five
months later mass production had be-
gun.
ct took 16 years to wear out all
the Liberty engines the air corps had
on hand at the end of the war. The
last one was discarded not long ago.
reader asks which American
Army divisions went to France and
which didn't. The 9th to 25th inclu-
sive and the 43rd to 18th inclusive
were not AEF divisions.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Inez Haynes Irwin of New York,
writer, born in Brazil IS years ago.
Alice Foote MacDougall of New
York, noted business executive, born
II years ago.
John Hamilton, chairman of the Re
publican National Committee, born at
Fort Madison, Iowa, 46 years ago.
Ethel Bolton of Shirley, Mass, anti
quarian, born in Boston, IS years ago.
Prof. Thomas P. Cooper, dean of
the University of Kentucky's College
of Agriculture, born at Pekin, ILL.,, 81
years ago.
Dr. Alfred H. Upham, president of
Miami University, Ohio, born at Eaton
O., 81 years ago.
Samuel Yellin of Philadelphia, class
ed among the country's leading metal
craftsmen, born in Poland, So years
ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02

She did not find the strange man
in the mask who, as FelloWes
fondly thought, would await her.
But merely her stepson. What
do you want?' Enid heard her
ask, in a rather startled, but not
frantically startled, voice. He
had come earlier that evening to
beg-and had taken all she could
give him without risking the no.
tice Of her husband. What more
could he want? She found, too,
that the strong light in her room
was out Of order. So the man
standing there in the half-dark-
ness was little startling.
Meanwhile Fellowes was quiet
1y establishing an alibi down
stairs. Whoever robbed Mrs.
Thurston of her jewelry, he and
Strickland had argued, would ap-
pear afterwards to have been
waiting for her when she came to
bed. So he said very pointedly to
the cook, 'Hullo, it's past H. and
apparently without hurry left her.
That would remind her in the flu
ture that it was after, and not be-
fore, her mistress went up to bed
that Fellowes followed. Only he
had not the time to make it much
after. ~
"He must have grown anxious
during the next 10 minutes as he
leaned out Of the window of his
bedroom, waiting for Strickland
to appear at Mrs. ~hurston's win
dow, down to his left. And it is
a bit gruesome to- wonder what
caused that delay, and what took
place in the dimly lighted room
beneath. And then. when Eel
loves heard those screams, a less
cool type than he might have lost
his head. He didn't. He waited,
and almost instantly Strickland
gripped his rope, pulled the win
dow after him, swung across to
his own window and was gone.
In moment the rope was. hauled
in, stuffed in the tank, where,
probably, he had already con-
cealed the other one which had
proved to be unnecessary, so that
both Strickland and Fellowes
were outside Mrs. Thurston's
bolted door almost as soon as you
were.
perhaps it was not until that
night that they realized their
most serious blunder. They had
thought of everything. They had
prints, alibis, and witnesses-b
they had failed to provide for the
removal Of the rope. 1t was a
stupid and an elementary mistake,
but was there ever a murderer
who did not make a stupid and
elementary mistake? And Fell
loves had the additional remorse
of finding himself party to a
murder. But for obvious reasons
he kept quiet.
"He wanted, however, two
things. One was to dispose of
those ropes. This hope was frus-
trated when next morning I put
NY uduO on one O1 ZIG AOICcu
things. and Monsignor Smith came
across the other. His second de-
sire was to get hold of Strickland
alone, and have a reckoning with
him. He did not know, he does
not know yet, that he was DELHI
erately fooled. He has no idea
that Strickland expects to gain a
great deal by Mrs. Thurston's
death. He probably thinks that
Strlckland's disguise lapsed in
some way, and that Strickland
murdered Mrs. Thurston to con-
ceai his identity. While Strick-
land has taken great care to
avoid being alone with Fellowes.
even when he asked DR.. Thurston
Tor the use of his car. and found
that Fellowes meant to drive him
IN 1T. he had the presence of mind
TO persuade Alec Norris to &C.
company them. So up to the.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02
CHAPTER Al

LORD SIMON went on with
his version Of the crime.
Looking at the length Of the
ropes where they hung in the
gymnasium Fellowes had decided
that one might not reach, and had
taken both. He had left the latch
of the front door up, and watch
ing at the little window beside it
until he saw Stall go into the din
ing room with tray Of food
which would take some time to
serve, he carried them safely
through the hall. You will re-
member that I asked you, Town
send, about that little window in
the hall, and Stall said that the
curtains were rarely drawn across
it.
"T1e got his ropes up to his bed
room and secured one end Of one
of them. Can't say exactly what
he slung it onto. In such details
both he and Strickland seem to
have been pretty KNOWN. It may
have been the beam. IF so he
padded it. There were no marks.
And when he dropped it down he
saw that it was long. enough, and
went downstairs to Mrs. Thurs
tons room. Here he looked round
for something with which to
reach the end Of the rope, and
found a couple of old parasols in
the wardrobe. He tied one to the
other, leaned out of the window,
and hooked it. Then he dropped
the end into the room, pulled the
window down on it, and so left it
ready for Strickland without hav-
ing to make a sign or scratch
to show where it had been
fastened. Oh yes, in such details
they were cunning, these two.
Then came the question Of the
electric light bulb. He suddenly
thought, rather uncomfortably,
that Strickland had given him no
suggestion as to the disposal Of
this. Should he take it away with
him Or leave it in the room =?
Might it's removal in any case not
show that someone inside the
house had been active? On the
whole. he did the wisest thing.
He argued that had the thief come
from outside and for some reason
decided to remove the bulb, he
would almost certainly have
thrown it out of the window; and
that is just what he did with it,
taking care that he threw it far
onto the lawn so that it's fall or
explosion should not be audible to
those on the ground floor.
"Then he left the room. He had,
he thought. prepared for rather
cowardly robbery. Actually he
had set trap. for very vile MUIR
der. He had been careful, all the
time. to wear gloves. Strickland
may have recommended this, or
he may have learned it in his
HOUSEKEEPING days. At all events
he left no fingerprints. for in such
details. as 1 say, these two were
cunning.
WuSu ne SOl NO"AAoe1AAS uc
found. rather to his irritation,
that he had about two hours to
wait before his next step, and it
was then. in an excess of enthu-
siasm 1 think. that he cut the
telephone wires. I don't think
this had figured in strickland's
instructions. for Strickland would
have seen that the sooner the po-
lice and the doctor were on the
spot, the better. But Fellowes.
who had experience but no finesse.
just thought that attn IN v genef ha, sort
,em off for a bit. So he shipped
the jolly old communications.
"Everything. unfortunately.
went to schedule. Mrs. Thurston
said good night to you all. and
entered her room for the last
time. She found Strickland there.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02
TODAY'S HOROSCOPE

Today's position is one of freedom
and energy of nature, adventurous and
with contempt for danger The pur-
suit of literature, especially through
travel and the broad view of life, may
be found successful. and good fortune
may also be found in law work. The
native is little too impulsive but
sympathetic and affectionate.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02

WANTED HELPER FOR MOTupp
Will furnish nice home uniforms
and pay $500 week to clean honest
girl Write P. O. Box AS, Ocean
View, Va. o-9ti
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02

Gszss -, ssss ., ss.t ~ llt -. ~ seA-e..! W

DON'T ACCEPT TRUTH WITHOUT
CHECKING THE FACTS: They re-
ceived the word with all readiness OF
mind, and searched the scripture
daily, whether those things were So
Acts It'll.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02

DON'T FORGET OUR BIRTHDAY
special all this week. We are celia.
bfating our 18th anniversary and
a-e offering some vely attractive
specials. Williams Sty:e Shoppe. %.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02

WE CLEAN YOUR CHAIRS, DAvEN
ports and slip covers beautifulIn
Don't let them become excessivoi,,
soiled and lose their original charm,
Estimates cheerfully Furnished
Phone 464. Valet Cleaning Co. oSN@
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02

BUY A MADE TO MEASURE SUIT
make selection from fuckers three
lines: Schloss Brothers, Ed. V.
! Price, and king. Good selections Of
new spring patterns. Price range
$24.00 up. Fit and quality guaranteed.
Tucker Clothing Co. "a quality store
at moderate prices 1-2t,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02

SEE THE NEW SPRING HATS On
Stetson, Mallory, and Fifth Avenuo
Prices $2.95, $3.50, $4.O1 and S5OO
Tucker Clothing Co. 1-9ti
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02

LOUGHLIN'S TAXIS, PHONE qec
/ Ride with Ed Powell, Tom Hardio
I Herbert Davis, Grady Hedgepctb H.
j the new Hudson taxi. 81 hom CO.. -
vice. City Taxi Co. &c..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02

Ash Wednesday, March 2. Texas
Independence Day. New Moon (this
month will have two new moons).
Venus and Moon in conjunction. Jupl-
ter is now a morning star in the East;
Venus, Mars and Saturn are evening
stars in the West; Mercury is invls-
ible.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02

USE TOLSONS SCABNOX AND
get rid of itch and other skin all
ments. It's odorless and guaran-
teed. Two size jars Use and $1.O0
Mail orders filled. Sold only by PEG
pies Drug Store, Henderson, N. c.
M-W-T-t
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02
ANSWERS TO
TEN QUESTIONS
See Back Page

1. Thirteenth
2. That branch Of science which treats
of the structure and functions of
the nervous system.
3. German sculptor.
4. The sun.
5. Tin.
6. Opal.
z. Dingo
8. Democrat.
8. PhidippiGes.
10. Toronto.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02

NOTICE. = WILL 1E IN HENDER-
son on Friday an! Saturday March
I and 5 with 2 oa1 Of extra nic,
pigs and sroa.s my own 'aised All
number one good stock, prices rea-
sonable. Come early and get what
you want before they are all sold.
also want to hire q good white boy
or man to work on farm, one that
knows how to farm anG work
Negro men. See me while in Hen
derson Friday or Saturday, and give
reference, and be prepared to come
home with me- w w jordan, Cate,
N. G. p
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02
What Do You
Know About
North Carolina?
BY FRED H. MAY

l. What unusual act providing for
legal marriage of former slaves was
passed by the legislature of 1866?
2 Are married women working for
salaries and wages in North Carolina
increasing or decreasing?
3. In what way does the name of
Chatham county and Pittsboro, the
county seat, honor the same man?
4. How do two and three family
dwellings compare with single family
dwellings in the State?
5. In what way did the legislature
last year honor Congressman Lindsay
C. Warren?
6. When did the general assembly
levy a poll tax to make toll bridges
and ferries free on certain days?
ANSWERS.
1. The Negro Conabitation act. This
act provided that former slaves who
had never been legally married could
appear before the Justice of Peace or
the Clerk of Court of Pleas and Quar-
ter sessions and secure a certificate
of cohabitation which would make
legal their status of Marriage
2. According to census reports, since
1910 the numbers of married women
in proportion to their total numbers
show a decided decrease. In 1910 one
out of every five married women was
a paid worker. The latest census re-
ports show that one out of less thar
seven are paid workers.
8. They are named for William Pitt,
Earl of Chatham, a leader in British
Parliament and a great friend of the
American Colonies Pitt took a decid-
ed stand against England's tax levies
on the colonies. He died in 1778, five
years before the colonies won their
freedom.
4. Of the total of 6142e2 dwellings
in the State 598,145 are one family
dwellings 1874 are two family dwell
ings and 1908 are dwellings occupied
by three or more families
5. A joint resolution was adopted
naming the bridge across the inland
waterway between Fairfield, in HYDE
county and Kilkenny in Tyrrell coun.
ty 1.-THE Lindsay c. Warren Bridge.
Congressman Warren, representative
of the First North Carolina district
was instrumental in securing Fedora
appropriation for building this bridge
g. In 1859 the assembly levied a poll
tax to make toll bridges and ferries
in Hartford, Fasquotank, Rowan
Mecklenburg, Pitt and Tyrrel coun-
ties free to the inhabitants of those
counties on general court days, cleo
ton days for members of the assem-
bly,, or vestrymen, meeting of the yes
try and general muster DAYS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02

ALL STATE LICENSED RFA1rn--.
operators. Phone 200 for anno;rt
ment. YoIr patronage appreciatns
Bridgers Beauty Shop. ~ =:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02

LOST. STRAYED-FEMA SET
ter pup, eleven months old, dark
blueish gray, brown spots over eyes
and at throat, plain leather collar
Name Bell Notify Murat Kearney,
1913 or 341-W. 28-2&f
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02

HEATED. ROOMS = WITEI -
water for rent. Or room and boaU1
Close in. 225 Zene street "'u.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02
WANT ADS
Get Results

NOTICE = THE PFc,
cured sliced ham Csc h.. cn~sI
bacon, sliced 23c h., T-bone stneS
25c ID. Round steak zoe lb 1 wax
patronage appreciated. Peoples N A1ut
& Grocery, 332 Winder street ! oa
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as administrator
of the estate of James Aston, de-
ceased, late of Vance County, NortH
Carolina this is to notify all persons
having claims against the estate 81
said deceased, to exhibit them to the
undersigned or his attorney on or De-
fore the 10Th day of February, 1881
or this notice will be pleaded in pal
of their recovery All persons lndeSt'
ed to said estate will please make I'M
mediate payment.
This 10th day of February, 1888
n- JUNE S. ALSTON,
Administrator of the Estate
of James Aston, deceased.
Chas. W. Williamson,
Attorney. - ..e,a.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-02
NOTICE.

Mr.. o. T. kirkland formerly part
ner with us under the trade name Of
Henderson Vulcanizing Company OF
Henderson, North Carolina has re-
signed from his position with said
business and has sold his interest
therein to T. W. McCracken as pro-
vidcd in the articles of partnership.
This the 9th day of February, 1888.
T. w. McCRACKEN
HELEN A. McCRACKEN,
j. C. MANN, Trustee for Will
liam Woods McCracken, Re
naming partners in Hender'
son Vulcanizing Company.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24

+ OF the improved highway to Towns
vile. The claim was presented thro
ugh j. H. Zollicoffer as attorney. II
was alleged that a wall in front OF
the home was destroyed, and esti
mates placed the cost of it's replace
ment at $3.50. Some 25 feet in each in.
stance was taken from two building
iots, 1t was stated, and no pay had
ever been received for top soil taken
from two acres of land for use on tbs
highway Requests to the State High
way q Public Works Commission for
reimbursement drew the reply that
the city had agreed to protect the
state agency from any damages with
IN the city limits in execution of the
project. The matter was referred to 4
! Council committee consisting of M
| 7. Cooper, NJ w. Wester and CITY
Attorney A. A. Bum.
| A claim from Mr.. Rhodes, assistant
tingerprint expert with the State Pri-
son, was presented by Mayor Powell,
asking for $25 for his services in con
nection with the recent Fairbanks
case here. 1t was stated that the coun-
ty had refused to recognize the claim
~~--~ ANA ShCA IAdI tllC City HdO 1CNQC0I-
ed his services. Payment was authoriz-
Cd
Aldermen Cooper and D. c. Lough-
lin were named a committee to buy
gates for the improved Elmwood
cemetery.
Mayor Powell reported a number OF
water taps had been installed on Col
lege street in connection with the re-
cent pavement there, and he was in
structed to have the waterworks de-
partment collect from property own
ers for them.
The Council granted a number of
pool room licenses and beer and wine
licenses for the. fiscal year, starting
May l. last.
Beer licenses were granted to T. H.
Cra5tree, w. A. Hoyle, S. w. Knott
Theo Kodas. Beer and wine licenses
were granted to A. & P. grocery COM
pany, c. c. Loughlin, Jr., George
Daradulakis and John Matalis for the
Henderson Candy Kitchen.
Pool room licenses were granted to
E. c. Faris, w. A. Hoyle and S. w.
Knott, each for four tables, and J. H.
Kelly five tables, all on Garnett
street, and o. T. Stegall, colored, for
four tables on Montgomery street
Mayor Powell as manager presented
the monthly balance sheet and filter
reports for the waterworks depart
ment, and these were received and
ordered filed.
The report of the election officials
on the municipal election of Tuesday,
May 3, were presented and filed.