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Evening star., 1940-03-20
Police Expose
Two Additional
Fake Ho|dups
Grocer, Drug Store
Delivery Boy Admit
FoIsifying Reports

Two more "holdups" have been
exposed as fakes, police announced
today, and stated that they are in
vestigating one other reported rob-
berry about which they are skeptical.
A drug store delivery boy and .
grocer have signed statements. de-
tectives said, in which they admit
that the armed robberies they re-
ported were frauds
The delivery boy reported last
night that he was halted while car
rying an order from drug store at
Fifteenth and H streets NE and
robbed of $22 of the stores funds.
In his confession, he admitted that
he had pocketed the money and
made up the story of the robbery,
police said. I
The grocer reported on March 10
that an armed colored man had
entered his store and obtained $65.
He produced woman who claimed
she had witnessed the robbery.
Witness" Admits Hoax. p
Police said they broke down the
witness" first, then confronted the
grocer with her signed statement
admitting the hoax. The man then
admitted he had made up the story
in the hope of collecting money
from his insurance company, police
explained.
Further investigation was PLAN
ned today in another recent re-
ported robbery which police believe
may be a fraud. The man who
reported the holdup is being held.
Yesterday, police announced that
a young grocery clerk had ad-
mitted that he and a colored man
had staged a robbery" in which
more than $500 of his stores money
was reported as stolen.
Police had a comparatively quiet
night. checkup this morning re-
vealed.
Burglars Enter Through Roof.
Abraham Goldwater, 908 Quincy
street NV, reported that two men
held him up on the street near his
home and obtained SIS after threat
ening him with what he believed
was pistol.
Burglars sawed a hole in the roof
of a grocery store at 2844 Alabama
avenue Sc. an descaped with an
undetermined amount of cash, Mrs.
Rose Ferber, proprietor of the store,
reported this morning.
Burglars broke into trunk In the
basement of hotel at 21O0 Massa-
chusetts avenue and stole quantity
OF clothing and other valuables,
worth more than $1,000, it was re-
ported by Leonora j. McKim. In
cluded in the lot was the manu-
script of a story entitled The Man
Who Played Gooseberry," valued at
$3.50, according to the report to
police.
Police at the Capitol said that
some one stole number of heavy
metal gratings from the Capitol
grounds last night. The loot was
valued at 5000.
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Board to Consider
OBrien Parole Plea

The parole petition of Joseph
Edward O'Brien, who was convicted
of perjury after repudiating his
identification of three underworld
characters as his assailants in a
shooting here in 1896 growing out
of a "bootlegging" war, will be
among 10 considered tomorrow at
Lorton Reformatory by the Board
Of Indeterminate Sentence and
Parole.
OBrien is serving a sentence Of
two years minimum and two years
and eight months maximum i'm
posed February is, 1888.
William Russell Country Car
penter and Harry (Spike) Berhle
also were sentenced at that time in
connection with the same case,
drawing identical minimums, but
two-year-and-seven- month and two
year and = six month maximums,
respectively, because of longer
periods served in jail prior to
sentencing.
Six men, including Charles rags"
Warning, were convicted in the
shooting case.
Evening star., 1940-03-20
KoIb Urges Probation
For Narcotic Addicts

Probation of convicted drug ad-
diets, on /the condition that they
60 to narcotic hospitals for a cure
was urged yesterday by DR.. Law
renee Kolb, assistant surgeon gen.
eral of the United States Public
Health Service.
He told directors Of the Bureau
of Rehabilitation that an addict
should be considered as sick, not q
criminal. Drugs do not directly
cause men and women to commit
crimes, but If their habit is main
tanned they are likely to lie and
steal to get money for drugs upon
which they are physically depend
ent, he said.
Large and regular dealers, and
addicts obviously of criminal type
deserve no mercy. however, Dr.. Kolh
Sa1d.
Evening star., 1940-03-20
bund Concerts

BY the United States Marine
Band this evening at 8:15 in the
Marine Barracks auditorium. Capt.
Taylor Branson, leader; William
F. Santelmann, second leader, con-
Quoting.
Program.
Tone poem, Till Eulenspiegers
Merry Franks" Richard Strauss
Concerto in D Major, Opus 35,
for Violin and Orchestra"
Tschaikowsky
Soloist, Musician William F. Pfeiffer
"Symphony in D Minor"
Cesar Franck
I, Lento, Allegro non troppo.
II, Allegretto.
III, Allegro non troppo.
"Capriccio Espagnole,"
Rimsky- -Korsakow
I. Alborada.
II, Variations.
III, Alborada.
~, Scene and Gypsy Song.
v, Fandango of the Asturias.
tomorrow.
The United States Marine Band
concert at 2:30 pm. in the Marine
Barracks auditorium, Capt. Taylor
Branson, leader; william F. Sal
telmann, second leader, conducting
Program.
"The Marines Hymn"
unfold Ye Portals" from "The
Redemption" ---G Gounod
Cornet solo, "Inf1ammatus,"
from THE Stabat Mater"
Rossini
Musician John P. White.
Good Friday music" from
"Parsifar ------W Wagner
Trombone solo, "Cujus Amman"
from THE Stabat Mater"
. Rossini
Musician Harold Bayes.
'The Lords Last Supper" = Wagner
I 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Schultz Abandons
Plan TO Investigate
D. {. C|airvoyants
Committee Is Enerossed
With More Important
Affairs of Stute'

The much-advertised investiga-
ton the police and fire subcommit-
tee of the House District Commit
tee planned to make of Washington S
spirit mediums, palmists, fortune
tellers and others who claim to have
supernatural powers has been aban-
doned for the present.
Representative Schultz, Democrat,
of Indiana, the subcommittee chair
man, said the inquiry would not be
held this year because both he and
other House members are too en-
crossed with the more important
affairs of state. 1
The House District Committee au-
thorized the investigation several
months ago after famous magician
said he could reveal the "trickery"
used by those persons who claim
they can dig into the past, present
and future" of a persons life.
THE inquiry should be made" de-
clared Mr.. Schultz, but I, as well as
other members of the House District
Committee, am too busy to devote
attention to delving into the activi-
ties of these Washington palmists,
fortunetellers and clairvoyants. May
be, at the next session of Congress,
we will find the time. But not now"
Cancellation of the investigation
came as surprise since Representa-
tive Schultz this week had taken
steps to have Harry Blackstone,
magician now appearing at a local
theater, demonstrate to the subcom-
mittee some of his tricks which
might aid the members in deciding
whether fortunetellers, spirit medi-
ums and clairvoyants are frauds"
as had been charged.
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Connecticut Ave. Group
Bids for New Firms

A committee was appointed last
night at meeting of the Connecti-
cut Avenue Businessmen's Associa-
ton to work out a publicity cam
paign to induce new firms to locate
on Connecticut avenue.
Committee chairmen appointed
are: Julius Lully, membership; L.
E. Rubel. publicity; Richard Norris
finance and auditing; George Rob-
erts, good and welfare; B. Houston
McCeney, special real estate COM
mittee.
Plans for the annual dinner in
April and the annual outing and
picnic down the Potomac during
the summer were discussed. The
meeting was held in the Mayhowel
Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Monarch Club Hears
Talk on Indoor Circus

The wonders of the coming in
door circus for the benefit of Chill
dren's Hospital were described today
by Melvin Hildreth, Washington at
torney and circus fan, at lunch
con meeting of the Monarch Club
In the Lee House. Mr.. Hildreth
was to repeat the talk tonight at
a meeting of the American Busi-
ness Club in the Hamilton Hotel
The circus will perform at the Riv-
erside Stadium April Is to 81.
Evening star., 1940-03-20

wreckage and preventing it from
falling back on the other portion
of the structure.
Just how many sticks of dynamite
were used remained a professional
secret, but August Moeller, who had
charge of its installation, said the
number was upward of IS each time.
Of1cials of the razing concern
said the remainder of the building
would be demolished in series of
explosions during the next few days.
Tomorrow's blast is scheduled for
shortly 0ter Z am. The others are
to follow in the next three or four
days, it was said.
Crowds Kept at Distance.
Police kept crowds at safe dis
tance. Dynamite" Shipp, who set
off the explosions, pointed out that
the worst feature of the event, from
a spectators standpoint, was the
cloud of dust stirred high in the
air.
The dynamiters said they had
mcloSed the columns 70 be blown
up in 2-inch boards to prevent small
pieces of concrete or steel from being
thrown out of the building. OBJ
servers noted that there was no fly
ing debris as the building collapsed.
Construction of the new War De-
partment Building is to begin after
the demolition has been completed,
probably in about a month, engi-
neer said. The contractor has $50
days from March /, to finish the
first unit of the proposed structure,
for which s10,500 900 of an author
lied $26,000,00O for the undertaking
has been made available. The new
building will be in the neighborhood
Of the Federal Reserve Building,
Naval Hospital and the Lincoln
Memorial,
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Dynamite Neatly DemoIishes
? Corners of 9-Story Building
Boulevard Apartment Blasts 'MuffIed';
No Sound Heard Quarter of Mile Awoy

Dynamite explosions leveled two
100 by IS foot corners of a 9-story
apartment house here today as
neatly as a surgeon might slice
loaf Of bread and so quietly that
persons a quarter of a mile away
did not hear the sound.
The blasting was done in two
installments, one shortly after 7
am. and the other at 1915 pm.
In the two 15-second periods two
fifths of the job of demolishing the
Boulevard Apartments, 2121 New
York avenue NV, was accom-
plished. What had been 100000
square feet of floor space lay in
masses of debris on the ground.
Engineers said the demolition
project, which will clear the site
for construction of a new War De-
partment building, was the largest
ever undertaken with dynamite
alone.
The sections under which the ex-
plosive had been placed collapsed
from the remainder of the 15-year-
old, former 239-apartment unit
structure as cleanly as if they had
been separated by wall of steel.
Second Blast Muffied.
Although few of the hundreds of
spectators knew it, there were two
explosions, four seconds apart each
time. with the sound of the latter
muff1ed by crunching of concrete,
brick and steel loosened by the first
blast.
On each blast, Murray T. Shipp,
director of the wrecking job, ex-
planned, the l8 supporting columns
on the interior of the doomed
segment were cut away at their
base. AS the materials thus un-
loosened began to settle-4 seconds
later-the 20 outer columns were
set of, cleaning the path for the
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Chichester Elected

John T. Chichester has been
elected president of the Washington
branch of the Society of Amateur
Cinematographers, it was announced
today. Other new officers include L.
B. Olmsted, vice president; Everett
Marsh, Junior vice president; Wilbur
Comings, secretary. and Edouard
Lawrence, treasurer.
Evening star., 1940-03-20

ord. He did not testify at inquest,
but police said he told them he had
looked tn rear-view mirror and
through window of truck and, see
ing no obstruction, had begun back
ing up. They said he ADDED he va
Evening star., 1940-03-20

Diagram indicates how 93-year-old injury
which, with complications proved fatal 80 days later
cced % denotes point at which victim struck by
backing Az in order to make turn away from curb.
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Killed in Traffic Same
Time Lost Year 20
Why Must They Die? No. ID

OF C. Traffic
Evening star., 1940-03-20

unaware of mans presence until
boy on nearby porch shouted that
the victim had been struck.
Coroner's jury verdict: Death was
result of an accident; truck driver
released.
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DIR. WADDELL ADDED
TO HOSPITAL STAFF

Boone, Oct. 14.-Dr. r. L. Wad-
dell, physician and surgeon OF
Rock Hill, S. c., has established
his offices in the Parkway Com
pany building and will be con-
nected with the staff of the Wa
tauga hospital, in the capacity of
general surgeon.
DR.. Waddell, who is a native of
Ashe county, and who is well
known to many people in this
section, received his B. A. degree
in medicine from Wake Forest
college in 1927, and his M. D.
from the Virginia Medical Col
lege in 1929. He did his intern
ship at the Retreat for the Sick,
Richmond, and in 1884 took spe-
cial courses in diseases of the ear,
nose and throat at Tulane Uni
versity.
In 1899, DR.. Waddell took post
graduate courses in general sur
gerry at the Cook County Grad
uate School of Medicine, Chicago,
and recently has been on the ac-
tive surgical staff of st. Phillips
hospital, Rock Hill, S. G.
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NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT

NO11CE OF EAECU11ON SALE
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSUR-
ANCE CORPORATION
VS.
J. L. SMITHEY, c. D. SMITHEY
AND J. H. SMITHEY
By virtue of an execution di-
rected to the undersigned from
the Superior Court of Ashe
County in the above entitled ac-
ton I will on the 18th day of
October, 1910, at one o'clock P.
M. at the Courthouse door in JEFF
ferson, North Carolina, sell to the
highest bidder for cash to salts
fly said execution all the right,
title and interest which the de-
PENDANT, G. D. Smithey has in the
following described real estate,
to-Wit:
Containing 262 acres, more or
less, known as the M. F. Baker
place in Grassy Creek Township,
Ashe County, North Carolina, on
the waters of Grassy Creek boun-
ded on the North by the lands of
Nancy Bumgarner and Wiley
Taylor, on the East by the lands
of H. M. Cox, w. E. Cox, James
Kirk and Fred Vaught, on the
South by the lands of -----
Garris and on the West by the
lands of T. c. Handy, said tract
of land being fully described in
a deed from c. D. Smithey to
! Minnie Neaves Smithey, record
ed in the office of the Register
of Deeds of Ashe County, North
Carolina, in Book X-2, page 528,
to which deed reference is here
i by made for full and complete
description, excepting therefrom
one acre described in the home
stead return.
This September 16, 1910.
J. E. ROLAND,
9-26-4t Sheriff of Ashe County
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ginning, containing 40 acres,
more or less.
This property will be sold in
separate tracts, map of which
will be furnished on the day of
sale and then the property will
be sold as whole and the most
advantageous bid will be recon-
mended for confirmation, Terms
of sale: one-fourth (1-4) on day
of sale, one-fourth (1-4) In six
months; one-fourth (1-4) VA
twelve months and one-fourth
in eighteen months.
This October l, 1910.
T. c. BOWIE, JR.,
10-1O-2t Commissioner.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY

Having qualified as administra-
tor of the estate of Charles Green
Phiprs, deceased, late of Ashe
County, North Carolina, this is to
notify all persons having claims
against said estate to exhibit
them to the undersigned on or
before the 18th day of Sept. 1941,
or this notice will be pied in bar
of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said
estate will please make imme-
diate payment.
This 18th day of Sept, 1910.
FRED l.. PHIPPS
Executor of
CHARLES GREEN PHIPPS,
9-19-6t Deceased
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persons who intend to vote for
Willkie are keeping their inten-
tons to themselves, because OF
fear Of reprisals of some sort
from some Federal Agency or
other. There may be nothing in
that idea, but it is certain that
there is not the volume Of popu-
lar enthusiasm for Mr.. Roose-
velt's reelection that was dis
played in 1886.
AS these dispatches have poin-
ted out before, the man who will
really decide this election is
Adolf Hitler. His aid is being in
voked both publicly and secretly
by the Democratic spokesm IN
Publicly the assertion is made
that Hitler wants to see Mr.
Roosevelt defeated. Privately, an
undercover whispering campaign
has been started against Mr.
Willkie based on nothing but the
fact that his grandparents were
born in Germany. It is question
able how much effect such a
campaign tactics will have, but
a good many veteran political
observers here think that their
use is evidence that Mr.. Roose-
velt's supporters are not as con-
fident of his reelection as they
profess to be.
At best the election will be 6
close one. All observers are
agreed on that. A few thousand
VOTERS NAV t11rn the trick
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TransOu News

Miss Pauline McNeill, OF
Greensboro, spent the week end
with her father, w. R. McNeill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winford Bare, of
Hickory, are with Mrs. Bare's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Shep-
perd. Mrs. Shepperd is in bed
with rhumatism.
On October z, a baby boy was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Shep-
perd.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Nc
Grady, Oct. IA, a fine baby boy.
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY

BY virtue of power of sale
contained in a certain Deed of
Trust, executed on the 18th day
of October, 1899, J. R. Weaver
and wife Ella Weaver to Grant
Bauguess, Trustee, which Deed
OF Trust is duly recorded in the
Office of Register of Deeds of
Ashe in Book 35, page 1879, and
default having been made in the
payment of said deed of trust.
and at the instance of the hold
er thereof, I, Grant Bauguess, will
sell to the highest bidder for cash
at the Courthouse door in Jeffer-
son, North Carolina, at loo o.
clock P. M. on Saturday the 9th
day of November, 1910, the fol-
lowing described real estate, to-
wit:
Being the J. R. Weaver home
place where he and his family
now reside, adjoining the lands
OF Sam Rose, the James Sporting
lands, Lee Jones, and the Bessie
Jones lands, and containing forty
acres, more or less, title to which
is duly of record in the office o.
the Register of Deeds at Jeffer
son N. c. reference to which i:
made for full and complete des
cription of said land.
This the 9th day of October
1910.
GRANT BAUGUESS
lU-l1-4t Trustee
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Announce Prize
Winners Grassy
Greek Ayr. Fair
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Dickson
Both Won Grand Prizes
for Men and Women.

The complete list of prize win.
ners at Grassy Creek Agricul.
tural fair, held October 5th and
attended by a large crowd which
heard Dean Coward deliver the
principal address Of the dedica.
ton of the Virginia Carolina
school, is as follows:
Women's Department
Embroidery - Mrs. Irene Nc.
Cam; Crochet-Undine Nye; Cut
work - Pauline Young; Quilt -
Miss Myrtle Pugh; Miscellaneous
Mrs. Irene Mccain; Pastry -
Mrs. J. c. Pierce; Candy-Misses
Kate and Wilma Reedy; Canned
Goods-Mrs. ]. A. Dickson; Pick
les-Mrs. ]. A. Dickson; Jellies-
Mrs. Chas. Spencer; Preserves
Mrs. ]. A. Dickson; Miscellaneous
Mrs. BERTHE Spencer; Cut Flow
ers-Mrs. J. A. Dickson; Potted
Plants - Mrs. Walter. Halsey;
Paintings - Miss Verge Reeves;
Children's Dept.-Shatley Spen-
Ger, first prize: Marjorie Young,
second prize; Caudill Reynolds,
third prize.
Mrs. J. A. Dickson won the
grand prize-a large table lamp
donated by Central Radio Shop,
of West Jefferson. ~
Mems Department
Corn-John Stump; Small grain
John Stump; Potatoes - Edgar
Ashley; Vegetables Stump;
Fruits - Fred Jones and J. A.
Dickson (tie); Beef cattle-Blane
Taylor; Dairy cattle - Straley
Wagg; first prize; Charles Wagg,
second prize; Nelson Reynolds,
third prize; Horseback Wagg;
Poultry-John Stump.
The grand prize-$3.00 donated
by Reins-Sturdivant, of West JEFF
ferson, was won by j. A. Dick
son. John Stump won grand
F. F. A. prize of $500.
Contests for Men and Women
Hog calling-R. L. Taylor; Cow
calling-Miss DeBoard; Husband
calling-Miss Mary Spencer; Nail
driving-Mrs. Green Halsey.
Contests for Boys and Girls
3-legged race-John Stump and
Delmar Duvall; Boys 100-yard
dash-Joe Weiss; Girls 1OO-yard
dash-O1a Mae Dickson; Graded
3-legged race Horace Waddell
and John Parsons; Girls 3-legged
race - Edith Goss and Cecil
Wood; Boys 50-yard dash-Hor-
ace Waddell; Girls 5O-yard dash
Lucille Pollard.
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NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
MECHANICS LIEN
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY

NOn LII OAhOL1NA
ASHE COUNTY
Under and by virtue of power
given by law, the undersigned
will sell to the highest bidder
for cash, at the Garage and store
building of w. R. Osborne, at Fig,
North Carolina, Ashe County, on
the 9th day of November, 1910,
at One o'clock P. M. to satisfy
mechanics lien in favor of w. R.
Osborne and for the costs and ex-
penses Of the same, the following
described Motor Vehicle, to wit:
One 1929 Model Ford Sedan,
Motor No. A2288837, with Ten
nessee License Plate.
This the 9th day of October, 1910.
10-2TP w. R. OSBORNE
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AUXILIARY TO HAVE
STAND DURING COURT

The Women's Auxiliary of the
jefferson Presbyterian church
will have their usual stand at the
courthouse, for court next week.
Bottled drinks, weiners, hambur-
gers, pies and other refreshments
will be served. The public is cor
daily invited to eat lunch with
them, members of the auxiliary
said.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY

f1O11G NOO1N i
In re: ESTATE OF MOSES
SPAULDING, Deceased:
Having qualified as administra-
tor of the estate of Moses Spauld-
ing, deceased, late of Ashe Coun-
ty, North Carolina, this is to no.
tify all persons having claims
against said estate to exhibit
them to the undersigned on or
before the 10th day of October,
1941, or this notice will be plead
in bar of their recovery.
This the 7th day of October,
1910.
GEORGE sPAULD1NG,
10-10-6t Administrator.
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NOTICE OF RESALE
IN THE SUPERIOR COUF
REFORE THE CLERK

BEFORE THE CLERK
NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF ASHE
J. N. Stansberry, Administrator
of VIM. III. Stansberry, deceased
and J. N. Stansberry, individual
ly,
VS..
Julia A. Stansberry, widow OF
VIM. HI. Stansberry, deceased, et
al.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE oil
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Flue-cured tobacco growers of
Australia are to cooperate in an
immediate attempt to double the
country's output of the leaf, this
decision being reached after a
meeting between growers and
manufacturers.
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FOR SALE-A few outstanding
Milking Shorthorns heifers which
I would prefer to sell to Ashe
county farmers. w. B. Austin,
Jefferson. 9-5-tf
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FOR SALE-A good typewriter
and adding machine. Apply The
Skyland Post GIFT
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LOST-Black and white Parker
fountain pin, with guaranteed life
time point. Reward. Mrs. Lem
Hafer, West Jefferson. 1O-17-1tc
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