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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-10

rifying. Gathering up what little
courage possessed. started fol-
the house.
| I was dripping wet, cold, shak-
ing, and my breath was coming IN
painful gasps when my feet STUN
bled against the terrace f1agstones
I gripped the door knob with both
hands and, by main force, COM
PEELED myself to stand there until
my painting breaths subsidized tC
nearly normal. I couldn't appear
before Josie like that. What I had
to tell her was bad enough, and
how I was going to tell her I didn't
| know.
AS it turned out, I didn't have tC
tell her anything. opened the ter
race door, Josie and Rhoda were
sitting on davenport. Josie was
crying softly and Rhoda, her arms
around the piteous figure. was try
ing to soothe her fears.
They looked up as I stepped in
side and stood blinking at the
lights. Josie sprang to her feet. For
a long moment she stared at me;
then distressed moan broke from
her lips.
"She's dead, isn't she ?" she cried
wildly. Mothers dead"
could only silently nod my head.
Words simply would not come. She
dropped back on the davenport and
buried her face in the pillows.
Look after her." I said to
Rhoda. Keep her here. I'll be right
back"
Josie's stricken face drove all
thought of fear or distaste from
my mind. Straight through the
lounge to the office I went. An
emergency call put me quickly in
touch with the police, and I poured
out my story as rapidly as posi-
BILE.
who is speaking?" demanded
the authoritative voice at the other
end of the wire.
told him and he shot his in
structions back in curt words.
iii be there as quickly as posi-
BILE. Don't let anyone touch the BODY
until 1 come" lang! The receiver
went back on tie hook, with a
crash which almost too. my ear off.
L knew that DR.. Paul would STAY
with Mrs. Peake until the police
arrived. And I judged that ne, g.
physician, would know az we'll
what to do as if 1 tore back and
told him what the police officer
had said. My duty was to Josie.
Maybe it was specious reasoning.
In my heart I knew that nothing
on earth could force me to take
that walk alone again. COLI chills
crept up and down my spine at the
bare thought. You're a coward,
Sally Gordon" 1 snarled at myself.
and the imp which lives in nv mind
rose up and chortled loudly at my
discomforture But even that humil-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-10

Mrs. Blanche Neathery and family
were guests of Mrs. Robert Neathery,
of Henderson, on Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Stevenson
had as their guests Sunday evening,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Reavis.
Mrs. James Daniel and little son,
Eugene, spent Saturday night with
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Daniel, of Mid
dleburg.
Miss Mildred Brummitt spent Sun
day with Misses Cliffie and Cletress
Ellington.
Mr. and Mrs Clyde Clark and son,
Clayborn, Mrs. Kathleen Faulkner
and little daughters, Alice, Willie,
little ODDS, and j. R., were the Sun
day guests of Mrs. Frank Ellington.
Misses Cliffie and Cletress Filing
ton, Charles Barker, Mae Brame,
and Perry Brame spent Saturday
evening with Mrs. Myrtle Wade
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Davis have re-
turned home from Canada after
spending several weeks there, for to-
baccO curing.
Mrs. James Ellington's father is
not improving very much at Rocky
Mount hospital. We hope he will soon
be better.
Ruby Lee and Jewel Ellington have
returned home after spending the
weekend with Miss Prentice Bark
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Brame were
Saturday evening guests of Mrs.
Frank Ellington.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-10
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SYNOPSIS

Guests at Hill House, New England
summer resort, are amazed when Dr.
Pau. Rutherford tells them his mother
has been poisoned by a small drink of
whiskey he thinks was intended for
him. Among them are Sally Gordon.
spending her first vacation there; her
close friends. Rhoda and her hance.
duncan; Dr. Paul's sister, Pauline;
Coral Easton, Bruce orion. Joseph
Barry and Dr. Neal Peake and Josie
Peake, children of Mrs Peake, the
proprietor Not long after Josie dis
covers that someone has ransacked her
room. she cOntides to Sally that she is
worried and tells her all about the
spite fence" erected near Hill House
by Miss Ivy Newcomb. estranged sis
ter of Mrs Peake. Josie is friendly
with Alan Murray. who lives at Miss
Ivy's. ana that lnfuriates her brother.
Neal He likes Coral Easton. for whom
Josie has no use. A dense fog settles
around Hill House as some of the
guests discuss the poisoning Of Mrs
Rutherford When no one can find Mrs.
Peake, several start looking for her.
Suddenly the Peake's dog gives a
piercing howl A woman's scream fol-
lows and the guests at Hill House
frantically begin TO search the grounds
in the heavy log TO find the cause.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-10
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
1 STOPPED short when I s.

i SIOEPEI) SNORT Witch Saw
that Pickering light ahead.
who's there?" I called.
Paul Rutherford" came back
through the fog. So he had had the
same idea I did!
Then I heard a sharp eXclama-
ton. The light was focused down.
ward on what, as 1 came closer, I
saw to be a huddled body.
Paul dropped to his knees. Hold
this" he said CURLY, forcing the
flashlight into my hands.
was shaking so that could
hardly hold it, but 1 gritted my
teeth and flashed the ray down.
ward. No one could for one moment
mistake that form. My heart stood
still with horror and distress.
Gently Paul turned the figure
over. Where the flashlight focused
was a great dark blotch. A blOtch
1 intuitively knew to be blood. He
reached up and moved the light I'M
til it's ray rested on the head. Mrs.
Peake, with white face and sight
less staring eyes, lay before us.
81 can't do anything" he said re-
gretfully. "She is dead. Who could
have done such a beastly thing?
Poor Neal!"
"And poor JOSIE" l half sobbed.
"And poor JOSIE" ne gravely re-
peated. Then, crisply: "Are you
afraid to find Neal-and tell him ?
He mustn't come here without
aeing prepared"
Duncan Abbott is with me-" I
said brokenly. Hell tell him." I
pursed my lips and tried to whistle,
but not a sound came from my
quivering lips.
"Whistle, DR.. Paul." I muttered.
THAT is our signal"
Before the words had fairly left
my lips, his loud clear whistle cut
through the air. jumped when I
heard it, and almost dropped the
fiashlight. Instantly DR.. Paul's
strong hands steadied me.
"Im sorry you had to be the one
to see this" he said in low, SYM
pathetic voice. I thought of this
walk and meant to search it my
self, before anyone else came this
way"
Il did, too," I gulped. "Oh, it's
awful! Why would anyone want to
kill her?"
Il can't imagine. She was the
kindest, gentlest soul imaginable"
He sighed heavily. lit must be
mixed up with the rest of the
things which have happened here:
mothers prowler, the poisoned
whiskey which she got instead of
me, and now-Mrs. Peake. All,
here he is" as Duncan doomed out
of the fog.
MY Cod" Dune cried as he saw
the distorted form at our feet.
What does this mean"
Heaven only knows" answered
DR.. Paul Dune, you'll have to find
Neal and tell him. I'll stay here.
Sally, you go to the house and tele-
phone to the police. Use the tele-
phone in the office if Josie and
Rhoda are in the lounge Do it as
quickly as possible. Every moment
counts. We can't let the brute who
did this escape"
| passed him the fashlight and
turned to ask Dune to walk back
to the house with me before he
went to find Neal. but Dune wasn't
there. Evidently he had hurried
away while I was listening to DR..
Paups instructions.
was ashamed to tell DR.. Paul
that l was afraid to go back to the
house alone I knew no reason whv
anyone should kill me, but the
thought that murderer might be
lurking in that shrubbery was ter
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-10

q star or not is something that is on
the laps of the Gods, or, rather on
the laps of his ancestors. Stars are
born, but they are also made. All
stars have trained, probably more
than the dub.
The football player needs
strength, endurance, speed and &C
curacy.
Strength and endurance are part
ly born in the body, but will always
be developed as any kind of training
continues. Basic training - rum
ming, jogging, hiking, throwing,
catching = all develop speed and
wind, which ! the handspring Of
endurance.
Learn to Be Fast
The football candidate can learn
to be fast by practicing speed in
starting to run. Practice concentra-
ton. You have to be thinking about
a quick start. Practice breathing
you need air to run. Take a big
breath before starting and then hold
it for the start. This gives your body
a set so that you can move at the
moment of the snap.
You start from the crouch. Start
to run before you straighten up.
Practice this until you can do it as
well before you begin to rise. Keep
your feet wide apart while running
if you are training for football.
Practice lodging, feinting and
changing direction. At full speed
practice jumping over low obstacles.
Starting in football is different
from starting in track events. On
the track you start from one posi-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-10
Many Stocks
Show Gains

New York, Oct. 1O.-(AP--- The
stock market got back on the climb
ing path today, with leaders moving
up fractions to more than two points,
There was q brief buying burst after
a quiet opening, then a taking
recess. Fresh support came in later,
but the pace again slackened near
the fourth hour, and prices slipped
from the best
A more beiiigerent tone to the Eu-
ropean war news, brokers said COM
bined with the obvious reluctance of
stockholders to sell in sessions of the
past week or SO brought in some
short covering, and a smatterlng of
quick turn speculative purchasing.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-10
By LOGAN CLENDENING, M. D.

"TRAINING," in the athletic
sense, implies that by special and
directed efforts and practice you
can improve those functions of the
body that are required for skill in
playing a certain game. And from
the standpoint of the psychologist
this is sound doctrine.
The ambitious football player in
grade school or high school can de-
pend upon it, that if he will begin to
train himself, he will become more
and more adept, up to the limit of
his powers. Whether he will become
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-10

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-10
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

M. A. P: "Can a tuberculous
patient take too much soda bicarbo-
nate? Are two teaspoons in two full
glasses of water during the day toe
much? have tried many remedies,
but nothing gives the prompt relief
for burning in the throat and stom-
ach that soda does"
Answer: do not think that soda
in the amount you name can do any
harm. In the Sippy treatment for
peptic ulcer IL teaspoonsful of soda
a day are given.
EDITORS NOTE: DR.. Clendening has
seven pamphlets which can be obtained by
readers. Each pamphlet sells for 10 cents
For any one pamphlet desired, send 10
cents in coin, and a self-addressed envelope
stamped with a three-cent stamp. to DR..
Logan Clerdening. in care of this paper.
The pamphlets are Three Weeks Reduc-
ing Diet. indigestion and Constipation.
Reducing and Gaining. Infant Feed
ing. instructions for the Treatment Of
Diabetes, Feminine Hygiene" and The
Care of the Hair and Skin.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Judge Manton Accused
In Second Indictment
Py the Associated Press.

tut hSSOCldlcu IISSSs
NEW YORK. March ia second
indictment. containing three counts
of conspiracy. was returned today
against former Federal Judge Mar
tin T. Manton by the same Federal
grand jury which indicted him sew
eral weeks ago.
The counts charged conspiracy
to obstruct justice, conspiracy to
deprive the United States of the
impartial services of a judicial
officer and conspiracy to bribe a
judicial officer.
The indictment named William
j. Fallon, described as business
agent for Manton, as the interme-
diary in the collection of s67 900
allegedly paid by Almon B. and l..
C. Hall. brothers and chicken rails
ers of Wallingford. Conn, to in
fluence Judge Manton's decision
in patent infringement action in
volving method of incubating
chicks from eggs.
Samuel B. Smith of Cleveland, in
ventor of the incubator method, had
sued the Hall brothers and the case
went before Judge Manton on ap-
peal to the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals. Although two
other circuit courts and several low
er courts had upheld the validity
of Mr.. Smiths patent, Judge Man
ton wrote a decision in favor of the
Hall brothers.
This decision held that, while the
findings of other courts were proper,
the Hall brothers had introduced
more convincing evidence of prior
USE"
Evening star., 1939-03-17
American Photographer
Reported Slain in Chust
By the Associated Press.


BUCHAREST, March 1.-THE
United States Legation received re-
ports today that Peter Lissiuk, 49,
year-old American cameraman. had
been killed Tuesday trying to photo
graph fighting in Chust, capital of
Carpatho-U Ukraine.
Refugees from the region, which
was Czecho-Slovakia's eastern out
post, told the Legation Lissiuk was
killed during battle between Czech
gendarmes and Ukrainians before
Hungary annexed Carpatho- Ukraine
Lissiuk was employed by his
fathers film company (Dnipro Film
Co., 33 West Forty-second street, of
New York City.
Meanwhile, frontier reports that
lawless elements were plunderinp
Rumanian communities on the
Carpatho- Ukraine side of the border
caused Bucharest authorities to urge
the Hungarian army of occupation
; TO send troops into those villages
As quickly as possible.
: Rumanians were speeding ar
fangements to send thousands of
refugees back across the frontier
over which they had fed To facili-
tate this the Hungarian army was
preparing to leave narrow frontie,
strip unoccupied where camps could
be established for Ukrainian refugees
and Czech soldiers who fled the
Carpatho- Ukraine district.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Yeggs Blow Open
Loan Company Files

Yeggmen entered the Maryland
Personal Bankers, Inc, Office at 1912
Georgia avenue, just north of the
District line in Silver Spring, early
today, blew the door off the hlina
cabinet and escaped with an unde.
termined amount of cash.
The loss was discovered by A. L.
Rogers, assistant manager of the
Office, when he arrived about 8 a m.
The force Of the explosion broke
several windows of the North WASH
ington Realty Co., building. in which
the loan company is located, and
cracked plaster on the walls and
ceiling.
L. j. Gautier. manager, refused to
estimate the amount of cash taken,
but said it was only one days re-
ceipts.
The robbery was the third in the
past Is months. Thieves broke into
the Office in November, 1887, and
took about $35 worth of advertising
circulars, according to Montgomery
County police, who were investi-
eating the safe cracking today. Last
April the Office was entered a second
time, but the robbers were fright
ened away when the headlights OF
car being parked in the rear of
the building flashed through a rear
window.
Entrance was gained by forcing
the rear door today. The door of
the safe was wrecked by the ex-
plosion and police were unable to
determine Immediately what was
used to blow it open.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Ry THOMAS r. HENRY.

Pro3. Albert Einstein has been
able to unity the laws of electricity
and gravity in a single general field
theory by postulating a physically
real fifth dimension" it was re-
vealed here today.
DR.. Einstein announced on the
occasion of his Goth birthday ami
versary Monday that he and his
associates had been able to formu-
late such a theory, after various
failures during the past decade, and
this now only awaited experimental
test.
He offered no explanation of his
statement and, as it came to light
today, only of the broadest sort Of
translation Of the intricate mathe-
mates into ordinary language is
possible.
The special theory Of relativity
published by Dr.. Einstein more than
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Hearing 10 Test Driver
Of Car in 7 Fatalities

Frederick w. Holland, 20 years
old, 2216 North Illinois street, Ar
lington County, Va, listed on po-
lice records as the driver of car
which killed two persons during the
last year. today was summoned to a
hearing to determine his fitness to
operate an automobile.
The hearing was set for next Fri
day at the county courthouse by
Col. M. S. Battle, State director of
motor vehicles.
Records in Arlington County told
Of the fatal accidents in which the
youth had been involved.
They showed that on March 90
1888, his car struck Ellie Thomas,
40, in the 5000 block of Lee high
way. Mr.. Thomas died day later
Holland was released few days
later because of insufficient evi-
dence.
On January %, 1899, Holland is
listed on police records as the driver
of car that struck and killed
Charles Thomas Jarbo. 50, at Lee
boulevard and Lexington street. The
grand jury returned a mo true bill''
clearing him-last month.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Hurbon Still Keeps Legation;
Holds Protectorote Illegal
Demands Proof Merger Was Given Approval
Of Three-Fifths of Czech Assembly

Vladimir Hurban. Minister to the
United States for the extinct
Czecho-Slovakia which he helped
found. will retain command of his
legation until he receives proof that
his countrys capitulation to Ger
many followed three-fifths vote of
the Czech Parliament, he an
nounced today.
This is condition which never
can be fulfilled. since Germanys alb
sorption of the Czechs was by de-
cree instead of parliamentary &C
ton.
The defiant diplomat, who refused
German Embassy demand yester-
day that he surrender his legation
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Income Taxes
Drop Is Less
Than Expected
Receipts First IS
Days rs Per Cent
Under Last Year
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Treasury disclosed today In
come tax collections in the first
Is days of March were about Is
per cent below the same days last
year.
If this percentage held up, the
Treasurys March income tax loss
would be much less than the $780,
00000 indicated by the Presidents
January budget. However, Treasury
officials said taxpayers paid up a
little earlier this year than they
did last, and no estimate of the
month can be made until the actual
returns are in.
Although March Is was the dead.
line for filing returns and making
first installment payments on 1898
income, it will be several days before
the receipts of collectors through
out the country pass through bank.
ing channels and are actually de-
posted In the Treasury.
Wants Level Maintained.
President Roosevelt reiterated at
his press conference today that any
revision OF corporation taxes must
maintain the present level of rev.
enue obtained from such levieS.
He said he and the Treasury were
still working on the question, but
that no policy would be formulated
for several weeks.
Mr.. Roosevelt added he was about
to send to Chairman Harrison of the
Senate Finance Committee informa-
ton Harrison had requested. He
said this data was predicated on a
statement by Harrison that the total
amount OF revenue from corporation
taxes should not be decreased.
He emphasized that the Treasury
study was being made as a factual
one instead of in pursuance of a
policy recommendation. He added
this policy would not be formulated
for some time.
s723,00O,000 Last Year.
In March last year. the Treasury
collected s723 900 900 of income taxes,
and expectations for this March,
lower because of last years business
recession, were minimum of $425,-
O00,000
| Both because of the spending pro-
gram and lower receipts, the Treas
ury expects s4.OOO,OOO 900 deficit on
its $4,000 900 900 expenditures in the
/ fiscal year which will end June 80.
/ In the first eight and one-half
months of the fiscal year expendi-
lures totaled s63O4 .298,84l and in
come s3.907 1866 ,021, causing a deficit
of 50 1896 ,932 800 In the similar
period of the previous fiscal year.
expenditures were S5,123,6O1, ,786
and income $4,154 GIL ,301.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
School Board Change
Opposed at Hearings
On Griffenhagen Plan,
Civic Groups Almost
Unanimous in Attitude
Before House Unit

Strong opposition to abolishing
the Board of Education under the
Griffenhagen reorganization plan
was registered before the House
District Subcommittee today. as it
began hearing for the first time
from local civic organizations.
Although the groups heard this
morning presented varying view
points on other questions, they were
almost unanimous in urging Con-
gress not to disturb the present
school system.
Among those who advocated re-
tanning the present school set-up
were Mrs. Ernest Howard. for the
District Federation of Women's
Clubs; Spared A. Wood. Citizens
Forum of Columbia Heights. and
Mrs. Leslie B. Wright, of the Forest
Hill Citizens Association.
The Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations favored an autonomous
school board, but wanted it elected
AAAoeSoo Va oPPOAAlCCd do az HICScllt.
Representative Nichols of Okla
homa, presiding in the absence OF
Chairman Kennedy of the Special
House Subcommittee on Reorgani-
zation. adjourned the hearings until
10 am. Wednesday.
Lusk Seeks Changes.
Reorganization of the local
government was urged by Rufus S.
Lusk, president of the Washington
Taxpayers Association, who ap-
peared as a witness and suggested
changes in the Griffenhagen plan.
He emphasized he was presenting
only the recommendations of his
Executive Committee.
When Mr.. Lusk advocated con-
tinuation of Federal Budget Bureau
control, on the ground it has saved
the city money by cutting S26 6.000, 900
from the Commissioners estimates
in 10 years, Representative Nichols,
observed:
Maybe that's the reason you
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