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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-27
HENDERSON, (N DAILY DISPATCH WEDNESDAY, NRCH27 l9o

register of deeds, were chosen IN
Macon county.
Judge Bell also released appoint
ment of l. T. Speaks of StateSV!IIe
as Horizons Iredell county manager.
Mr.. Speaks is Il past stale president
of the Patriotic Order OF Sons OF
America.
County managers announced 10
date by the candidates are:
MAXWELL: Arson, Baxter F. McRae;
Avery, George M. Bowman; Burke,
State Senator H. j. Hatcher; Clay
p. c. Scroggs; Cleveland, Clyde
Nolan; Craven, Sheriff Richard B
Lane; Cumberland, DR.. O. c. Nc
Fayden; Durham, j. F. Barfield
Edgecombe, George M. Fountain
Forsyth, Calvin Graves, Jr.; Castor
P. c. Froneberger; Gates, Sheriff
George D. Williams; Graham, L. W
Wilson; Harnett, James Best; Hay
wood, Walter Crawford; Hyde, T. c
Hyde; Iredell, Fred Deaton; Jones
S. Pollock; Lenior, MeriWethel
Lewis; Lincoln, S. Cashion: Neck
lenburg, c. Burwell: Mitchell, Mrs
Myrtle Ellis; Onslow, D. Russell; Per,
quimans, j. E. WinsloW: Pitt, Harvey
Ward; Pennsylvania, Bert Freeman
Wayne, Paul Edmundson.
Broughton: Alexander, Hayder
Burke and Hayden Millsap; Cabar
rus, H. w. Galloway, Jr.; Caldwell
Committee Of Twelve; Cleveland
Roscoe Lutz; Davie, P. S. Young
Henderson, Otis Powers; Hyde, Nj. A
Matthew's; Iredell, J. T. Gillespie
Sampson, ]. Lotion Kerr; Swain
Frank Hyatt; Yancey, Dover Fouts
Horton: Caswell, John @. Gum
Columbus, J. w. Hall; Davie, Mrs
R. H. Hayes; CASTOR, Fred Ar
wood; lredell, l. T. Speaks; Lemon
Paul LeRoque; Macon, H. R. Cab
and L. L. Arnold; OnsloW, G. W
Phillips; Stokes, Gid Mitchell; Yad
kin, u. S. Williams; Yancey, F. W
Howell.
Gravely: Harnett, State Senate
Fred Thomas.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-27

solidly lined up for Maxwell, while
the Ring group is said to be lean Ear !,
Ing strongly 10 Horton, despite lacl
some of its leaders personally prefer
Broughton. They cannot, so the story
goes, deliver 10 the Raleigh man.
largely because he will not play
BALI only with them, but insists on
bidding for support Of both King
and Anti.
So we have, on the one SIDE, the
Broughton contention that he's a
standout in Buncombe and the west;
with his opponents assigning MN
not more than ten per cent OF the
vote to divide with three others.
Perhaps a story about Buncombe
county only isn't worth all this piece,
but the situation there is similar 10
that in many other Tar Heel counties,
and therefore story about Bun
combe may convey some OF the dill
ficulty which confronts the fellow
who seeks, impartially, to report the
situation.
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Maxwell Leads in
Naming Of Managers
Continued From Page Onel

Continued From Page Onel
lust one; while neither Paul Grady.
Tom Cooper nor Arthur Simmons has
furnished this Bureau with the name
of even one county manager.
The Broughton managers named
today were:
Cabarrus: H. w. Galloway, Jr., a
Concord lawyer.
Swain: Frank Hyatt, clerk Of court
at Bryson City.
Alexander: Hayden Millsap, Stony
Point merchant, and j. Hayden
Burke, Taylorsville lawyer, to act
as co-managers.
Last night Maxwell added sher-
if a lumberman and lawyer tC
his managerial staff. In Wayne he
named Paul EdmundSon, Goldsborc
attorney who has been judge of the
county court for several years. In
Arson he picked Baxter F. McRae
prominent lumberman and farmer OF
Peachland. In Gates he selected
George D. Williams. In Clay county
P. C. Scroggs will handle MaxWell's
affairs.
Judge Daniel Bell, for Horton
headquarters, announced the first CO.
managership for the Lieutenant Gov
ernor. Harley R. Cabe, clerk of Su-
perior court, and Lester L. Arnold
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-27
ruE KILLER SSpEAkS
n RIcHARD/H!ouGHToN
WRITTEN FOR AND RELEASED CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION

Donald was saying. These are the
same size boots as left the tracks
in the garden at the Rio Vista
club last night. The fellow walked
in here from the sidewalk and
stood below the window, then
walked back. He made no attempt
to cover up"
THAT might Indicate" I sug-
geste6, that he had no idea he
was going to be involved in an
other death"
Captain Mcdonald chewed his
cigar. HE seems to be on hand
when things happen. I'd like to
meet that man! Sullivan, take
some photographs of those tracks
and make casts of them, if you
can. Veil compare them with the
tracks in the garden, and be sure"
We left Sullivan setting up his
equipment, and went back into the
house and upstairs to the death
room. I heard the back door down.
stairs slam, and recognized the
voice Of the neighbor as it drifted
family to the upstairs hall.
Find anything unusual in the
room ?" Coroner Silver asked his
assistant. 3d..
Nothing at all. Waste basket
empty. Nothing in his clothes
worth mentioning" He hesitated.
"Of course, you already know
about the hypodermic needle"
Whats that?" asked Captain
Mcdonald, fguratively pricking up
his ears.
1.-THE poor boy was a dope ad-
dict" Coroner Silver told him. His
mother apparently doesn't know.
She told US he'd been i'll for
months. Aside from that, I couldn't
get much Out of her."
was looking at the floor under
the dresser. A small crumpled
piece of paper lay next to the base
board It had been out of sight
until a breeze through the newly
opened window had moved it into
view. I picked it ur and idly
smoothed it out, then my heart
jumped. It was sheet from
notebook, similar to that tossed
through the library window at the
Markham place. L..
whats that?" the captain
asked quickly.
"a warning" I said, passing It
over. mo wonder the boy locked
the window, after this Came
! through from the man below"
He read it aloud: eff you tell
the police where I was last night,
I won't keep your secret. Meet me
at midnight. You'll do the job this
time" :,
something criminal here" said
the coroner. Henderson, did you
find out anything more -, about this
bov-where he worked? ?"
yves. sir. He was cooks helper
at the Rio Vista club"
Ito Be Continued)
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right temple. The gun was lying
on the floor where it apparently
had dropped from the boys hand
His right arm was hanging over
the side of the bed"
II checked the gun for finger.
prints, just as a precaution," Hen
derson interrupted. The only
prints on it correspondent to the
prints of the boys fingers. He fired
it, all right"
How about the door," asked
Captain Mcdonald.
Locked on the inside" Silver
told him. 1--WE had to break the
lock to get in. The window was
locked on the inside, too"
Rather strange for a bedroom
window to be locked, wasn't it?
That's what I thought. I decid-
ed the boy had locked it before
he shot himself, perhaps to deaden
the sound of the shot"
Cor perhaps he was afraid of
something outsider" the captain
suggested.
Il thought of that, too, so went
down and examined the vacant lot
next to this. That's where I found
the boot prints"
Let's look at them," the cap
tain suggested.
Henderson put hand on my
arm as I followed the others out
the door. Il don't get it." he said.
Whats the mystery? Looked like
a plain suicide to me-
Better stay here and see that
nothing is touched" Coroner Sill
yer told him.
Again came the sound of weep
ing. Who is she?" 1 whispered to
Silver.
Mother" he informed me. "They
lived here all alone. Fathers dead.
She's sick"
They have an idea it may be
MURDER, L told him.
He whistled softly.
was glad we went out the front
door instead of the back, although
1 felt somehow as though I were
Sinking a duty. Someone ought to
be with that heart-broken woman.
There's light next door," I OBJ
served. Pm going to see if a
neighbor won't come over"
Good idea"
The woman next door thought
at first I was her husband return.
ing home. She came to the front
door in her kimona, a beligeren,
CLEAN in her eye. She was forrnid'
able person; but sympathy trans
formed her. "Oh, the poor DEAR
she exclaimed when told her VIVA,
was the matter. ITO be shure, II
be right over. I'd no idea, at all
what was all the COINS on. Ih'
poor. poor dear-and him such
nice boy!"
I returned to the ofdcers exam
ming the soil Of the vacant iot
There's no doubt about It," NC
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-27

is interested in.
Fro, remarks l overheard az tne
last X. and H. congress l Wouloti
drov ine conclusion that those III at
tendance were violently ciamorol'S
for coastal harbor Improvements. OUT
rhere was no doubt that all hanoS
wanted plenty Of cash TO make our
rivers more and more conveniently
navigable. 49,.
There also was vehement oolec-
ton to making inland water trans
rortation subject to regulation by the
Interstate Commerce Commission or
any other government bureau.
The foremost prepayment OF l. I. =.
regulation is Senator Burton X
Wheeler of Montana. who has Just
completed an Investigation OF the
railroads financial straits during me
last decade or two. There 5 no oouol
that the rail lines are hard up. Inc
Wheeler inquiry explained their dlS-
tress on the ground that auto trucks
and river steam bodtmen have hao
their highways ana waterways M
proved for them al public expense,
enabling them 70 luderbid the rail-
companies. which have TO pay Tor
their own permanent equipment.
Rival Views.
The Wheeler theory Is mat lhe l.
c. C. should be empowered to re-
quire the trucknen and rlvermen 10
hike their rates. to permit the rail-
roads the better 10 compete with
them.
This may be all right from the
standpoint OF Senator Wheeler who
halls from an area which IS very
dependent on railroads. but isn't
much tapped by waterways. It isn't
much satisfactory reasoning TO Sena-
tor Henrik ShipStead of Minnesota.
who's up at the head OF mid-con-
tinental water Senator ShipStead re-
calls times when the railroads. I'M
competed with. were middling OPP
pressive to his section OF the country.
It's largely their own fault. he says.
that they're pinched today. they
wouldn't have been. if they hadn't
been so greedy when they had d
monopoly
The Minnesota senator calls atten-
ton 10 the huge saving his state
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Bill Would Limit
Spending In Campaigns

Continued From Page one)
Hatch "anti-politics" bill adopted by
the Senate.
The bill would curb political &C
tivities of most state employees paid
in whole or in part with federal
funds. The subcommittee made some
changes.
These changes were praised highly
by Representative Dempsey, Demo-
crat, New Mexico, VINO has been
fighting with Senator Hatch, Demo-
crat, New Mexico, for the curb on
political activity by federally paid
state employees.
The subcommittee struck out a
Senate amendment eNempting from
the bills provisions employees OF
educational, religious, philanthropic
and cultural institutions.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-27
Closing Grain
SUIT AGAINST RAILWAY
OPENS AT FAYETTEVILLE

Fayetteville, March ia jury
obtained a Superior court here for
trial 100000 damage suit brought
by T. A. Jackson, administrator of
H. D. Fowler, against the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad and the Petro-
leum Carrier corporation for FoW-
ler's death in a collision. between an
A c. L. freight train and gasoline
truck on the morning of May 6.
Fowler was brakeman of the
freight which collided with the load
ed gasoline truck at the Russell
street crossing. He was fatally burn
ed along with two other trainmen
and the truck driver. OF several
similar suits, this is the first to come
to trial. Nineteen lawyers are APP
pearing in the case.
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Old Fight Between Rivers
And Rails Seems On Again

wakes bv getting its coal by river
dawn the Ohio river and up the Mis-
sissippi: to its economy IN us oWii
products shipment down the fal11el
If Waters. up the Ohio ana tne Dig
Muddy. and Whereabouts. He's tof
navigation and lots OF it. as cheaply
as possible. , coaotor
Shipstead. waters an asset we
don't want to trickle it off as soon
rs possible. by natures own healis'
Argument for Water.
We want to conserve II. uprlVer'
nv means OF dams. turning It loose
onIv As its needed to float river
boats. 1t prevents erosion. II pre-
serves our soil. It's anything out d
liability. ,,,
This isn't much of defense OF uie
auto-trucll. OF which the raIlroaoS al
So complain. ,u,
Trucks. after all. can't do 4 large
bulk business.
They can carry quite a few sec
ond-claSS passengers. l say second
class adviSedly. I've travelled both DS
bus and by train. and III guarantee
that train is the more comfortable
OF the two. l don't think that AVA
ton makes much of dent.
Anyway. buses can't carry coal ano
grain in appreciable quantities. River
GOATS can.
Essentially the row is between The
railroads -. leeds and cuIren
conditions.
Senator Shipstead is right. though
in saying that inland water is al
asset.
It's involved in the rivers and har.
borS contrCverSy-riverS particularly
not so much harborS.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-27
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

THE CORONER announce
ment, that linked my friends death
with this new tragedy, was prob
ably more startling to me than to
Captain Mcdonald. I was speech
less.
The captain jumped up, leaving
mis- coffee cup half full. He slapped
a half dollar on the counter.
We've got to look into this.
Where A-it. Silver?"
"Oat on the West Side. Pathetic
case. He was hardly more than a
boy, and the only breadwinner in
the family. Shot himself. It was
plain as day, don't understand"
We all hoped into the captains
car, and again were accompanied
by a tlngerprint expert as we relied
away from the police station. turn
ing westward on San Miguel
street.
1t was almost i a. m. by now
Inc theater patrons had gone home
and the streets were deserted. Can
tain Mcdonald made no attempt to
SLOW down for intersections. Cor
oner SilVers right hand gripped a
.coor handle, and l could tell from
the expression on his face that he
wished he'd driven his own car
Next turn to the right" he said
Better slow down. It's a narrow
street" "
We drew up behind another car
IN front of narrow, two-storv
house The street lamp showed
gray paint from the rickety porch
pillars. The top step was broken
I left one of my deputies, Hen.
derson, to complete the investiea.
tion'" the coroner explained. HES
probably upstairs
we pushed the front door onen
without ceremony. Somewhere in
the back of the house. throuoh tbe
open living room door, I heard q
woman weeping. 1t made nv heart
sick.
Inc coroner led the way up the
worn, red-carpeted stairs to the
second floor. Henderson heard ms
and came into the narrow hal
from the back bedroom. - seene[
surprised. I've already sent the
body to the morgue," he said az
was just cleaning up a few de.
tails"
The coroner nodded and followed
him through the door. This is tbt
room. Gentlemen. The BODY wa.
lying on that bed, shot through thu
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-27
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AVERILL.

Raleigh, March 27.-Bill Fenner
Of Rocky Mount is going to support
Lee Gravely for governor, according
to recent news stories; but Gravely
wasn't Bill Fenners first choice for
the Executive Mansior-that was
Bill Fenner.
The House will next January be
without one of its really popular
veterans. w. w. (Cap) Eagles of
Edgecombe is not going to make the
race this year, on his physicians ad-
vice.
Maine Will Have White Easter"
read headlines in a North Carolina
paper on Sunday morning.
In that respect some of the Demo-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-27

money. for devel-
opment OF Amer
ica'S inland water
WAYS. than Pre>l-
dent Roosevelt re-
CARDS as a judicl-
Gus federal eNpen-
ditllre at present.
It's the usual sit
uatiou. Theoretl-
cally everybody S
strongly pro-eco-
nonly. But no Spe-
cial group is in IA
vor Of it in con-
rection with the
particular o b ] e c
five that that group
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-27
u. S. Steel
Leads Rally

New York, March 27.-(AP)-Ihe
stock market rallied smartly, today,
under the leadership of steels, and
aims of | to points appeared
throughout the list. ~
The APP average Of 60 selected
stocks was up half point at noon
and although profit taking appeared
toward the fourth hour the level held
fairly well.
The spark for the Zion was set
off by United States Steel Corp,
which late yesterday announced ST
,l,,ro dividend
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-27

Judge Walter A. Siler, loyal sup
porter of his fellow citizen from
Chatham, Lieutenant Governor w.
!P. Horton, visited all the guberna-
torial headquarters except Brough-
tons on Tuesday.
"Mr. Broughton had already claim
ed ten districts and I see where he
says this morning that he'll get the
Eleventh, so maybe we'd all just as
we'll shut up and hold a good old
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-27

Cranberry Dickson. Horton press
chief. is a serious sort Of chap from
whom little in the way of humor is
expected; but he has dry wit, just
the same.
Tuesday he gave your Raleigh re-
porter announcement that a superior
court clerk and a register of deeds
had been named Horton co-managers
"Mr. Brougnton just announced
he'd named a court clerk as a county
manager" remarked your reporter
"Well, that still leaves us a register
of deeds up on him." came back
lGranberry without the faintest trace
| of smile.
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Farley Lauds Record
Of Democrats
Continued From PAGE Oue)

administration and all It's works for
seven long years the (Republican)
party has now discovered that it
may be compelled to indorse the
major administration policies XXX"
Farley spoke at convention in
which flowed strong current Of
sentiment for President Roosevelt if
he wants a third term and for Far
ley if "the chief" decided to re:Te.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-27
Cotton Gains
Few Points Q

New York, March 27.-(AP)-
Cotton futures opened higher to
lower.
A good demand for July cotton
plus trade support and foreign buy
ing, lifted futures 6 to 9 points dur
ing the first hour.
Around midday prices were ahead
to 10 points.
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Woodring Defends
Sale Of Warplanes
(Continuer From Page One)

(Continuer From Page One)
Woodring said" will be liberalized
TO accomplish the foregoing to fur
Their stimulate productive capacity
and to insure improved types OF
planes for our forces. Each such
case must be decided on its merits.
Prior to the release Of any of our de-
signs for sale abroad the manufact-
urer must negotiate with the war de-
partment for such changes in those
models as are under contract for the
United States army in order to in
sure that improved types of planes
are delivered to the war department
mo military secrets will be di-
vulged or released"
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NOTICE.

We have this day qualified Aos.
the Clerk Of the Superior Co| more
Vance County, North Ca,,oI ;;" o!
Executors under the Last VIII as
Testament of our Aunt. the ,,, 20 an, ma
Mollie P. Hargrove, and ftis MISS
notify all persons hoiding c,.: %
against her estate TO present ~ N' '.
to us or to our Attorney, wf,G.., IAN" 'e
year from this date or this nr.t ,,,' ' one
be pleaded in bar 10 anv roo W.. ".tI
Persons indebted TO said estate ,,,'y'
requested 10 make prom, SOFA. "3e
ment. >','v'
This the 10th day Of Fe5r,,,,.
ROBERT B. TAYLOR
WILLIAM NJ BELLNlv
EMMETT H. BELLA5IY
Executors under the LHy- Vim
and Testament OF the Ia-,. III
Mollie P. Hargrovc
]. P. & J. H. Zollicolrcr
Attorneys.
21-28-6-13-20-27
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fashion wake" he soIennIv -,
Maxwell and Gravely aides ".2
If you do decide to close IN s..
me know in time to get do, w. y. ~
ABC store and lay in stoc. - ro ,Y m. !;
wake, he added as a part;ro wv me
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-27
READ THIS FIRST:

1. Bill Strickland. am suspected in
the murder of my friend. Alfred Mark
ham, rich young Jcwcler. at a party
at the Rio Vista club Captain of De-
tectires Clyde Mcdonald is convinced
Of my innocence but young Coroner
Silver still doubts me. The coroner is
surprised when he learns that tracks
Of hobnailcd boots were found in the
garden near where Markham was killed.
He reports he has found similar tracks
near the body Of a supposed suicide.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-27
By CHARLES p. STEWART
Cantrol Press COlumnlSt

Washington. March - me
p;vers and HarborS Congress, helo IN
Washington recently. wanted con-
" -;,;a1..lbly M y I Z
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-27

cratic states keep the Yankees COM
pany.
Nogales international., 1940-05-11
Apache Gridmen
To Battle
Seniors
(By ]. DUPUY)


The 1910 edition of the NogaleS
High School gridiron machine will
be seen in action here next Friday
evening, when Coach Wally Smith,
former University of Arizona grid
iron flash, sends an inexperienced
bunch of Apache gridders against a
tough crew OF Senior hotshotS in
the annual spring contest of the
year.
The Apaches will enter the fray
against the Senior squad on even
terms They will be minus the serv-
ices of Albert Zenizo and Edward
Sloan.
The Senior hotshots will be led
into action by galloping James Ma
cris, threeyear letterman who was
co-captain and field general of last
years eleven which tied with the
Tucson Badgers for the Leadership
of the southern conference. Also
playing for the Seniors will be Gus
Cabrera, Ed Marian. Dan Uribe
Manuel Gastellum, Bob Dawson
and six other more gridsters.
Nogales international., 1940-05-11
New Records For
Tourist Traue[

DETROIT, May 10-NeW records
for tourist travel in the Americas in
1910 were predicted here today by
officials of the Automobile Manufac-
turers Association, authoritative
statistical body for the industry.
Nearly 6O,OOO,OOO Americans will be
taking to the highways during the
summer months, the organization
believes.
Unsettled conditions abroad, COM
bined with expanded facilities and
accommodations in the great ma
tional parks and other tourist
meccas. were cited as reasons for
the statement.
This has been rightly termed
Travel America Year. the ANA.
announced. 1T seems a safe pre-
diction to say that a new all-time
high mark will be set by vacation
lists this summer"
Nogales international., 1940-05-11
Gold Assays
$4,000 A Ten

TUCSON, May 1O-UP) - Miles
Carpenter, field engineer for the
state department of mineral re-
sources, today revealed that H. R.
Espey had turned in a sample of
gold ore assaying at the rate OF
$34 900 a ton.
Extent of the vein from which the
sample was obtained was net dis
closed Carpenter said.
The region where the sample was
mined is in the Quijoti mountains.
80 miles west of Tucson.
Fspey il part owner of the prop
erty with another prospector, Bill
Ccplen. Coplen recently found a
nugget nearly two and half ounces
pure gold.
Nogales international., 1940-05-11
TOWNSEND DANCE

Mrs. Agnes Hamlin, candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
County Treasurer, and daughter
Mrs. Dale Dorothy; Mrs. Ada Jones
County Recorder Mary Bettwy and
County Treasurer G. Mignardot were
among Nogalians attending the
Townsend Club dance at Sonoita
Saturday night.
Nogales international., 1940-05-11
CUSTOMS OFFICIAL

Edison y. Shamhart, chief of the
Division of Enforcement, Bureau of
Customs at Washington, and wife,
were visitors here this week. Mrs.
Shamhart is a native of Louisville,
KY, and friend of relatives of the
publisher of the Nogales Interna-
tional in Kentucky and Washing
ton, D. G..
Nogales international., 1940-05-11

termed after ancient Indian snake
ceremonies, appealed to the public
to round up all the bullsnakes they
could find and offered a cash bonus
for the largest one delivered
But, they emphasized, please don't
send crate of bull snakes With
rattlers on their tails and poison
fangs.