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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-09

Editorial comment: In the death
of Tex Richard sportsdom has
lost commanding figure. Vision
and square dealing are the chief
qualities that made him the peer
of all in his line of activity.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-09

John Danaher, new Connecti-
cut Republican senator, born 40
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-09

Rev. Ivan Lee Holt of St.
Louis, ME. clergyman, born at
Dewitt, Ark, SO years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-09

Frank c. Dodd of New York,
book publisher, born at Winnie
bago, Mimi, "a years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-09

Mai. Gen. John L. De Witt,
U.S.A., bern at Fl. Sidney, Nebr.,
SO years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-05

CHARMING, graceful Gertrude
~ Wepsala, of Vancouver, British
Columbia, holder of the Canadian
Women's Ski Championship, is now
training at Jasper National Park in
the Canadian Rockies to defend her
title and to represent Canada at the
1910 International Ski Meet in Nor
way. The Columbia Icefield and
slopes in Maligne and Tonquin VAL
leys of North Americas largest ma
tional park provide. snow for skiing
under the summer sun. Alternate
days Miss Wepsala skis at upper
mountain levels in the vicinity Of
Jasper Park Lodge, the other days
being. devoted to riding, golf and
swimming as exercise appropriate
to training for the big International
event,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-05

in numbers allrmingly in the last
few years. In 1886 there were
$4,000 cases and last year $4,000
cases.
Last summer the disease began
to appear in man. Naturally, it ap-
peared first in those wko tended
horses. It is rot transnlissible di-
rectly from horse to man, but by
means cf a blood-suckirg insect.
Chick Virus
It has a seasonal distribution,
reaching its peak in August and
September. It appeared in New
England last summer and caused
several deaths before the value of
the chick virus method of proven
tion was established.
The symptoms are like those of
any other form Of encephalitis. An
infected horse is observed to look
dopey. He tries to maintain his bal
ance by placing his forefeer apart.
He is evidently dizzy. AS the course
Of the disease progresses, he can
not stand up. The eyes are half
closed and glazed. Unhealthy yawns
occur frequently.
The human symptoms interpret
the horses pitiful situation. Fever
dizziness, incoherence, conHulsions
drowsiness and complete insensibil-
ity are the progressive stages OF
decline.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-05

Washington, Sept. 5-(AP)-North
Carolina received S11,040,0OO as
grants-in-aid from the federal gov
ernment in 1887, the census bureau
reported, compared with S2,6O3,OOO
in 1882.
A substantial increase OF fedcrat
grants in recent years, the oul eau
said. placed them second only to
motor fuel taxes as a source OF state
revenues, in 1887.
The 48 states received S565 900, ,OOG
or 1879 percent of their total reve-
nues, from this source two years ago.
Five years previously the total Was
S217,145,0O0, which represented 1O.1
per cent of all state revenues, and IN
1915 was only S5,357 900, OF y per
cent.
New York Leads.
New York's SAL ,363,G00 was the
largest total for 1897, Delaware'S ST.
O23,OOO the smallest. Grants used by
the bureau to prepare the report
were those for highways, including
bridges and grade crossing elilnlna-
tions; education, including vocation
al rehabilitation agriculture, includ-
ing experiment stations and agi lCul-
tural extension: public assistance and
relief, including general relief, DID
age assistance, aid to dependent chit
dren, aid to needy blind, aid 20 vet-
erans, and child welfare Sc vices,
and miscellaneous grants, usually of
relatively small amounts, such as
services for crippled children. ma
<o,,aoJ o,o1 child boo1tb CorI-icoz min
lie health, soldiers and sailors homes
and relief, unemployment conlpersa-
ton administration, employment
service, flood prevention and con-
troll, forestry, hospitals and rstitl;
tions for the handicapped, and PWA
grants for OUTLAWS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-05

for many years and at one time ser
we'd as mayor of FranklintOn.
On January 16, 1895, he was mar
ried to Elizabeth 7. UZZle, at her
home in Raleigh. From this union
seven children were born. Surviving
are his wife; one brother, John M
Wester of Elberton, Ca; one son, A.
B. Wester, Jr., of Franklinton; four
daughters, Miss Anne Wester, Frank
linton; Mrs. c. J. Thoroughbred, OF
Raleigh; Mrs. ]. w. Whitehead, OF
Smithfield; Mrs. c. L. Thomas
Mount Airy, and three grandchildren,
Elizabeth Joyner Wester; Margaret
and John w. Whitehead, Jr.
The active pallbearers were nep-
hews of the deceased: w. H. Wester,
Jr., AL. B. Wester, John Lee Wester
NJ w. Wester and Carl S. Wester, all
of Henderson; Alfred B. Wester OF
Raleigh and Winder Wester OF
Athens, Ga.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-05

at times, she had heard. She looked
at Shot. He had laid his hat aside
and he loomed above her even
though he was crouched on his
knees. He was a striking fellow.
Not extremely handsome; not as
handsome in the accepted sense as
as Jerry Dale, for Instance. Not
as quick to smile. Not as we'll
chiseled features. But then. there
are other things. .iSubtler, finer
things. Lorena liked his blond hair.
And she liked the way he had Of
coloring noticeably whenever he
said or did anything that could be
called slightly embarrassing. She
marveled that so boyish a man
could be so strong and stern at
other times.
AS he had been doing for hours
now, he lifted the glasses once
more to his eyes, peering down at
the landscape around the river. But
he passed them to her at once.
'I'm getting dizzy from looking,
Lorena," he said, rather wearily.
"You look, if you want to. Dog
gone if I'm not even seeing water
in the dry stream bed now"
She laughed at him, but took the
glasses and lifted them to her own
eyes.
All at once she was intent on
something. She stared hard, not
moving st all.
"Shot! What did you say? What
did you just say?"
"Hunh 2"
"What did you just tell me ?
Didn't you say-say you saw wa
ter in the east fork of the river ?
The fork that is always dry? That
had been dry all day?"
why. yes! Yes. I thought I did
Why?"
"Wen, I see it, tool"
"Whatw
Eyes! I do! And Shot-it's mov.
ing! There's a lot of water coming
down that dry channel. tell vol
there is! Look!
He stared at her, incredulous, FOL
a long moment as she passed the
field glasses back. Automatically
they both looked downward agair
then.
They didn't need the glasses
With bare eyes they could both SET
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-05
Taxes on Top of
Taxes for State

Raleigh, Sept. 4.-Benefits OF
$11,751, ,584.O8 have been distri-
buted to eligible unemployed and
partially unemployed workers in
North Carolina in the 20 months
of benefit payments, through Au-
gust 81, Chairman Charles q.
Powell, of the State UnemplOy-
ment Compensation Commission,
reports.
This amount was included in l.
7OO,OO7 checks issued and paid,
which shows the average check
per week for unemployment and
partial unemployment was for
S6.91. This does not include 3,768
checks issued, but cancelled be-
fore payment, most of which were
reiSSued to claimants.
This leaves a balance of SI5,-
123,719.63 in the State Unemp10y-
ment fund. Receipts of $26,875,-
33O.71 include S26,383, 1856 in
employer payments on their pay
rolls and $491, ,384.15 in interest,
largely on the States balance in
the United States Treasury, MIR.
Powell said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-05
Stocks Bound
Up Skyward

New York, Sept. 5.-(AP)-Prices
of stocks and commodities shot sky
ward today in the fastest war boom
buying upsurge in the history of the
exchange. A rush for heavy indus
trial shares that might benefit from
extensive purchases of materials by
England and France, as well as neu
trail nations, put quotations up two
to 10 points for leaders. There were
one or two wide movers Of around
25.
Closing quotations were under the
best. The turnover of about 6,00O,-
900 shares was one Of the biggest
since July 2T, 1888.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-05
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Submarine Sinks
One More Ship
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try of labor assumed contr-s of all
employment in Great Britain for
the duration of war. After date to
be specified, employers may not en-
gage or rehire employees without
the ministry's approval.
Great Britain's first blow at Ger
many, a spectacular bombing raid
against the German fleet, was de-
clared officially to have been struck
successfully. The British Royal Air
Force, a communique issued by the
ministry of information said, scored
direct hits with heavy bombs and
damaged two German batt1eships
severely. The German navy has only
five battleships.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-05

DR.. Clendeninp will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-05
Cotton Rises
Half A Cent

New York, Sept. 5.-(AP)-Cot-
ton futures (old) opened Al to Sc
points higher, responding to heavy
war buying orders. American stocks
aboard were seen to be exceedingly
low and in great demand. Active
buying came from Liverpool, Bonn
bay, the continent and Wall Street,
meeting small offerings. The prices
slid off over 80 points from early
highs. The list still showed gains of
80 to 80 points in the later morning.
The midday market was up 43 to Sc
points and all active deliveries eX-
cept October were at the days best
levels.
Futures closed 38 to 50 higher
Middling spot, 925, up 38.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-05

the distant silvery line, a CROWNS
snake-like ribbon coming down the
bed that had been nothing but
rocky sand all day long.
Automatically, too, both of them
glanced at the heavens, looked back
at the skies above and around
them. Not cloud was to be seen
save a thin strea' or two in the far
north. Certainly there had been
no hint of rain this day, nor was
there any promise of rain to come
tits uncanny!" Lorena half
whispered it, looking at Shot. Its
its Ghost river in all truth"
Her companion swallowed. His
face was pale, drawn. Here was
something which defed him. Some.
thing he couldn't fight at all.
I'm bluffed right down." he ad.
mitted. "Ghost river is right. l see
it's ghost"
"How did-the river-get that
name 2"
II never heard. Just an old
name. Lots of stories about It. In.
dian massacres and such up in here
in the old days. Mining men lost
All that. But"
"Ghost river! Phantom ranchM
LorenA was muttering it. en-.
thralled.
Then it was that young Shot
Rogers sort of came to life. His
lips suddenly frightened, and the
boyish look of him disappeared.
"Ghost nothing, Lorena! We
I'm sitting up here acting like a
school kid! Nobody can pull this
sort of stuff on me-"
"But Shot"
"Yeah, I see. l see it clearly now,
with the glasses. There's water
there. Sudden, unexpected water.
where there wasn't any before.
That east fork is supposed to be
dry except after the hardest winter
floods. It never runs a stream In
summer. Never has, the Phantom
cowboys declare. There's something
back Of this!"
''But whatever Is It? What,
Shot 2"
IT don't know, but you can bet
your last pair Of sox, missy, that
I'm doggone sure going to tne
out!"
ITO Be COntinued)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-05
EQuine Infection
Mans New Menace

The diagnosis is checked in a very
interesting way; some Of the pa
tents blood is injected into lab
oratory animal-mouse or guinea
pig. The virus is present in such
concentration in the blood that it
produces characteristic symptoms
in the animal.
Early Diagnosis
Diagnosis, and early diagnosis at
that. IS i'm pol tant because we have
now developed a virus vaccine by
growing the virus within chicken
egg that contains a living embryo
about IL days developed.
Encephalitis Of all types belongs
to the group Of virus diseases. vi
ruses are ultramicroscopic organ
isms, so small that they cannot be
seen with an ordinary microscope.
They differ from other germs in
that they do not grow on the media
ordinarily used, but only on living
tissue. That is why the embryo Of
the chicken is used.
The eggs are candled to see if the
embryo is still alive and, if so, a
triangular area is drilled on one
side Of the shell. A rubber teat is
placed over this hole and the virus
injected upon the living embryo.
When the embryo dies it is removed,
minced and treated with formalin to
produce the vaccine.
Horse owners generally have
adopted the use Of this vaccine to
immunize their animals. This pro-
cess has been very successful so
that the reservoir Of the disease will
be eliminated. Universal horse vac
cination is the best protection man
has. The 1889 epidemic is not near
ly as bad as the 1888 one, and public
health authorities are confident that
the disease can be stamped out.
EDITORS NOTE: DR.. Clendening has
seven pamphlets which can be obtained by
readers. Each pamphlet sells for 10 cents.
For agys one pamphlet desired, send 10
cents1in coin, and a self addressed envelope
: stamp ed with three-cent stamp, to DR..
Logan Clendening. in care of this paper
The pamphlets are: Three Weeks Reduc-
ing Diet, indigestion and Constipation"
Reducing and Ga;nng''. Infant Feed
ing. instructions TOR the Treatment of
Diabetes, Feminine Hygiene and The
Care of the Hair and Skin.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-05

CHAPTER TH1RTY-FOUR
WRITTEN FOR AND RELEASED BY
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"BUT SHOT, you must have!
What you say is ridi-is obviously
a mistake. You couldn't possibly
have inspected the dry stream bed
thoroughly
Lorena was arguing with her
companion there on the promon-
tory. They had just seen go odd
head of Phantom steers move out
of sight, and Shot was excited.
"They may be going up there to-
day, but I tell you those other stolen
herds couldn't have been taken up
that way. was there a few hours
after more than a hundred cows
disappeared. They'd be bound to
leave heavy tracks. But there
wasn't sign of a trail. rode up
that dry bed for 200 yards or so
myself, back and forth across it.
Not a sign"
"Well-there they are now, any
way, Shot. mean, there this herd
goes. Whatever will we do?"
"We've got-I've got to follow
them. I'll take a gun and-no! No,
gosh, can't do that. I can't leave
YOU here alone. But you couldn't
go where I'd have to scramble; you
couldn't stand it, and"
''But be sensible, Shot! could
stand it, I think. But suppose we
did both go? Wouldn't it be ex-
tremely risky? We are just two.
It is broad afternoon, daylight.
We'd likely be seen. What could we
accomplish
Shot pondered that, gripping his
rifle stock.
''Well-well, you're right, little
girl, doggone it. You can out think
me. My way is to bust out and try
to fight everybody. I guess-well,
guess the thing to do is squat
right here in hiding, then try to
trail those cows tonight. Or no, I'll
slip back home with you and bring
some hell On horseback we can
get to the dry stream bed before
midnight and I believe we can fol-
low a trail as plain as that even
under the stars. Yep-that's the
ticket! Well just lay low here and
wait"
They could talk, and they did
talk, Of thousand things during
the ensuing two hours. Shot was
impatient to be up and going, but
he restrained himself. He saw no
moro raiders, no further sign of life
in the valleys below. The green
along the river bank began tc
darkeIl as the sun dipped behind
its western hill, casting early
shadows. The brightness of the
mirroring water turned to metal.
lie gray, still shiny with reflections
Of the sky in it, but not as g1ean.
ing as it had been in midday.
1--WE can leave here in another
couple of hours. maybe earlier" l1e
told her.
IT know you are anxious to start
But promise me, Shot-you will be
careful tonight? After you leave
the ranch again, I mean?"
"Hunh ? Oh, sure. Why, certainly
"A mans got t. be careful"
"But I mean-very careful. Yol
don't you understand
"Sure! I'll have to be, Lorena.
think this is likely to be the show
down. For the first time we know
which way Escobar's thieves went
I can't figure how in the old nicl
we missed that trail before-I still
don't believe they used that DIR.
bed, daggone it! But I'll bet w
don't miss any bets tonight. W.
aim to ride Escobar down If HI
takes us to South America! II
have to be careful, won't II"
She only sighed. Men are blint
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-05
State Receives Big Sum
Of Federal Government
Grants-in-Aid Over II Million During 1889 AS Against
$26O3, 600 In 1932-Tota Greater Than hat OF
Neighboring States

North Cardinals total was divided
as follows (1937 figures followed hy
1922; Highways $8,152,00O and 81. :
10000; education S674,O0O and 1892,
900: agriculture S869,O00 and 3422,-
600: public assistance and relief $40 =
600 (none 1892; all other 81 l,3H5,;1D
and $4,000.
Totals for neighboring states (i937
and 1922 were:
Virginia $7,733,OOO and So, $4,000;
South Carolina $6,224,000 and ST.
100000; Tennessee $6,567,O0 and
S3,049,000.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-05
ALFRED WESTER, 83,
DIES IN FRANKLIN
Funeral MS Afternoon for
Well Known Resident
of Franklinton

Franklinton, Sept. 5. - Alfred
Buchanan Wester, 83, died at his
home in Franklinton at $50 Monday
morning, following an extended ILL
ness. Funeral services were con-
Quoted at the home Tuesday after
noon at O'Clock. Burial was at Fair
view Cemetery, Franklinton.
Mr.. Wester was born in Franklin
COUNTY,. MAY "a. 1856, the son of Al
fred D. and Rebecca Ann JOyner
Wester. He was a deacon in the Bap-
tist church for approximately SO
years, was in the mercantile business
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-05
MT. AIRY PASTOR
IN REVIVAL HERE

Rev. C. P. Brim, of Mt. Airy, has
begun a revival at the Pentecostal
Holiness church at South Henderson,
of which Rev. H. V. Dempsey is pas
tor. There will be services each
night at 7:3O o'clock with music by
the band as a special feature.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-05
BY LOGAN CLENDENING, M. D.

ENCEPHALITIS is an infan-
nation of the cells of the cortex of
the brain. 1t is a contagious disease,
and there are several forms Of it.
Under the name Of sleeping sickness
It has been familiar to the reading
public for many y.ars III its human
form. Lately we have begun to hear
Of equine encephalitis.
Veterinarians have known of
sleeping sickness in the horse for
many years. It has been increasing
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Local Music Center
Is Established

The Washington Music Center
Inc, has recently been established
by group of well-known local
musicians. This organization is
fully prepared to assist all students
both beginners and advanced, in
obtaining complete musical educa-
ton based on modern principles and
Ideas which result in musicianship
of the highest caliber.
This organization is incorporated
under the laws of Maryland and
has provided a central Office and
studio at 1924 H street NV. for
the convenience of downtown pa
irons and guest teachers. The cor
poration proposes to erect its own
building, which will accommodate
all teachers associated Herewith
Opportunities for practice teaching
will be offered to students pursuing
the outlined course leading to a
diploma.
The charter members and asso-
ciated teachers of the Washington
Music Center, Inc. are as follows:
Piano, Tamara Dmitrieff, Starr
Preston Tew, Villa Semple and
Robert Ruckman; violin, Fritz
Male; voice, Dorothy Tyler: theo-
retical subjects, Villa Semple.
A preparatory and kindergarten
department is conducted by Mildred
Shackleford. Registrations may be
made at the Office and information
will be furnished by the secretary
Allison Sanderford, regarding all
outlines of study.
Evening star., 1939-10-15

Orchestra was led by five conduc-
tors on this occasion: Lamar String
field, Deems Taylor, Alexander
Smallens, Howard Hanson and
Howard Barlow, and the following
works were presented: Mabel Dan
iels' prelude to Deep Forests
Deems TayIor's suite, Through the
Looking Glass; Roy Harris over
ture, when Johnny Comes March,
ing Home; Howard Hanson's tone,
poem, Pan and the Priest" and
Victor Herbert's introduction to the
third act Of his opera "Natoma."
The majority of these compositions
revealed that American music Gre
ated within the last so years or
more is in no way inferior, either
in substance or technique to that
composed in foreign countries during
the same period, and also that
American modernists have written
with due regard for the chosen
instrument.
The American Society of Com
posers, Authors and Publishers,
WlllCIl WdS AOuAlOCA Wy tACVOl x1CI
bert in 1914 for the protection of
American creative talent from COM
mercial exploitation, proved through
the years a successful champion of
the cause, continually striving
toward advancement of American
musical culture, with the objective
to create a force that will mold
the lives, the personalities and the
destinies Of those who now live and
will in the future be born"
To give equal opportunity to every
phase of musical creation, be 1t
sacred, secular, serious or frivolous,
is the second objective of the Or
ganization, which found expression
in this impressive festival of Amer
lean music, the first ever given in
this country.
Apropos was Mayor La Guardia's
remark, made In his address Tues
day, that Here in New York we
are having q week of music and
not of horror. I am glad that
America is now repaying her great
musical debt to Europe and paying
It In full"
Evening star., 1939-10-15

and accompanist, will present the
program at musical tea to be given
at the Washington Club Tuesday
afternoon. The tea will honor the
wives of the Scottish Rite Supreme
Council and other guests.
Mccall Lanham, the New York
and Washington vocal teacher. will
be in his new studio at 1923 Con-
necticut avenue op Wednesdays by
appointment.
The Orpheus Quartet, directed by
Otto Torney Simon, Hazel Gem
Hughes, soprano; Elaine Sebring
Ford. contralto: Jesse Nussear, tenor; ;
Alfred Trask, bass, will give a pro-
gram of Quartets and duets at the
Arts Club, 2017 I street NV, Thurs
day evening.
Wilhelmina Spanhoofd Walter. So
prano, is leaving this week for New
York and Poughkeepsie to fulfu
professional engagements. Mrs
Walter has been selected to give the
alumnae recital at Vassar College
on Thursday evening. Her accom-
panist, John Couch of New York, is
head Of the Vassar piano depart
ment and well known to Washing
ton musicians as lecture recitalist
at the Washington College of Music
Evening star., 1939-10-15

nary variety of Americas creative
talent and the versatility of the in
dividual, since talent was not con-
fined to the profession alone, but
was drawn practically from all walks
of life.
The participation of several men
prominent in the public eye was
unique feature. 1t was an oc-
casion when the so-called "unmu-
sical America" proved that the need
of music is in reality deeply rooted
in the majority, with many pursuing
music as hobby.
The appearance of Mayor La
Guardia, who led band unit of
100 men at the third concert of the
series was of special interest. The
scheduled participation of former
Mayor James j. Walker, song COM
poser, who was to sing Wednesday
the "Unforgetable Songs of America" :"
but instead heard one of his own
songs, will You Love Me in De-
cember as You Love Me in May"
sung by substitute, and the an
ticipated appearance on the same
night Of the former Governor of
New York, Alfred E. Smith, whose
cold prevented him, however, from
leading a male quartet and singing
"On the Sidewalks of New York, !"
was an evidence that these men
have experienced also an inner
urge for musical expression.
Other Amateur Talent.
There was other amateur talent,
such as the musical members of
the police force, f1remen and the
instrumentalists of the Sanitation
Department, all united under Mayor
La Guardia's baton and two other
leaders on Tuesday. 1t Is hardly
possible to enumerate the quantity
of talent among the colored race,
which alone presented some 60 Sc
lections and introduced some IS COM
posers. A colorful performance was
given by them Monday night which
included a minstrel show, a 70-piece
symphony orchestra, many soloists
and three choirs merged into one to