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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-07

ing more to himself than to me, but
I listened eagerly: * will never in
this world confess-unless-"
"Yes?" I leaned forward.
Unless he is caught in the act!"
he concluded, clipping his words to
staccato time.
"The act ?" could only echo in
anely.
"The act Of murder, girl! The
act of murder"
"Oh!" I caught my breath in
my throat.
Don't be frightened" He smiled
at me. ut won't be as bad as it
sounds. I'm not going to let any,
one else be harmed. When I say
x must be trapped into committing
fourth crime, mean that he
must be given the incentive and the
opportunity to do murder. Natural
~, l shan't permit him to accom-
plish his purpose"
questioned fearfully: Then x
is q MANI"
I'm using the pronoun collec-
lively. He, or she, as the case
may be-"
"HoW--how will you trap him 2"
II don't know yeti" He frowned
thoughtfully. Il have an idea
Hawkins interrupted. He entered
noiselessly. Luncheon is served"
he said reprovingly. 1T is a quar-
ter past the hour"
"All right, Hawkins" Mac took
my hand. Come along, Elsie, We'll
feed the inner mani"
The inquest took place that aft
ernoon. It was held in the Lawn
Vile courthouse. / rode into town
with Phil and Mac. The guests and
members of the household preceded
us in the family limousine. The
servants brought up the rear in
Miss Daphne's two-seater.
The streets and sidewalks in
front Of the courthouse were
crowded with curious onlookers
who pushed and showed and jostled
themselves and us in an effort to
catch sight of the principals in this
towns most exciting and stirring
event since the day Lige Titus, the
town drunk, chased his wife down
Main street with a butcher knife!
Henceforth Lige Titus must for
evermore take a back seat. Murder
among the elite, among the very
social Witherspoons, was a delect-
able morsel for the starved tongues
of the town. The butcher, the
baker, the candlestick maker were
with us en- masse. They craned and
crammed their necks; they pushed
and pulled; they followed us into
the courtroom.
In the recounting Of the affair.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-07
Picture Men
OF Press Ask
Protection
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Feb. 7.-North Cardinals
press photographers are petitioning
the General Assembly to define their
status under the law and to protect
them from embarrassment because of
what they call their peculiar posi-
lion.
The photographers association,
meeting at Pinehurst this week, un-
animously resolved against their in
clusion in any law affecting CONNER
cial photography. The legislators were
asked to insert an amendment in the
present law or any proposed act af-
fecting photography, in which press
photographers would be specifically
exempted from its provisions. Presi
dent Frank Jones, Winston-Salem,
outlined the position.
The newspapermen say that COM
mercial photographers warning on
itinerant picture-takers and bad prac-
tees in the profession have unwilling
ly put a legal disability upon the
press boys.
The law prohibiting sale of photo
prints except by licensed commercial!
photographers s. lis to take into ac
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-07

DJ'"A the state Depart
ment, which had been accustomed tc
speaking of Persia as Persia for SC
long that it was no easy Job to per
suade. Washington officialdom to
adopt the newer term-or the older.
original one, rather.
Greece, by the way, like to be call
ed Hellas.
Again and again the Hellanese le-
cation has reminded our foreign of
flee that Hellas, not. Greece (there
is no such place. is the country which
maintains it here. But the State De-
partment never has managed to erasp
this distinction; it still lists the Greek
legation as the Greek legation. II
frets the Hellenese but there is no.
much they can do about it.
The Iranians had better luck. Thev
contrived to pound into the State De
partment's skull the fact that Iran i:
where they live, not in Persia (there,
no such place as that, either). To bt
sure, American newspapers do not
sense the difference. If they have oc
casion to mention Iran, they do no
know where it is. If an occasional
editor does happen to know, h.
changes Iran to Persia, to make him
self clear to his readers The Iranian
are angered accordingly Neverthe
less, they make certain allowances
for the ignorance of our newspapers
Downright Unforgivable.
But finally an incident occurred
which Iran considered downright un
forgivable.
A couple of years ago Iranian Mir
lister Ghaffar Khan Djalal took al
auto ride from Washington into Mary
land and was "pinched" at Elkton fo
speeding. Ghaffar contended (anc
quite properly that, under diplomatic
immunity, he could not be arrested
Yet he was arrested. When he grew
hardboiled the Elkton police, utterl,
unacquainted with diplomatic immu
nifty, actually handcuffed him.
The State Department, Mortified
abjectly apologized to Teheran Chat.
fairs headquarters.
This was not sufficient for Rizo
Khan Fahlvi, Shah of Persia-no
Iran. Pardon. RIA wanted somebody
at Elkton boiled in oil, as per Iran
ian regulations. 1t couldn't be dom
under our system. Thereupon Rizo.
broke diplomatic relations with will
US. Ever since then they have staves
broken until just now. Recently. how
ever, Wallace Murray, state depart
mental chief of eastern affairs. visit
ed Teheran, and proved to be sc
sugary that American-Iranian rela
tons are 0. k. again, even withou
any oil-bOiling at Elkton.
Ali Akbar Draftary, as charge dat
faires, he reopened Trans WASHING
ton legation. Soon he will be a full
fledged minister and we shall hav
one in Teheran.
AS to Charley Hart?
But Charley Hart?
He was sent to Teheran as U. s
minister to Persia when Persia VIZ
Persia. He subsequently resigned a
minister to Iran, after the transfer
nation.
In the meantime he had framed II.
an oil compact between the u. S. A
lran-Persia and Afghanistan (there'
coolies of oil in that region) whicl
has. been hung up by the Iranian
american break in relations.
Naturally Hart is delighted at re
cent developments.
One Serious Worry.
Charley has one serious worry.
Ria Khan, the Iranian shah, has
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-07
RELEASED BY
CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION

/ have, I am well aware, omitted
mention Of the hordes of curious
men and women who stormed the
gates of the Manor day after day.
This omission, Intentional, perhaps
will be forgiven, if the reader will
consider the state of my mind DUR
ing the days and nights Of my stay
at the Witherspoon estate. Murder
is not chummy affair, and I was
concerned only with the preserva-s
ton of my own skin and the appre.
hension and conviction Of the
criminal. was as isolated from
the town and it's inhabitants as
though I were cast upon some
desert island. Indeed, I had not set
foot outside the grounds Of the
Manor since the Sunday evening
folio vii g Mrs. Witherspoon's,
death, when Phil had driven me
into town to the picture show.
Now the crowds, laughing, shout
ing, even jeering, frightened and
annoyed me. Under Pills protect
ing wing ran into the courthouse
and took my place on the bench
reserved for witnesses.
The inquest was conducted by.
DR.. Didmore. Mac and Chief Ellis
lowered in the background. A corr
oner's jury of farmers and trades
men awaited instructions. r.
The first half Of the inquiry
proved dull and uninteresting. Wit
nesses were called. The guests, the
servants, the family and myself.
Our stories were but repetition
of those which we had already re-
lated to the police. No reference
was made to the arrest of Richard
Witherspoon or to the loss Of the
emeralds. The absence Of Miss
TOots Lemoine was not commented
upon. had begun to think the
whole business vast waste Of
time, when the coroner cleared his
throat Importantly and summoned
to the stand total stranger to me.
The man who shuff1ed forward was
huge, burly individual, with a
bristling red mustache and no hair.
"Your name 2" snapped Didmore.
"John Henry Herman"
"Occupation?"
"Electrician," stated the stran-
ger, and thrill of anticipation ran
the length of my spine. Che electro
clan!
"Will you please to tell the court
in your own words the story Of the
two telephone calls received by you
on the afternoon Of the sixteenth,
this month, and reputedly made by
Mrs. Greedy. housekeeper at the
Manor"
Ito Be Continued)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-07
BY E. CORM
CHAPTER FORTY-FIvE

CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
GOOD LORDw Mac stuck his
nose into the powder box that held
the cyanide. "Where did this come
from 2"
I'm the salon-second anteroom
shelf"
''The salon, eh?" He moistened
his fingertip and touched it to the
powder. Genius, Elsie, genius!" he
muttered, shaking his head. How'd
you happen to run onto it?"
told him and he nodded SLOWLY:
"Of course! The logical hiding
place! And anyone might have put
it there. Anyone!" He stuffed the
box into his pocket and helped me
to my feet. keep this under your
hat for the time being, grill"
"All right, Mac"
Telephone, Mr.. Mcintyre" Haw-
kins appeared at the foot of the
stairs. I've put you on in the Ii
brary."
20. K, Hawkins, my iad!" Mac
galloped down the stairs and
slapped the astonished butler on
the back. Come on, Elsie" Well
see what Ellis has to say for him
self"
In the library he closed the door
and spoke slowly into the mouth
piece. I waited beside hinl-on pins
and needles.
"Yes-yes-what? Are you pos
tive? Well, I'll be. a monkeys
grandma" He let the receiver fall
noisily to the table. "Elsie," he
said, and on his face there was an
expression Of mingled stupefaction
and amazement, ELLIS says the
cyanide was procured from that
chain drug store on North High
street, Columbus-and-and that
the purchaser was-Mrs. Horace
Witherspoon!"
"Mrs. Horace ?" repeated stup-
idly. "How can that be-"
"It could be, Elsie! It could bel"
McIntyre's expression altered. It
became stern, purposeful. ut fits!
Oh, how beautifully it fts!"
"What fits 2" He was speaking
in riddles again.
Cali the little pieces. girl! Every
last one Of them!"
"Then you know-who is the
murderer 2"
eyes, I know" He sighed. "And
I haven't enough evidence to con-
vince a jury Of two-year-olds."
II began: "But how"
by golly!" He slapped his
thighs. 1--WE have one chance! One
chance"
do We?"
1--WE dol" He seemed to shake
himself mentally. His eyes mar
rowed. knew that he was speak
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-07
NOTICE.

Pursuant to an order of the Court
dated the 30th day of January, 1899,
in that special proceeding entitled
arthur Scott, ct al, VS.. Robert
Tyler, ct al.," the undersigned Com
missioner will offer for sale and sell
to the highest bidder for cash at the
Courthouse door in Henderson, North
Carolina at II o'clock midday on
Tuesday, February Fl, 1899 the fol-
lowing described real estate:
1t being the real estate left by
James H. Tyler at his death situate
just South of Henderson in Vance
County, N. c., adjoining the lands of
the S. A. L. Railway, Ruffin Scott,
Grant Hawkins, Ed Scott and the
Chavasse Tract and containing about
20 acres, together with 1 IL acres
near the same adjoining the lands of
AL Watkins, Robert Lassiter, Welcome
Chapel, and others.
Bidding to start at $918.75.
This the Both day of January, 1889.
j. P. ZOLLICOFFER,
Commissioner.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-07
NOTICE OF SALE.

Under and byssvirtue of an order 81
the Superior Court Of Vance County
made in the Special Proceeding en-
titled Louise Ross Franklin, plalnsifi'
VS.. John Ross and wife Mary Ross
let AL the same being No. 4237, upon
the special proceeding docket OF said
County, the undersigned commission
ser will on the goth day OF February
1889, at. u O'Clock, at the courthouse
door in. Henderson, N. c., offer Tor
sale. to- the highest bidder for cash.
/, that certain tract of land lying III
Henderson Township, Vance County
North Carolina, and fully described
ass follows:
Begin at a. stake on the East slde
of the Ross mill road, corner OF loe
sold to- J.. J. Ross and run w looo
feet to a stake, on the West side OF
the still house branch, thence N 81
e, 730 feet to- a. stake on Nutousn
jcreek, thence down the said creek
SO w, 1853 feet, N SO IA w, 10 feet
N II 1-2 W., 70 feet. N 10 E, IS feet'
M ~; w, 200 feet, thence leaving the
creek and following the old run N
"a 81 W., 1866 feet, thence N 81 W.
1855 feet to the center of NutbuSh
creek, thence N Al E, 329 feet to the
East side of. the road, North edge OF
Bridge, thence S so E, 1862 feet, .
IS IA e, 500 feet, S SO e, 62 IL feel
thence S Z E, 888 feet to place Of be.
ginning, being lot No. 2, 3 and 4 OF
the Ross Mill property, as surveyed
by Charles E. Foster and containing
1858 acres.
This 10th day of January, 1889
A. A. BUM, Commissioner
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-07
NOTICE.

Pursuant to authority contained in
two certain mortgages executed bv
Henry Jeffries and Jude Jeffries
dated May %, 1922, and Jude Jeffries
October 20, 1922, to T. T. Hicks. Mort
213 and 215, respectively, Vance
County Registry, default having been
made in the payment thereof and up
on request of the owner thereof, the
undersigned will offer for sale, at
public auction, to highest bidder, for
cash, at midday on Saturday The.
18th. day of February 1899, at court.
house door in Vance County, N. c.,
the following described real property,
viz:
1. Bounded by the lands of A. A.
Bullock and William Rogers, con-
tanning three CD acres. Also 10 acres
(ten) of our home tract adjoining J.
II. Parker and William Hope and
Jordon Taylor the above ten acres
are the southeast corner of our home
tract and adjoins William Hope and
Jordon Taylor.
2. Bounded by the lands of Jim
Burton. william Hope and Jordon
Taylor and Tom Mosely, containing
38 acres, known as the home tract
that now live on. Also one tract
bounded by the lands of Alex. Bull
lock and William Rogers, containing
g. acres. For further description see
deeds on record in office of Register
of Deeds Vance County.
This the 18th. of January, 1899
B. H. HICKS AND BELLE HICKS
PURVIS,
Executors of the Will of T. T.
Hicks, Mortgage.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-07

sale, and any demand for them on
the part of persons pictured is purely
incidental, unsolicited and uncalculat-
ed, said Jones. Just the same, news
paper men usually attempt to fill any
request for such pictures, though
many of them say sale of such prints
is more of nuisance than a real rev.
onue- producer.
The association is asking that the
peculiar nature of news photos and
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-07

count, press photo men say, the fact
shat they are frequently called u2nn
to furnish prints OF their news shots.
Such news pictures, the association
of news men contends, are peculiar
to their calling, are almost always
spontaneous and unarranged, and are
not in any sense encroachments on
the commercial field.
News pictures are made for repub-
lication in newspapers and not for
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-07

- ctAAg CtA4A ~AAt-A ~ y ~
Hart certainly is
glad of it.
Iran, be it under
stood, is the old : fash
toned n a m e fol
Persia.
Persians prefer it
to the more modern
designation. T h e y
choose to be known
as Iranians. After p
deal of trouble they
succeeded in rub
bling this idea into
thn State Dapart-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-07

K G. Phillips. principal of South
Ugh school, Winston-Salem has been
nominated by the Winston-Salem
teachers for vice-president of the
North Carolina Education Associa-
lion. He has been endorsed by John
w. Moore, superintendent of Winston
Salem City Schools; T. H. Cash, sup
,rintendent of Forsyth County
schools; and B. S. Womble, chair
nan of Winston-Salem schoo board.
Since his graduation from the Uni
,ersity of North Carolina, Phillips
as been actively engaged in educC-
.ional work. Fe taught in Martin and
Alamance counties and later in the
Greensboro city schools. II 1910 he
ec1ne a member of the Winston
ialenl faculty and in 1884 became
"'r cipal of South High Schoo
abit of watching translations Of
cracks" at him in foreign newspa-
ers-by columnists ct cetera. And he
sensitive.
Who would think it, but he has that
)mplcX!
Illustratively, he is continually
lentioned Ga shah today as having
cen initially hostler.
ut is true" admits Charley Hart
'rudgingly, "but what is the use OF
emphasizing it?"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-07

Today's Modern Proverb: It's more
profitable in the long run to bury the
Ratchet than to dig a trench.
In the modern movie Jesse James
is a smiling lad with dimples. We re-
main to be enlightened about Captain
Kidd, who probably was wavy hair
ed g!amor boy.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-07

Here is a dramatic scene from Gill
BERT and Sullivan's "The Sorcerer'
which was presented by the Carolina
before q large audience
II Memorial Hall at the University
st night.
The comic opera, sponsored by the
'laymakers in cooperation with the
University Music Department and the
Student Enterta :nment Committee
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-07
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AVERILL AND i.
LYNN NISBET

Raleigh, Feb. 7.-Slot machines
ook up more than an hour of the
.inal1ce committees time yesterday
lfternoon, with final outcome the
doption of section which Revenue
department. officials estimate
guess, Bill Baker said-will raise
rom 5000 900 to 100000 annually in
tead of the $4,000 actually produced
y the corresponding section last year.
This estimating or guessing led
igilant Gregg Cherry to announce.
You can't jump revenue that way
Without taxing gambling machines.
Ie offered an amendment providing
hat the new section does not repeal
my part of the Flanagan anti-slot act
IF 1897 After a long discussion, he
lost.
At one stage Gregg sought to ques-
ion Senator Thomas ]. Gold, of Gull
ford, who had just announced, "I'm
willing to take chance there will be
'ome gambling on some of them: some
ere if it will produce that much rev.
niue. Senator Gold finally yielded
fter expressing fear that the gentle
nan from CASTOR is $50 sarcastic I'm
afraid to get into a debate with him."
Nashs Bill Fenner House finance
chairman, was with Cherry. He said:
"Anv' ime I think I've killed snake
md think he's dead and then he turns
1ourd ard bites me, I'm afraid of
him."
None of the committee members
suggested any way to tax or get rid
of the two one-armed bandits which
on Sunday were operating full blast
in Steve's Place, fine Fayetteville res
taurant
With only one social function last
week to which all members had ex-
officio invitations-the Wake County
Young Democrats reception-and with
none on tap this week, legislators are
looking to the Charlotte trip next
Wednesday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-07
Relations In
u. s. Resumed
BY Persians
BY CHARLES r. STEWART
Central Press COlumnist

Washington, Feb. T. Diplomatic re,
lations were reestablished the othei
dav between the United States and
Too,, NI,o
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-07

the sale of prints as a by-product be
recognized under the law.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-07

will be given tonight (Tuesday) and
tomorrow wednesday, night at $3.50
o'clock.
business manager of the playmakers
and director of the University Bureau
of Community Drama, as Doctor
Day, Vicar of Ploverleigh, admonish-
ing John Wellington Wells, of ].
Wells and Co.. Family Sorcerers, por-
trayed by Joe Brown, of Chapel Hill.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-12
S.F.Ship Clerks
Support Leaders

to notify Mayor Angelo Rossi "of
Hyams' record" and to ask the
mayor to deal with bona fide rep
resentatives of the unions in the
future lin conformity to the Wagner
act"
The fourth resolution was a vote
Of confidence in the clerks nego-
tiating committee, the strike COM
mittee and officials of the Inter-
national Longshoremen's and Ware
housemen's union of which the ship
clerks are local l-34.
Meanwhile Hyams distributed an
other one page dodger-the third
challenging officers of the striking
union and Harry Bridges, head Of
the ILWU, to permit a secret ballot
of the membership on a return to
work proposition. 1t Said
You (Bridges) have had us on
the street for whole month and
you have absolutely no progress to
report. How long will it last?"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-12
Judd Escape Stirs
Arizona Governor
To Shakeup Threat

PHOENIX, Dec. II. CUP)-Re-
heated escapes from the Arizona
state insane hospital, including that
of Winnie Ruth Judd, today led
Gov. Robert Jones to indicate a
shakeup in the personnel of the in
stitution would be forthcoming.
watch the payrolls for some
changes" said Jones. GUST keep
your eyes open and you'll see some
smoke on the street in a few days.
Jones refused to elaborate ON that
statement other than to say he was
still backing DR.. Louis SAKE, super
intendent of the hospital from
which Mrs. Judd convicted slayer
of two women. walked to freedom
last Sunday.
More criticism poured in on the
hospital administration when Brino
Hanks. maniacal rapist considered
the most dangerous inmate OF the
institution, made his fourth escape
last week.
Hanks was captured at Ell Paso,
Tex. but Mrs Judd was still at
large when the governor issued his
statement. Officials said they had
made a complete and thorough
search" for her, adding that it was
unbelievable she could go undetect-
ed this long"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-12
AnnuoI Christian Science
Lecture Delivered Here

Charles p. Winn. c. S. b. of Pasa-
dena. delivered the annual lecture
Of the Fl Centre Church of Christ
Scientist. Sunday afternoon at the
Wilson school auditorium. speaking
on the theme The Science of Di-
vine Power.
Mr.. Winn is a member of the
Board OF Lectureship of the Mother
Church, the First Church of Christ.
Scientist. IN Boston, Mass. He sale
in part
III one were to describe the age
in which we live. he could do so
IN no more apt words than these.
This is the age OF power Through
invention, discovery, and research.
many forces and forms of power
are now available to mankind to
make living more harmonious and
human effort less inharnonious and
laborious. So rapidly have these
discoveries come that We only have
10 look back a few years to realize
how great our progress has been.
When we realize that We can send
a message around the world in a
few seconds. that we can cross a
continent in less than a day, that
a beautiful program can be RADIO
cast over the entire country, thus
giving pleasure to millions of listen
ers, we begin to comprehend how
far we have come and how limita-
ton has been annulled.
While we are grateful for this
advancement, yet We must face the
fact squarely that something more
than material progress is necessary
TO bring US true happiness, abiding
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-12
Red Chiefs Mum
On League Move

Eussia's expulsion from the league
was regarded as unlikely because
the league covenant requires a
unanimous vote by the council, the
possibility of mere condemnation by
majority of the assembly was
believed sufficient grounds for Rus
sia's resignation.
The leagues expected resolution
of condemnation or recommenda-
ton that sanctions be applied prob
ably will be dismissed here as an
other capitalist maneuver engineer
ed by Anglo-French imperialists.."
Domestic interest centered on the
campaign against Finland. 1t was
indicated that Russia has started
new drive along the northwest shore
of Lake Ladoga. in the Sortavala
sector. with the intention of driving
down to meet its army fighting on
the Karelian isthmus.
An official communique announc-
ed that the Russians had taken
the important railroad terminus of
Patkaeranta, on the north shore Of
the lake, near Sortavala.
The communiaue was interpreted
TO mean that the Russians operating
in this area would seek to drive
along the northwest and west shores
of the lake down to the Vuoksi line
at which another army has been
nammering for days.
This would bring into the path Of
the Russians in their new movement
the important city of Keksholm on
the west shore of Lake Ladoga