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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19

the weed and tea. The hemp plant is
a tall bush which grows wild in the
United States over most of the in
habited parts.
The method is to roll the dried
Towering tops into cigarettes. There
is an oil of unknown composition on
the leaves and tops. This probably
produces the effects, which are SINH
lar to those of hashish, or cannabis
indica.
Effect on Mental State
The alleged frequent occurrences
Of crime, assault, murder, rape, rob-
bing and suicide after it's use make
the study of the mental state Of
marihuana addicts important. From
Bellevue Hospital, New York, comes
such report.
Two conditions are recognized.
1. Acute imtonicatiom. This is the
condition after full dose, in first
user or beginner, before the habit
is fixed. There is excitement, much
moving around, confusion, talka-
tiveness, easy falling in love and a
great feeling of well-being.
A curious symptom is the sensa-
tion of enormous prolongation Of
time. One man Of my acquaintance
who took it for experimental pur-
poses, sent for a doctor because he
felt poisoned. He sat in the window
waiting for the doctor. It seemed
years. He saw the doctor get out of
his car and walk up to the door,
and this appeared to take lifetime.
The subject thinks he is witty,
even brilliant, but when analyzed
his statements make no sense.
There are a great many literary
and scientific men of accomplish
ment who are marihuana users.
Crime naturally follows this
state of mind. Reih,<ts from India
would indicate a high incidence of
marihuana addiction among habit
ual criminals there. In this country,
in New Orleans, also, the incidence
for major crimes is said to be high.
But there are racial differences in
reaction to the drug. Anglo-Saxons
do not show the excitement or hys-
terical symptoms Of Orientals and
other races.
It is probable that the relation of
marihuana to crime oyer the North
ern United States is exaggerated.
Of 200 chronic offenders and drug
addicts studied in the Court of Cen
sral Sessions, New York, CT were
found to use marihuana. Most
criminals who are drug addicts use
morphine and heroin.
Average Intelligence High
2. In chronic m.Grihuomo oddic-
tion. with actual mental disease, it
is difficult to link the use Of the drug
with the psychosis. Most users are
neurotic personalities: They are
ither maladjusted adolescents or
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19

"At Home, 4O1 Library Street,
Greenville, North Carolina"
The bride is the daughter of a
prominent Robersonville family.
where She has resided most of her
life. The groom is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. Franklin Mills, of Hen
derson, and is connected with the
Person-G Garrett Tobacco Company in
Greenville, where he has been for
the past five or six years.
The couple are making their home
in GreenVille.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
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= MPHNEao
sEA-CHANGE.

cong Columbus heard, the
roar ..onrcssible seas
Of anc'St,.. ass stccp coast Of arrogant SPAN
that i..asins D%l. sal'cons Of the Geonese
The pullsn'7 r7c.tuard in the dawn,
LooklnS u
alone, dgn waves, purple-dyed,
He saw .Ie ,5 4 burning cobalt round
The t1e.rd rlj'. The music of a milder It'd tide
And n'ol' or DE beaches Of San Sal
Vduo-' Leila Jones.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
Leave for Canada

" r Vaughn, Seaboard agent
lere, left today for a two weeks
-Slt in Canada. He was accompanied
y Andrew Syme, Of Raleigh. They
Tll visit Niagara Falls, and then
proceed to Ottawa. Toronto, Mon
real and various points in the
province IF Ontario, and visit many
Joints Of interest during their trip
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
Patterson Girls Here

Miss Glenn Ann Patterson, of
An,ton-Salena. is the guest of
Misses Katherine and M ar a
Leg. and her sister, Miss Evelyn
Patterson is visiting in the home
q Mr. and Mrs. Aston Cheek.
Ms, Agnes Patterson is expected
. arrive here tomorrow to spend
some time here as the guest of Miss
Jane Thompson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
Entertainment For
Miss Jean Gambler


#arrcnfon. Aug. 19.-Honoring her
.ecor Mss Jean Gambler. of Hen
VI. "a and Mrs Margarot Podwell
Y "afrenton. Mrs. C. E. Rodwell
~ ~~i'f'alned Z number of guests or
..u.sdaY morning at swimming
r y Iced drinks, cookies and
cle c' biscuits were served in the
...5 I'I2 Ilousc Attending guests in
.-.5td % 'no honorcos and Misses Mary
p.5 l.5eh Tucker, Erin Woodall. Ann
p95a"ell p.. 1stclle Boyce, Katherine
,.,a ..af' Try Seaman, Fairfax Nit
t.-i' Mary Spottswood Baskerville,
r.e feofe- Ann Woodall; John and
arI arli1-f I, hagsdaIo OF Florence. S. c.,
e.. DAVIS Tony Harris, Monroe
~, ''i.'l and Johnnie Miles of Win
'''ilftil.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

R. G.: "Can a blue-eyed father
and a grey-eyed mother produce q
brown-eyed child?"
Answer: In Scheinfeld's You and
Heredity, soon to be published, he
states that "true" blue-eyed people
carry two blue-eyed genes Zone
alone is recessive to all others ex-
cept albino). The gene action Of
grey and green eyes has not yet been
clearly established. Grey eyes con-
tain number of black or dark
brown pigment cells, so these can be
transmitted to offspring.
j. F. j.: ~ have heard that mid
dle-aged people would feel better if
they returned to the weight of 81
years of age; feel better mentally,
of course. Will you please express
your opinion on the subject? Also
have long wanted to know how long
Sanford Bennett lasted, the man
who did SO much for his looks at 70.
And, if he is gone, what took him?"
Answer think it is undoubtedly
true that, if people are the same
weight in middle age as they were at
u, they feel better both physically
and mentally. Whether an obese
middle-aged person should reduce
that much is questionable. There is
no doubt, however, that a person at
the age of SO who is from 20 to go
pounds overweight should take off
at least half that weight. / do not
know what happened to Sanford
Bel. 1ett and if any Of my readers
can inform me, I will be happy to
print the reply.
c. R.: "Please give me some in
formation about chronic mastoid. Is
it contagious? If it is at present
affecting the patients hearing.
would an operation remove this de-
fect?"
Chronic mastoid is acute
mastoid in which all Of the infection
has not been removed. Unquestion-
ably complete cleaning out Of the
mastoid infection would improve the
hearing. It is not contagious.
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 self addressed envelope
stamped with three-cent stamp. to DR..
Logan Clendening, in care Of this paper.
ing Diet. Indigestion and Constipation,
Reducing and Gaining, Infant Feed
ing. instructions for the Treatment of
Diabetes", feminine Hygiene" and The
Careupf the Hair and Skih"s
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
By LOGAN CLENDENING, M. D.

OOA> DA1A>AA~"' "A' ~
THE SMOKING of marihuana
in the United States has increased
until it is a real problem. In 1887
Congress made the sale or use Of
marihuana, except by qualified per-
sons, illegal. But in spite of this and
of acts by the states, making mari
huana sales punishable by imprison-
ment, the sale and use still go on.
The drug is product of the flow
ering tops Of the American hemp
plant. It is also called muggles,
REFERS, Mary Warner, Indian hay,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
To Be In Wedding

Mss Leila Gardner left yesterday
Tor Dunn, where she will visit sew
eral days. She viii be a bridesmaid
in the Wedding of Miss Rosalie Best
and Mason Johnson, Jr., next We'd
nesday evening, in Dunn, and will
attend the pre-nuptial entertain
ments being given for Miss Best.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
CHESTS of Whites

Mr. {. L. Clark and daughter,
w Ann Clark. of Richmond, Va,
Sls> .be quests cf Mr.. and Mrs. Her
as :. ybitc al their home on Nicho-
as street
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
PcturnS to Durham.

Miss Ruth Langley has returned to
49, nome in Durham after spending
t.. ~ week with Mr.. and Mrs. w. 0.
: r1r 1noIev at their home On the OK
ford road
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
Missionary Society.

The Woman's Missionary Society
af HE First Baptist church will hold
/, regular meeting Monday after
noon. August 21. at the church, at 4
o'clock. Miss Ruby Daniel, missionary
d Hungary, will be the guest speak
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
Return to Delaware

Nr. and Mrs. Francis B. Herine
and daughter. Betty Frances, of
le.mar, Delaware, and their sister,
Ms Emma Ralph, of Wilmington,
laware. returned to their homes
~ morning after being the guests
t Mrs. w. 7. Nuckles, for some
-r,c
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
Fxpected Tomorrow

Mrs Beulah Garrett is expected
- return to Henderson tomorrow
from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, her for
mpr home. and Meredian,' Miss,
where She has been visiting friends.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
po,,,rpS from LOuiSburg.

Miss Susie Dunn returned to the
49,. Yesterday from Louisburg, where
no has been the guest of her aunt,
Mrs NJ. Emma D. Hedgepeth, at the
Hotel Franklin.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
Removed from HOSnitaI

0. c. Hamm, who underwent an
operation for appendicitis at Maria
Parham hospital recently, is being
removed to his home at 529 Row.
land street today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
f study for all age groups.

of study for all age groups.
II a. M, The morning worship
Subject, Taking Second Place
Gracefully" with the sermon by Mr.
Monroe Wicker the assistant pastor
$50 p. M, The Young Peoples
Forum. Mr.. Wicker will lead the dis
cussion ON the subject. "The Chris
tian Attitude Toward Dancing"
p. M, The evening worship
Union Service at the First Baptist
church. The sermon will be preach
ed by Rev. T. j. Whitehead, pastor
of the Christ Methodist church.
HOLY 1NNOCENTS EPISCOPAL.
Eleventh Sunday after Trinity.
Rev. l. w. Hughes, rector
1880 Holy Communion.
9:45 Church school.
10 Mems Bible class.
II Litany, Ante-Communion, and
sermon.
Evening prayer.
st. Johns Mission, North Hender-
son, 2 o'clock, church school.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
wool, End at Beach.

w ,f'ssc, lnni2 Lamb Walton and
y. ..'a Walton have gone to Nag's
lo1d LOUIS Is, tie weekend.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19

The man at the next desk says
he's noticed that when a politician
begins to use the old soft soap
it's usually a sign he is afraid he is
all washed up.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
,o4,,ruS for Montreal

,,;.s Lucille White has returned
Nis' Montreal. where she visited
ron rom Mary Ann cooper for some
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
the Sick
HIS TOnSils Removed

Miss 10 Ann Harris, daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. j. B. Harris, who
had her tonsils removed at a Dur
ham hospital yesterday, has re-
turned to her home and is doing
nicely.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
|Cfpur eS
CHRIST METHODIST CHURCH

CHRIST METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. T. J. Whitehead, pastor.
9:45 Sunday school.
11O0 Morning worship, with the
sermon by the pastor. Sermon sub
ject, From Worship to Activity
800 Union service at the First
Baptist church, with Mr.. White
head preaching the sermon on THE
Right to Be Happy.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. r. E. Brown, pastor.
J. w. Sanders. Superintendent
Sunday school at 9:45.
Sermon by pastor at 11:OO. "The
best way to look at the Future
Life.
Union service at 800 First Bap-
tist church. Rev. T. J. Whitehead
preaching.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions Of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19

A poet refers to the "quiet calm
of an August day" He must have
written that just after congress ad-
jOurned
''Hitler", says cabled dispatch,
"has the coolest nerves of any
European statesman" Nerves? Why
plural?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
20. to New York

1sno a Greystone, left last
RoE I, -. Now York city, to attend
l.o Ino worlds laI.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
FIRST BAPTIST

3. NOffIeet Gardner, pastor.
9:45 Bible school.
1900 Morning worship, with SER
mon topic "Insufficient Food.
ZOO B. T. U.
800 Union service, with T. J
Whitehead preaching in the Bap-
tist church. A welcome to this ser
vice is assured all from the town.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19

NJ. '9foiyn Van Browne
nol,no, ma Mrs. H. E. Browne an
Carai'. ,He birth Of daughter,
Maria D. an on August II, at
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
Rev. James A. Jones, pastor
9:45 a. M, The church school, E.
H. Dixon, general superintendent.
Departments of worship and classes
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
Birth nf naunL4

Mr. "Ith OF Daughter
annnn, ana Mrs. Kenneth K. King
Franco. 'he birth Of daughter,
At then Ieah' on August II, 1889,
Street NJ ipLAe IN North Garnett
ding ,Ho'ner and daughter are
'e-y nicely, it was said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
WEST END BAPTIST

WEST END BAPTIST
Rev. E. R. Nelson, pastor.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock. w.
H. Perry, superintendent.
Worship service at II o'clock.
Sermon by the pastor, assurance
of Eternal Life, sermon topic.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
To Teach Class.

To Teach Class.
S. T. Peace will teach the Mems
Bible class of Holy Innocents Epis-
copal church tomorrow morning at
10 a. m. All members are urged to
attend the meeting of the class.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12
GERMANY IS SOME ANGRY

Berlin, May 12.-(UP)-Inspired Nazi sources said angrily today that Germany would refuse to enter into any discussion with Great Britain concerning the status of Danzig.
 This attitude was even more ea- phatic in Danzig itself, where the official Nazi newspaper organ said that not only would any British mediation" be refused but that there was no necessity for a pleb- iscite to determine Danzig's status because Berlin would determine it.
 Nazi organs complained that the speech of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, warning that Britain would fight if Polish independence were threatened by an attack on Danzig, and the declaration of pol- icy made to the French chamber of deputies by Premier Edouard Dala- dier did nothing to clear up Euro pean problems. Both Chamberlain and Daladier it was held, merely defended an "encirclement" policy and big armaments programs.
 Out of the shamelessness to which Chamberlain and Daladier seem to have given, themselves emerges a dangerous, highly note- worthy venture to which we will ac- cord the closest attention" said the Zwoelf Uhr Blatt in a first page editorial.
 Displaying the story over most of their first pages, the afternoon papers carried portions of the speeches by the British and French premiers, interspersed with frequent question marks and exclamation marks in parentheses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12
Guilty Pleas In
 McKesson Co. Case
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former McKesson & Robbins official Horace B. Merwin, Bridgeport bank CT, and Leonard and John Jenkins, brothers of Ms. Coster.
 Free on Bonds
 MT. Phillips and MT. Merwin, both former directors of the gigantic drug firm, are now free on bonds of $75O0, the highest bail set for any of the accused. Neither appeared in federal court yesterday as Judge John c. Knox delayed fixing trial date to June Is. It is now believed that the trial will not start until September.
 Acting Coroner Hennessey's ap- pearance here today followed by only two days the grand jury appearance of Deputy Police Superintendent Daniel J. Carson, of Waterbury. MT. Carson was asked to bring any available police data on MT. Truxtun and his death, but none was in the Waterbury police files.
 Truxtun Death Report
 Coroner Hennessey brought with him the official report of the Trux- tlin death filed in 1885 by the late Dr. Henry G. Anderson, Middlebury medical examiner. pr. Anderson re- ported that MT. Truxtun's death was caused by accidental drowning
 The body was found alongside a brook in Middlebury, July Is. 1935 Dr. Anderson's report was turned oyer to Deputy Coroner Walter w Srnyth, who is now assistant states attorney. In view of the doctors re- port, MT. Smyth made no further investigation, and filed the report with Coroner John T. Monzani, now deceased. Tn MonZani files have since been turned over to MT. Hen- nessey.
 The grand Jury apparently is checking on a theory that MT. Trux- tun's death was not accidental, as officially reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12

The jury is said to have uncover ed evidence that there were many dealings between MT. Truxtun's firm and McKesson & Robbins Reports state that the business between the firms amounted to over $500,000.
 Bank Records Called In
 Bank records of the Truxtun firm have been subpoened from the Merchants Trust O., of Water bury. Also the R. F. Griggs Go. has been ordered to turn over any rec ords it has concerning the Caron Corp. and Supprematic & Co.,, Inc. Coster-Musica was reportedly seek ing to gain control from a manu- facturer of perfume, shortly before his death.
 After MT. Truxtun's death, the body was taken to Norfolk, Va, for burial. There, it was later reported, an insurance company insisted on an autopsy before paying double indemnity on a $104,000 insurance policy.
 Authorities are understood to have discovered drums traced tc the Truxtun Co.,, in raids of illicit stills in Connecticut. But there was never any charge that the Trux- tun concern violated tn prohibition laws,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12
SOFT COAL LCO.'S
 AGREE WITH UNION
(Continued from Page D

also that a threatened nationwide soft coal famine had been averted.
 Robison said:
 "The joint subcommittee has completed its consideration of the subject matter to go into a new Ap- palachian contract and has appoint ed 8 drafting committee to edit such new document.
 This drafting committee will probably complete this work and report back to the joint sub-com- mittee at 1:30 today.
 Meet This Afternoon,
 "The general Appalachian con- ference is called to meet at 3:30 this afternoon at which time the report of this joint subcommittee will be made to it for such action as it may care to take thereon. That is all.'
 John R. Steelman, government mediator, who first "broke" the deadlock by asking the union to sign separate contracts with such groups of operators as were willing to accept the union shop, withheld comment on Robison's statement but indicated he felt that the Appalach- ian conference as a collective bar gaining unit had been preserved. John L. Lewis, president of the UMWA, and the other union of- ficials went into conference with members of local scale committees who had been summoned to New York from the II Appalachian union districts. Union officials in- dicated they expected mining to be resumed throughout most of the re- zion by the first of next week. Eight Companies Objected It appeared likely that eight op- orators associations from the south- ern high volatile areas of southern West Virginia, eastern Tennessee, Virginia and eastern Kentucky might withdraw from the confer ence this afternoon in, protest against a unioc: shop agreement.
 There was some possibility, how ever, that some of these operators would adhere. It was reported un- officially that 8 majority of opera tors in the southern low volatile area of southeastern West Virginia would abide by the majority decision.
 Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Maryland were reported to be solid ly in favor of the union shop set- clement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12

made to seize it by force. Both the German and the Italian newspa- pers strongly criticized the British prime minister and the Nazis as- serted that Germany would never discuss the free city issue with Chamberlain.
 Nazis and Fascist newspapers charged that the British were seek ing to encircle the totalitarian bloc despite repeated official denials in London and in the pro-Na1 news papers of Danzig 1t was emphasized that Adolf Hitler would decide the future of the city.
 Both Poland and France, how ever, were encouraged by Chamber lain's strong statement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12
MotherO "TheKissOf Death" Tries Suicide
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me a bottle filled with liquid. She told me it wouldn't harm him and gave me a spoonful to prove it. It had no effect on me. But after that he started failing in health and then he died. know nothing about how or why he died"
 Paul PetrilIo In It
 It was understood that Paul Pet rillo, Herman's cousin, was implica- ted in the nine murders announced today and that Bolber had accused him. Paul Petrillo, 45-year-old self confessed witch doctor, was re- ported to have had insurance poli- cies on 60 of the rings victims and to have been high in its councils. It was doubted, however. that the guiding genius of the conspiracy had been caught yet.
 While new accusations piled up more than local police could han dle, and forced them to report the bare information, without investi- gating it, to other cities, the hus- bands of two more arsenic widows were being taken from their graves to the city morgue, where F other bodies, exhumed previously, were being explored for evidence.
 Widows Are Prisoners
 Their widows, Mrs. Millie Giacob- be and Mrs. Dora Sherman, are among A prisoners held without bail after a years investigation of the far-flung conspiracy. They have been implicated either by their own or other prisoners confessions.
 Mrs. Giacobbe, who confessed and twice tried to kill herself this week, may also have been poisoned to si- lence her, her attorney, Claude Lan- ciano, announced. He asked to have her examined by Flew York toxi- cologist after she collapsed yeSter- day. She had implicated Paul Pet rillo and tainted when he was led past her cell for another question ing. Lanciano believed Petrillo may have given her slow poison.
 Evidence against Petrillo was &C., cumulating daily.
 Typical of the charges against him was Mrs. Giacobbe's. She said he seduced her, put a "hex" on her that made her poison her husband. promising to dispose of his wife and marry her. He collected $480 Of her husbands insurance money and later learned that he had taken out $1,000 policy on her. This know ledge made her hysterical.
 Convinced He Is Witch"
 Mrs. Giacobbe said she was con- vinced Petrillo was "witch". Like many of the other widows on whom the gang preyed, she is of foreign peasant descent, extremely super stitious.
 petrillo already has been charged with helping to poison the husband of Mrs. Rose Davis, who died April g, 1882. Mrs. Davis is among the prisoners. Also, Petrillo is charged with helping to push Joseph Arena, another victimized husband, from a fishing boat of Sea Isle City, N. J., to drown, and he Is suspected of compIicity in the death of Mrs. Jennie Peno at Salem. N. J. MrA Peno was one of the few women vic- tims. Her husband, believed to have been client Of the murderers, was being. sought when he died Mon- day in a hospital here, under cir- cuinstances indicating tha the, too, may have been poisoned, in his case to silence him.