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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-30

once-the day I rented my studio
from her-but I knew there must
be a tradesmens entrance at the
rear. I explored back through her
dining room into the kitchen as l
heard her arguing with the Off
GERS. This is my house." she was
informing them Show me a
search warrant, or :"
I was at the back door and out.
An alley led me to Oak street. l
hailed another cab, because the box
under my arm was too conspicu-
Gus to carry in broad daylight, and
also because I was in hurry to
be rid of it.
I gave the driver Jerry Mont
calms address. Ten minutes later,
because I was a close enough
friend to invade Jerry's quarters,
even when he was not home, the
box once more safely reposed in
his closet from which Belzer had
taken it. Jerry would never know
it ever had been touched. AS 1 re-
turned to my cab and rode away
was grinning to myself. Belzer
would have some explaining to do
to the police!
At safe distance from Jerry's
place I alighted from the cab and
bought an afternoon paper. The
boys were crying Extra" and ]
thought it was about Jerry's re-
lease from the murder charge.
The big black headlines report,
ed an incendiary fire at a nearby
insane asylum. There was a small
item-only one paragraph-at the
bottom of the page under a small
headline which read Markham
Murder Suspect Released"
Puzzled over the inconspicuous
play which had been given a story
that to me had been so important
tucked the paper under my arm,
and walked downtown. I was moi
far from the Office of The Morning
Eagle, so I decided to walk in
nonchalantly, and see how my
good friend" Belzer was getting
along. 1 would especially like tc
be there when the police tele.
phoned back to him.
An office boy directed me to the
city news room. Except for the
city editor and two feature writ
ers the place was deserted.
Sorry" the city editor told me,
"Belzer is out on a story"
yes, I know-the Markham
case. l wanted to"
Hell no." said the city editor
There's a fire at the asylum. I've
pulled him off the Markham case
and sent him out there. This is the
biggest story of the year! That
murder case-the police wrecked
it. I'll be glad if never hear about
it again! Although-if you've got
anything hot on it I guess joe can
take a few notes Heb, Joe! Come
here"
Never mind" | told him. 1T
wasn't important" | walked out
wondered if this was going to
be the end of the Alfred Markham
murder case that had been city
wide sensation for most of week.
Did the papers forget such TRACE
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-30

u 9 t,.aG ail dwelling houses are
properly constructed, and if they will
also pledge to stop INSCRIPTIONS con-
tractors from gypping the textile
workers out of hard-earned money
lor houses which they throw to-
aether" and which are fire hazards.
torn traps and otherwise unsafe to
live in; also to make it a law that
every contractor who thus leopard
ICES the lives of the textile workers
must replace any and all DEFICIENCIES
due to faulty workmanship, free of
charge. that candidate will get all
votes in Kannapolis, N. c."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-30
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

l have this day qualified as exc
cutor of the estate OF my sister. Edna
F. O'Neil, deceased, late Of Vance
County, North Carolina, this is 10
notify all persons having claims
against the estate Of said deceased
10 exhibit them 10 the undersigned
on or before the 23rd day OF April,
l941, or this notice will be plead IN
bar OF their recovery.
This 23rd day OF April. 1910.
NJ. J. O'NElL.
Executor Of the Estate Of
Miss Edna +. O'NcII.
23-30-7-l4-2l-28
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-30
Cotton Market
Little Changed

New York, April 3O.-(AP)-Cot-
ton futures opened unchanged to 3
lower. Futures closed higher to |
lower, middiing spot 1899.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-30

Price Of meals in Cu.g..ra
Chinese capital. have been .ra red
to is cents. we read 4 u.cd bird.
nest is expensive even III Tia, price
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Don't laugh at those political
prophets who said in 1886 that the
Republican party was dead. Another
group of Projectors made the same
mistake about the Democrats in
1928.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-30
Capital Gossip
By HENRY AVERILL.

Raleigh. April 30.-There is con-
siderable speculation here over how
AIRS. !. B. Spillman now feels about
the North Carolina for Roosevelt
Situation. She has been getting on
ana oil faster than a dude ranchel
an I buckiug broncho.
She was one of the original "Ad-
yiSoyv Committee OF the FDR move
.neut. but hoped off pronto after
Governor Clyde r. Hoey issued 4
statement urging CordeIl Hull for
the presidential nomination.
Now that the Governor has agreed
20 support" the Roosevelt reSolu-
tons. where is Mrs. Spillman?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-30

remembering full well that this
uureau first said Paul Grady
wouldn't run (and he did) and later
sent out reports that he was cOnsid-
er.ng withdrawal (and he didn'D: il
is with considerable skepticism that
your Raleigh reporter passes along
word that there have for the last
lev days been repeated assertions
tH;t the kenly man is yet going to
come down and out Of the primary
tight (and he probably will nOD.
Lee Gravely's headquarters is
proudly displaying big picture Of
the Rocky Mou't candidate for Gov
crnor in close lversation with Mrs.
Eleanor RoOSe.cl
Here's Il tip to all the candidates
on how to get all the votes in Kan
napotiS, N. c.
From the Towel City (Which in
cidcntally is probably the largest I'M
Incorporated town in the country
Come this postal card from "An an
Sry home owner pro tenn"
L feel sure that if any of the CAN
didateS who are running for COVER
nor will promise Il building inspector
iHr every county, if they are elected,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-30
Slight Gains
In Stocks

New York, April 81 IAN.
market leaders dispIayeJ Stock
covery leaninss dunn, :, ."s1l L.
part of today'S .r>.:nn 'I2 s.ca,cg
backed away in fine fi,..r '"' Mys,
Troncfors ,,,,o '.''''.
ebares Wbi,o tnNa. ''"4hc G00Ur
ratrained hu "o'."''"i gains Ven
1oseae - . vs. Z" ia.,.,r,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-30

Two canny chaps who have so far
kept themselves completely in the
clear in the FDR matter are State
Chairman r. Gregg Cherry and Sec
rotary Libby Ward.
Il did seem 4 bit unusual for a
scrap 10 be going on and these two
c.olu ScrapperS on the SidelineS; but
neither has let out so much as faint
cairp.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-30

The gals up in Lee Gravely head
quarters practically quit all other
work Monday u make CLARK
Gables" out Of the Gravely for Gov
ernor pamphlet.
Somebody in Rocky Mount found
that by adding a mustache, reracing
Inc hair line. and backing around
the eyes the picture OF Gravely on
The pamphlet front can be made in
to the "Spittin' image OF the No.
/ movie heart throb whose latest sue
cess was as Rhett Butler in GWTW.
When the headquarters staff saw
/. all hands began trying their hands
&; it, The transformation is positive
j. amazing.
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slated to be the best ground gainer
among the Husky backs. There is
very little reserve in this spot. how
ever. Seniors Bill Gleason and Jack
Huebel are experienced but light
Two sophomore promises are Pete
Susick and Dwight Smith.
F'ullback: Junior Jack Stackpool
looked good in the Southern Cal
game and will probably average the
best gains for each time he carries
the ball of any of the Washington
backs He is rangy, 8 feet inches,
heavy, 1876 pounds. and fast. He
stands out exceptionally well on de-
Tense Phelan shifted sophomore
Walt Harrison from quarter to full
during spring drill and Harrison
looks like he is cut cut for the job.
SO that's the way it stacks up.
Most Washington fans remember the
season of 80 and refuse to be too
optimistic Some will disagree with
the majority and follow the reasons
ing of the other Conference schools.
Anyway. Old Jupe was certainly ex-
cited.
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knock out on typewriter and his
record could make any back in the
nation envious.
Other Departments
The rest CT the departments stack
up this way:
Ends. Although the Huskies lost
Dan Yarr, who beat out Mcdowell
for the left wing-tip last year, there
are still Jay MacDowell and Bill
Marx, seniors; John Mizen, senior,
and Bob Vaughan, Junior; Earl
vounglove and Bill Sloan, juniors.
All are we'll experienced and these
three sets are backed by some soph
hopes
Tackles: Glen Conley and Byng
Nixon. the bird-cage twin regulars
of last sea.son-they wear glasses
and thus have to have special
"catcher's mask" helmet for their
jchs-Walt Yorker, another senior,
and Wayne Sterling. Junior Hawaii
an; supported by big pair of sopho-
meres, Carl Falk and Ralph Book
mier.
Guards Ray Fraukowski and
Dick Greenwood. a pair of juniors.
Regular Frank Garretson was lost
from the right guard post via grad
uation. Added to the list OF prospects
are Bill Holmes, junior. and Ralph
Emerson. senior; and sophomores
Bob Friedman, Ed Keblusek, Ed
Nicholson, John zeger and Jack
Wilson
Quarterback. Last year sopho-
more Don Means, who had been
converted to quarterback from end
IA days earlier, was called upon to
do the regular signal-calling duties
when veteran Chuck Bechtol SUI
fefed broken arm in the Pitts
burgh opener. Means developed into
a smart field general, not one of
the best blocking quarterbacks but
\ DANGEROUS pass received. Phelan
appointed an understudy for HIM
by turning left halfback Roy Carl
son into quarterback during this
springs practice sessions. The ex-
pertinent had fair success. Other |
quarterbacks are Elmer Berg, senior,
and Ted Dorman, junior.
Left Halfback. Ernest Steele, jun |
ior Probably as fast as any man in
the Conference. All in all. he IS
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Club
Shoots Again
This Sunday
Biz Match Is Planned for
Next Week. Day
Before Ducks

Sunday morning, the Juneau Shot
gun Club holds another regular
weekly shoot at its club grounds on
the Glacier Highway
A week from Sunday, on the goth,
clay bird gunners will brush up their
swing technique for the
last time before the duck and goose
season opens.
On that day, all gunners with
paid-up membership dues ($2.50)
will enter in series of matches
with three events, singles, doubles,
and novice singles, all shooting with
averages.
Any shooter desiring to enter any
event should contact Milton Daniel,
Club Secretary, to facilitate CLASH
fication of averages and figuring
handicaps.
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BRUNSWICK BOWL
ALLEYS ARE TO
BE RE(0NDITI0NED

Beginning next Monday the Bruins
wick, Bowling Alleys will be recon-
ditioped SO they will be ready for
fall and winter tournament.
The alleys will not be closed at
once, as one will remain open while
work progresses on the other. This
viii, give the public a chance to
practice, before the matches begin.
Fail and winter tournament play
will start as soon as the alleys have
been ,resurfaced and finished, &C
cording to the American Bowling
Congress regulations.
All those who are interestd or
want, to enter the tournament are
advised to see Emil Galao at the
Brunswick.
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CUBS, 50x MAY
FIGHT II OUT

CHICAGO, Sept. 21-The Chi
cago Cubs have challenged the
White Sox to city series.
The White Sox rule the Chicago
baseball roost as a result of beating
the Cubs last october in the city
series.
The White Sex we're virtually
eliminated from the American
League pennant chances Thursday
by the New York Yankees. Should
the White Sox accept the Cub chal-
lenge, the city series will begin the
same day as the World Series, Oc-
tober g.
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seventh round of their return tilt
at Chicago in 1927 he thought he
had regained the title, that Gene
would never recover in ten sec
onds from the failing he had re-
ceived. But Dempsey went to the
wrong corner after the knock
down and had to be directed by
Referee Dave Barry to corner
farther away. Then Barry began
counting over Gene, starting at
lone" rather than picking up the
count with the timekeeper.
That Long Count
This was the now famous long
count" from IA to II seconds, and
it gave Tunney time enough to re-
cuperate He back-pedaled until his
head cleared and went on to outlook
Dempsey This was Dempsey's fifth
million-dollar gate. The crowd of
100000, smaller than the 100000 at
Philadelphia. paid around two and
a half million dollsrs.
In the early chapter Dempsey
tells of his youth in Colorado, his
work in the coal mines, his deci-
sion to follow two older brothers.
mediocre fighters, into the ring
and a half dozen years of fruit
less wandering around, trying to
arrange bouts that would advance
him into the top flight.
2 His success started when Doc
Kearns became his managed. Doc
quickly elected to send Jack
against top notch, more expert
enced fighter. Gunboat Smith. Al
though out on his feet and dazed,
Dempsey won. Doc made him work
up the hard way. tackling one OPP
ponent after another who was sup
posedly better than Jack
At the start of 1918 Dempsey
was still long way back, There
were ten championship fighters
standing between him the Cham
pion Jess Willard But during that
year Dempsey won from Carl
Norris. Bill Brennan, Fred Fulton,
Homer Smith, Jim Flynn, Gunboat
s m tn, Battling Levinsky and
Perky Flynn. He fought draw
with Billy Miske and later out
pointed him.
His triumphs brought him a title
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TIGERS TAKE
LEAD AGAIN
OVER INDIANS
Race in American League
Developing Hot Squirt
for 40 Pennant
(By Associated Press

The major league baseball teams
are following the usual September
major league custom and this Sep
TENDER has developed one hot team,
in this case the Detroit Tigers
So far the Tigers have won ID
Of 10 games since September 4.
Cleveland Indians have won 10
and lost 10. 5f
The Tigers and Indians have five
games yet to play with each other
and yesterdays fiction-like Detroit
victory may be straw in the wind.
T The Tigers touched the boiling
point yesterday in the eighth in
ming when six singles brought in
five runs. pounding hard both Bob
Feller and. Joe DobsOn.
The idle Yankees were little af-
fected by the victory and remain
In third position in the Leagues
standings.
The two leaders must split even in
all games if the Yankees have
chance at the flag.
The only other major league game
was last night, a big affray of the
season The Browns beat the White
Sox when Harlong Cliff homered
with three on bases and the Sox
were never able to catch up.
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u, washington
GRID SQUAD IS
up IN TALENT
FoothaI|ers Measure Up 10
Fighting Bunch Of
1888 Season

UNIVERSITY or WASHING
TON, Sept. 21.-Old Jupiter Pluvius
md SO Purple and Gold jerseys
urned cut Thursday. September IL.
the Husk,es prepared for their
lst football season. Old Jupe drew
The most comment.
Once again the UuSkics have
ocn dubbed tho perennial sun
ner ChamN cts IF the Pacific
East Conference. But Coach Jim
Phelap is more than just skept.cal.
This championship stuff is just 50
much finger pointing to him. Ac-
cording to Phelan, equally convinc-
ing cases might be built prior to the
.940 season for any or all Of four
'ther schools: use. Oregon State,
California, or TTCLA
In ether words, he wants no part
f the title until the season ends.
avs jim. &c 10 W II be tough sea-
IN, ard preseason titles can easily
e bestowed at random uDSn any
these tnams-this championship
'tuff will have t wait for the close
f the schedule"
SQUAD IS Creed
But nevertheless the Huskies are
0irg tc be opposition for any team
in the league this fall. The squad
IS whole compares with the 1888
Huskies. Where there was a good
line and an excellent backfield in
l.. 38, there is an excellent line and
I coed backfield for 40 And where
he Huskies opened with the Min
nesota Gophers in Minneapolis in
1898, they open with the Minnesota
Iophers in Minneapolis in 1910.
Actually, the Huskies line up like
his: there are two aces, center Rudy
Mucha and halfback Dean Nc
Adams and a formidable aggrega-
ton flanks them. But these two
threaten to be the. weather-vanes
Of the Washington squad. AS they
go so will go the Huskies.
Mucha is a typical iron man.
His shortest game time last season
was SIS minutes and in the last two
seasons he has only come out of
yame-when the varsity was in use
twice, both times via "stretcher.
He was knocked out of the Mime
sofa opener of the 1888 season and
carried off the field with a torn
ankle, and he was helped off the
Coliseum turf last year in the final
minute of the use. game. This
time because of sheer exhaustion
after being everywhere throughout
So minutes of defensive greatness.
Behind Mucha is AL zemeck and
George McClintock, seniors, and Bill
hittle,s a sophomore
With McAdams there is little left
to say. Football is an art the way
the blond, 195-pound Caldwell. Ida
no, boy plays the game and he stands
high in every department, be it
passer, kicker, runner. or defensive
work Statistics give him a better
build-up than any sportsman could
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fight against Willard at Toledo
July 4, 1919. He knocked Jess
down half dozen times or more
IN the, first round and thought he
lad kayoed him. But in the wild
onfusion as the referee counted
yer the fallen Jess. no one heard
the bell that saved Willard Demp-
sey had bet $4,000 at 10 to that
he would stop the champion in the
first round. In the third Dempsey
ayr Jess such a beating that Will
lard's handlers. threw in the towel.
AZ champion Dempsey had three
poor fights, AGAINST Billy Misk
and Bill Brennan. whom he finally
knocked out. and Tommy Glib.
bons, whom he outpointed. He ex-
,lairs his bad performances by
ayng he was not in good ehape.
The high spots IF his caree
rhar,nior ware against George
Carpenter at Boyles' Thirty Acres
in New Jersey and against Firpo.
the Wild Bull Of the Pampas. The
Carpenter fight. with it's bally-
.rs rs Oh internat'cnal event
vcw tho biggest crowd IN to tina
inc. Dempsey won with a third
7und Knockout.
rTo had trouble with Firp0
Dempsey belted the Argentiniar
Town several times in the frs
'ound only to have Firpo get vi
md krcck him through the rcpes
~ntN the row of sportSwritors
Dempsey got back into the ring,
urvived that round and then kay
'ad F'rpo in the next round The
fight was perhaps the most spec
ocular in boxing history.
Dempsey closes the book with
IN illustrated chapter on how to
box. The book. written in collab-
grafton with Myron M. Stearns, is
published by Whittlesey House.
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AP Feature Service

NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-Gene
Tunney got in the first punch in
the rain at Philadelphia Sesqui-
Centennial Stadium almost IA years
ago and with it virtually stripped
Jack Dempsey of his world heavy
weight boxing championship.
In his autobiography, Round
By-Round," published today, Demp-
icy tells of his customary strategy
of rushing his foe at the outset,
landing the initial blow and taking
immediate command of the situa-
ticn.
That was his plan against Gene
and he came in, weaving from
side to side, and threw a left hook
But, he writes, before it could
even land, his own right counter
blow took me on the side of the
head with a force that staggered
me.
In Bad Shape
Instead of my having landed
the first blow against formidable
opponent, softening him up for the
entire fight, Tunney had handed 1t
to me- / tried not to let him see
how badly had been shaken up.
! was even able to fool a good many
of the reporters. Only few of them
wrote that I was barely able to
weather the round" Tunney easily
cut-p6inted Dempsey to win the
title Dempsey attributes his loss
to a thrse-year layoff, the effects
of an attack of grippe, and nervous
ness brought on by lawsuits.
Jack retired but was persuaded
by Tex Richard, the promoter, to
try and regain the crown First,
Richard booked him against Jack
Sharkey, and Dempsey Knocked
Sharkey out with a left hook to the
jaw while the Boston sailor had his
hands down and his face turned
to the referee in protest of an al
leged low punch.
Dempsey answers criticism of
this blow with the comment that
except when a fighter is down
and taking the count he is re-
quired to defend himself at all
times"
When Jack nailed Gene in the
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.L05ANGELE5,
SEATTLE ARE
LEADING NOW
2ainiers, Angels HdveTwo
Game Advantage in
P. {. |. Pldyoffs

Seattle and Los Angeles stepped
&c the front in the Pacific Goa S t
Loo ure'e rlavrff series. each hold
ing to l advantage over the first
.~',...u opponents DIS the result OF
last nights games.
Three runs in the ninth inning
last night gave Seattle the win over
Oakland
Los Angeles tailed four times in
the third inning last night to keep
the game ahead and winning over
San Diego.
The fourth game will be played
tonight.
Teams must win four games to
advance to the finals.
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FIVE NEW groups Of motor cars
embodying such advanced features
as compound carburetion, new aero
dynamic bodies and engines de-
veloping 115, 1875 and 1865 horse
power, are announced by Buick.
A feature of the Buick line is
the car shown above. It is the new
Sedanet, a six-passenger coupe
sedan, available on the 40 and go
Series chassis.
Throughout the range, the new
models bear a distinctive style
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presses the fuel into the shape
Of flattened ball, directly around
the spark plug, providing maximum
combustion efficiency without de-
tonation or ping.
At the same time, compound car
buretion, involving the use Of two
dual carburetors per engine with
a resulting step-up in horsepower,
yet q marked improvement in fuel
economy, has been developed ex-
clusively by Buick engineers for
the 1941 cars.
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treatment which takes full advan-
tage of modern principles Of
streamlining.
Among outstanding mechanical
developments are the new engines
which have unusually high COM
preston ratios making them avail
able for the use of the new high
octane fuels now developed for the
commercial market. The engines
are Of the "fireball" design, hav-
ing dome shaped pistons and COM
bustion chamber contour that COM
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FIGHT BAIT

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 21.-Pro-
moters have dangled $4,000 before
lightweight champion Lew jenkins
fer a title bout with Bob Mont
gomery of Philadelphia or Atlantic
City.
jenkins, native of SweetWat@
Texas, took close decision over
Montgomery last Monday in Phila-
delphia.
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PITY THE SHERIFF

ROCKINGHAM, N. C.-The news
wasn't SO much that thief had
robbed a soft drink machine. I'M
pcrtant fact was that the machine
was beside the sheriff's office door.
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GAMES FRIDAY
National League

No games scheduled.
American League
Cleveland S; Detroit g..
Chicago 6; st. Louis 7.
Coast League PlayOff
Oakland 2; Seattle 4.
San Diego 2; Los Angeles S.
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NOTICE
AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing
AZ route from Seattle to Nome. on
sale at j. B. Burford g. Co. adv.
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NOTICE

AIRMAIL ENVELOPES. showing
air route from Seattle to Nome, on
sale at j. b. Burford e. Co. adv,
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knock out on a typewriter and his
record could make any back in the
nation envious.