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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-13

Work has started on the home for
the State Unemployment compensa-
ton Commission on Caswell Square
min Raleigh, on the old Blind Insti-
tute" site, near the present State
Health Building. The building will be
six stories high, including basement,
and will be L" shaped. Each floor
will contain about 10000 square feet.
The cost, little more than $200,O00
is being met by a As percent grant
from the Public Works Administra-
ton and. SIS per cent by the State. The
States expenditures will be repaid in
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vestment in highways is depreciating
and Senator Ballentine can see moth
ing but trouble ahead.
Getting back to history, we find
that since the World War one adj
ministration has spent it's own in
come and part of that belonging to
the next, and the succeeding admin
istration has had to retrench and
muddle along as best it could. Nor
rison spent and Mclean suffered;
Gardner spent and Ehringhaus suf-
fered; Hoey is spending, and the next
governor is likely to face a, stupen-
dous task if the 1899 budget reve-
nue. and appropriations figures are
sustained by the assembly.
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BY M. E. CORNE
CHAPTER FIFTY

MAC CONTINUED his explana-
lion Of the murder.
az don't know when or where
Horace evolved his murder scheme.
I'VE do know that he had been
studying poisons. as witness the
volume in the library. Evolve 1t ne
did, however-and the cleverest
part of the whole business to me is
the way in which he secured the
stuff. Sending bis own wife after
it,"
interrupted: "4ow did he force
her to buy the poison?"
'Ie didn't force her, Elsie. You
see, it was a usual arrangement,
Horace sending his wife for pol
sons. The clerk at the drug store
told us about that. Mrs. Horace
was in the habit of making weekly
shopping trips to Columbus. What
was more natural than that Horace
would request her to do his shop
ping for him? It was his habit TO
make a list of his laboratory needs,
and for his wife to have these pre-
scriptions filled for him in the
city"
''How-how diabolical!" ex-
claimed, Mortified.
"Oh, it probably started out in
nocently enough" Mac assured me.
1T only ended badly. Well, so much
for the motive. Horace wanted
money; he wanted Della. He muir
dered his mother. And he murdered
his wife. He couldn't permit her to
live; she knew too much. Besides,
he wanted Della at once, before
Reginald should get her.
"And So" he concluded, 1--WE
have the motive. We have the poi
son. That leaves the method"
Eyes, what was the method 2"
Phil queried eagerly.
Mac began: Horace decided for
obvious reasons to commit his
crime on the night of the ball. To
do this he must set the scene. He
must know to the minute when his
mother would appear in the salon;
and he must arrange to have her
use a certain drier to dry her hair.
Thus the midnight visit to the
salon. He was scouting, so to
speak >
PIT in: "Then it was he who up
set the chair?"
ayes. It took me hours Of fig-
uring to hit upon the reason for
that excursion. It wasn't until
glanced through the appointment
book in the lobby that saw the
light. He had to find out the exact
time of his mothers appointment
He couldn't afford to murder the
wrong party"
"Where did be get the key?" ]
asked.
Mac made wry face. 1T seems
that the good Greedy 'mislaid' hel
keys and mysteriously found them
again."
It'll be damned" exclaimed Phil
''Why didn't she mention the
ifact?"
Mac snorted. "Why didn't she
mention a lot Of facts? Greedy may
be an excellent housekeeper, but
she'll never make q detectives! Il
she had opened her mouth concern
ing a number Of things, we might
have reached the truth sooner. Bui
I'll explain that later on. To con
tinue with the method: Elsie played
into the murderer's hands by din
ing downstairs the evening Of thu
first murder. However, lassie, hat
you remained in your roon," HI
turned to me, "Horace would hav'
invented some excuse to get yol
out Of the way, So don't let tina
worry you!
During Elsie's absence Horace
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when we found no second tissue
following her death. have recently
learned that our mutual friend and
helper, Mrs. Greedy, carried it from
the salon. She found it on the floor
and put 1t into her apron pocket;
later she. burned it In her room
when it fell out of her clothes while.
she was undressing. I think Horace
meant to destroy both tissues, hut
luck there was against, him. When
the drier hoods were lifted, the air
tore them from their fastenings
and blew them away. He did re-
move the adhesive, and he counted
on the tissues having no meaning
for anyone if they were found"
said weakly: TITS really very
simple when you know, isn't it 2"
Mac grinned. Daphne and Rich
ard created a good many tangles."
I recalled a forgotten perplexity.
"Why did Mr.. Richard insist that
his mothers death was murder
He must have known that the po-
lice in the house would complicate
matters for himself"
II think he had a guilty con-
science, Elsie. Perhaps, too, he had
ideas of his own concerning fia
parents. Who knows? I'm quite
certain that Horace insisted that it
was not murder to protect Richard
as much as himself. AS soon as he
learned Of the missing emeralds he.
had a bunch who had stolen them.
He knew more about that young
mans affairs than Richard imag-
ined."
'Macw Phil said. zone thing
worries me! How did you know
about the telegram Richard sent
to Beeman?"
Mac grinned wickedly. Benson,
my lad, if I could claim omniscient
powers would! However, my con-
science forces ME to admit that the
gods who guide detectives stationed
me in the hotel lobby the morning
young Witherspoon came in to send
his wire. Naturally, didn't attach
any Importance to the incident at
the time. It was only later that I
recalled how very nervous and up.
set the lad had BEEN"
I had a further question: what
about the electrician and the Sec
ond phone call?"
Horace made the second cali.
Another oversight on Greely's part.
She neglected to mention that she
had reported the broken drier to
her employer. Naturally, she didn't
suspect him. And naturally he did
not want the driers Immediately re-
paired. He had further use for
them"
"And it was he who hid the cya-
hide in the powder box?" ~
"It must have been, Elsie" And
lapsed into silence.
The detective rose and stretched
his long arms. ,'Thus endeth the
tale, children. No more rabbits. To-
morrow I go back to Chicago,
where crime is open and above
board. Coming to town, Benson z"
| Phil gave me long look. He
SHOOK MS neaQ. mol now, Mac. j
have loose end or two to tie be.
fore I leave"
Mac Mcintyre smiled broadly;
his blue eyes twinkled. Remember
what I always told you, Elsie" he
said graphically. ESQ. long, red
headw
$50 long, Mac"
| The door closed behind him for
the last time. I got up and went
to the window. It had stopped rain
ing. The moon sailed, a silver
; sickle, in the sky. I turned. The
moon was in the room. It was In
PhiPs eyes! often think of that
moon as I hustle around our Chi
cago apartment waiting for Phil
to come home to dinner.
(The End)
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have been saved by the proper adj
ministration Of carbohydrates, but
in those days nothing Of the nature
of the disease was known.
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jimmied the three driers and at
tached his poison in the tissue to
the fourth one. The stage was set!
The murder machine was in order!"
"And RI stammered i
threw the SWITCH"
"You threw the switch, yes"
Mac affirmed. And then something
else happened that worked to the
murderer's advantage. You left the
salon for half an hour!"
I frowned: IT never did get the
straight of that business. Why did
Mr.. Horace ask me to deny my abb
sence e"
'He wanted it to appear that his
mother died in your presence. He
was being cautious. OF course he
didn't think that her death would
be pronounced other than normal;
but he evidently thought far
enough ahead to grasp that. your
absence, were it known, might Gre
ate a question in the minds Of the
police. In other words, the fact that
Mrs. Witherspoon. died in your
presence, before your very eyes,
was testimony enough that she had
met with no foul play. You could
swear that no one aside from your
self had touched the old lady. On
the other hand, should your alb
sence come to light, Horace could
insist that the old lady had been
poisoned during your absence from
the salon."
IT sect" l said. "EIow hard he
was! He came to watch his
mother die!"
IT SUPPOSE" Mac theorized
that he was little nervous in
spite of MS elaborate precautions
He had to see for himself how his
plans were working. He could not
know, of course, that his entrance
was a signal for you to cut his vic.
TINS finger and so set, conclusive.
ly, the time Of her death"
I drew a long breath. "And Mrs
EIorace?"
Mrs. Horace had to be gotter
rid OF at once. She knew about the
purchase of the cyanide. In case
Mrs. Witherspoon's death was
Observation-Disclosures couldn't
afford to take chance on his wife
putting two andx two together.
rather believe she suspected him
anyway, of the arsenic poisoning,
mean, judging from her actions"
But how" I wanted to know
Ibid ne mean to explain her death
She wasn't in ill health"
eve can't be certain about that
Elsie. I'm of the opinion he meant
to suggest suicide. He had no rea
son to believe we would ever dis
cover the adhesive and the tissues.
"And it was he who suggested
that she have a permanent ?"
eyes. Daphne has admitted 1t
She was present at the time. Mrs
Horace, it seems, was aware of he1
husbands infatuation :. for Della
Craig. In her way, she loved Hor
ace; at any rate, she wanted tt
keep him badlygenough to decide t.
go in for beauty treatments at he
age. Horace admired Della's hair
he remarked about its beauty il
his wife's presence and suggested
quite casually, that a permanent
wave might improve her Own
struggling hair. She made an ap
pointment with you and told hin
; Of it." 10y
"when you,7 Elsie, describe,
Daphne's strange behavior a
Ellis question concerning the per
, manent, I Immediately suspected
the cause. Horace was the onl,
, person who could have made sucl
} a suggestion with the certaint.
| that 1t would be carried out"
I sighed. poor woman! What (
life-and what a DEATH"
II Mac continued: IT was battle,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-13
By LOGAN CLENDENING, M. D

ON THE eve of Lincoln's birth
day it is natural to try to project
oneself back into the days of his life
and the men and women of his time.
For us, in this column, we must con-
fine ourselves to his medical life, but
we have enough Of interest to give
you picture of certain aspects of
his time.
There was no doctor at Lincoln's
birth, the only attendant being a
Mrs. Enlow. Warm water, warm
coverings and hot fire in the cab
in were the only precautions used to
safeguard this precious life in it's
early hours.
When Lincoln was nine years old,
his mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln,
died-probably from using milk
from cows which fed on white
snakeroot. Today her life could
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EDITORS NOTE: Seven pamphlets ~
DR.. Clendening can now be obtained oy
sending 10 cents in coin, for each. and .
self-addressed envelope stamped with .
three-cent stamp, to DR.. Logan Clenden-
ing, in care of this paper. The pamphlets
are: "Three Weeks Reducing Diet, In
digestion and Constipation. Reducing
and Gaining, Infant Feeding" In
structions for the Treatment of Diabetes,
Feminine Hygiene" and THE Care OF ths
Hair and Skin"
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DR.. Clendening will answer
questions Of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-13

A litter of Is puppies was born to
a Great Dane on a farm near Kirk
land, Ill. Great Dane is correct.
Evening star., 1939-02-04

brush any snow off the pooch before
he goes inside and it melts. OF
course, rain speaks for itself. Nc
dog has any business fooling around
with a wet coat. He must be dried
off as soon as he comes inside
Steaming before an open fire is quite
pleasant under such conditions.
Another thing; it's simply mo
fair" letting the family pup engage
in battle with some one else's dog
who is on lead. This business of
pretending that the pup in the
wrong isn't even a remote acquaint-
ance doesn't go. About the only de-
cent thing to do is go after the
offender and pull him off before
somebody gets hurt.
Keep sharp lookout for long toe
nails. Pups may need pedicure
with clippers) or d long walk on
cement. Sometimes running over
frozen ground cracks up the foot
pads. Vaseline's good for things like
that. Look out for the furniture and
rugs.
Dogs going places" during in
clement weather will be better re-
ceived if they're equipped with rain
coats and rubbers Eyes, rubbers)
Both can be purchased quite reason
ably. They're much less expensive
in the long run than mud tracks on
a friends pet carpet.
Evening star., 1939-02-04

Arabian chieftains. One of the most
amazing costumes ever invented was
suit of armor made out of kitchen
utensils. However, we advise that
you save this brainstorm until you
reach home-the galley might resent
the invasion. OF course, with FASH
ions what they are, it might not re-
quire so much thought to rig up a
costume. If you are sporting little
girl play clothes. tie an enormous
ribbon in your hair, pin a big hanky
on the front and clutch a doll. IT
you're wearing hoops. you might add
lace shawl, an old-fashioned nose
gay and a powdered wig. To turn
your slacks into a pirate outfit, you
need merely an improvised pair of
boots, carving knife borrowed from
an amiable steward, and possibly a
patch over one eye.
So there you are {. 1t will save
a great deal of time and trouble if
you rent or buy costume for the
masked ball, but you might be just
as successful in something you throw
together. But whatever course you
take, give a little previous thought
to the occasion. If you don't take
costume, do plan on fixing up
something out of the things you have
so that you won't have to dash
around frantically at the last mo-
ment-With that worried look.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
By MARY ALLEN HOOD.

There's no earthly reason why
Pups g. Co. shouldn't be walked
as much in the late winter as at any
other time. That is, there's no rea-
son except snow on the ground, mud
underfoot, freezing temperature and
general weakening of the outdoor at
titude.
Dogs need to be walked regard
less of the weather. Nothing puts a
pup in better condition than wading
through all that the elements have
to offer, regularly. The winter being
long and the sun rays short, those
ambles are more necessary now than
usual. Work up bit of steam before
venturing forth. Walk the dog up
and down inside the house to get
him warmed up. He shouldn't jump
from warm room into snoWdrift.
Two foes of dogdom are drafts
and dampness. Which doesn't mean
that Snookums shouldn't go out
cause he's liable to get his whiskers
blown. 1t simply implies that after
Snookums has been aired he should
take his rest in spot where breezes
don't blow. Nor should the boss stop
and chat about the latest act of the
Roads Commission while the dog
cools off and chills.
Trot out an old whisk broom and
Evening star., 1939-02-04
BY BARBARA BELL.

This is one of those satisfying
dresses that you reach for more often
than any other in your closet. 1t
always seems to fit in. You can wear
your favorite jewelry with it. The
style is smart the whole year around.
And this design has lovely figure
lines. Princess-slim around the
waist, cut high in the front and
drawn in by belt in the back, it
is made with a gracefully f1aring
skirt.
The bodice is just full enough,
thanks to shoulder tucks and gathers
just above the waist. High-shoul-
dered sleeves accentuate the slim
ness of the waist. And this dress
has the most becoming version of
the high neckline, cut to slight
dip under your chin. This design
will be ideal foreyour new bright
print, and for fiat crepe in black or
navy. It's easy to make; the pattern
includes q detailed sew chart.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
Po Matters That Are Interest Many Washington Women
Learn to Be
A Perfect
Hostess
Guest Must Feel
At Ease During
Entire Visit
BY FRANCESCA MCKINNEY.


The art of being a perfect hostess
is something that everyone can
learn, and of course the more ex-
perience one has the easier it will
become
If you are having a week END
guest make certain that the guest
room is as attractive looking as
possible; that the bed is comfort
able, and made-up with your best
linen and blankets. Bureau drawers
must be completely empty, with
fresh shelf-paper lining each one.
A most important thing is to
make sure that there is good
reading light by the bed, with sew
eral books of different types, and a
couple of the latest magazines.
People do enjoy reading in bed,
especially in strange room, so
make it as comfortable as possible.
| There should also be at least one
| easy chair in the room. in which
your guest may relax during the
day.
If you haven't a complete toilet
set for the dresser. don't fill it up
with a lot of gadgets just because
you think it looks pretty. Leave
the space for your guests personal
belongings, which are probably
fittings from a suitcase Make sure
the bathroom has plenty of all
kinds of towels and soap as we'll as
a new toothbrush and accessories.
[ ic O
to have there, as we'll as "sunburn
soother" if your home is in a
southern climate.
If the guest arrives by boat or
train the host or hostess should be
on the dock or the platform, watt
ing. If the hostess cannot go there,
then she must arrange to be at
home when they get to the house.
Guests must be told the dinner
hour and asked about how long he
or she likes to have for dressing;
then see that they get that amount
of time or they will be late. Also
| find out whether your guest pre-
| ferS breakfast in the bedroom or
| dining room, and at what time. as
| WCll DO llIC lypc VI 1OOO. uIllcSS YOU
have a standing breakfast in your
| house. If your guest wants to be
awakened at certain time make
sure that it is done punctually and
not half an hour before or after,
unless there is some reason for
changing the schedule. In that
case notify the guest when he is
awakened and give the reason.
1t is extremely rude to leave your
guests alone for any length of time
unless you have arranged for his or
her amusement. However, don't be
the type of hostess that keeps
pushing amusements on them do
give them a little time for relaxing
between engagements!
The perfect hostess makes her
guests feel that the house runs on
creased Wheels and that they are
absolutely no trouble at all to
entertain.
Evening star., 1939-02-04
Answering
Queries
A Situation That
Is Not Approved
By Etiquette
BY EMILY POST.

Dear Mrs. Post: Several weeks
ago while I was standing on the
corner one morning waiting for
the bus, young man who often
waits on this same corner spoke
to me. The conversation was about
the bus service, which seemed to be
delayed on that particular morning,
I talked with him; it seemed the
natural thing to do. When we got
on the bus there were only two
vacant places-both on the same
seat. I sat down and he sat down
in the seat next to me. We talked
all the way to town on general
subjects, including where each of
us worked. I got off at my office
corner; he tipped his hat and said
that he was grateful the bus had
been delayed. I smiled and said
goodby. I haven't seen him since.
Today he telephoned my Office and
explained who he was and asked
me whether I would lunch with
him. AS it happened there was
something else I had to do today,
and so I just thanked him and
declined. If he calls again, may
I have lunch with this stranger,
about whom I know nothing ex-
cept that he was very pleasant
companion that one morning.
Answer-In the slang of today
this is, I believe, called pickup"
which is certainly not supposed to
be approved by etiquette. On the
other hand, since you are business
woman and, therefore, supposed to
be fairly good judge of whether
man is gentleman or not, and
he has told you who he is and where
he works, which you can easily
verify if you care to, I see no great
harm in your lunching with him
If what you find out is all right.
Dear Mrs. Post: Do you think a
printed card, which has a very
personal message printed just for
my use, and not a card that is stock
number so and so, would be per-
mlssible to thank more than hum
dred people who sent me cards and
flowers and presents when I was
sick in the hospital? None of the
kindnesses have been acknowledged
because had no private nurse who
could do it for me, and have only
my father whose business keeps him
most of the time on the road trav-
cling and who could not therefore
write thank you notes for me. I'm
still not very strong, but I'm able
to do little writing each day. And
now do you think, most Of these
people knowing the circumstances
as they do, that it would be bad
manners to say thank you by send
ing printed card that is of my
own wording?
Answer think that if you add
a few words in your personal hand
writing on the card they would
then do very nicely. But an en-
graved or printed card of thanks
without any personal message OF
thanks added will not do at all
except to send in return for cards.
4
Dear Mrs. Post: Is an invitation
to become a patroness of a dance
supposed to be answered?
Answer-It is If you want them
to put your name on the list of
patronesses. If they don't hear from
you they can hardly take the liberty
Of using your name.
(Copyright, 193s.)
Evening star., 1939-02-04

friends by entering more school
activities. Then invite several of
your new acquaintance to drop in
for an informal tea party some
Saturday afternoon. Tell them
frankly when you issue the invita-
ton that you'd like to know them
better; then try your hardest to &C
complish that.
When they arrive, encourage them
to talk about themselves. Draw
them out on interests, activities.
hobbies, talents and ambitions. Add
little gossip if you like. Long
before refreshments are served, you'll
all be far more than just acquaint-
ances-well on the way to becoming
good friends.
Follow up your first invita- tions
with other ideas for good times.
Plan party for girls alone, or for
both girls and boys. Remember
that the girl who has a great in
terest in other people-and shows
that interests usually popular.
BY thinking of others first you'll
lose some of your shyness and will
feel much less self-conscious when
boys are around. 1t may help you
great deal to re-read carefully
the columns recently published on
talking easily and we'll. Make good
use of the personality improvement
tips-the suggestions published sew
eral times each month to help you
have fun and be fun.
People learn how to swim by
splashing around in the water, so
60 out of your way to meet boys
and talk to them. Try to have an
other girl arrange a blind date or
three for you. Soon you'll discover
that you're meeting boys easily
making a good impression. You'll
no longer feel awkward.
The most popular girl we know
was absolutely tongue-tied at the
sight of a boy when she was 16
A certain amount of reserve is a
charming thing in girl of any
age, and we believe that you'll leave
the extremely shy stage behind
quite naturally.
The suggestions already given will
help you to do SO. Begin right
away to put them into action. Dc
all you can to give them a fail
trial. Add ideas of your own-as
many as you can. Begin your cam
paign to strengthen and increase
your friendships among both girls
and men,
Now it's up to you!
Evening star., 1939-02-04
Savory Breast of Veal

This is a thrifty dish and very
delicious-especially good for serv-
ing just a few people. Have your
butcher cut a pocket in the meat.
Spread inside of pocket with a good
rich prepared mustard and then fill
pocket with slices of onion and
carrots. Season outside of meat
with salt, pepper and another spread
of rich prepared mustard. Dust
with four-brown in hot fat-roast
in covered roaster with little
water In bottom Of PAM about III
hours.