davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-30

1903 18th ST. N.w.-Attrac. pvt. home.
beautiful master bedrm.. newly dec, phone.
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DETECTIVE. Negro over Is years expert
ence, former Dept. of Justice employee de-
pendable service Box 334-A, Star. IL
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1854 MERIDIAN PL N.w-Private resi-
heat gentleman. Columbia 39i1
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1926 RANDOLPH ST. NV rooms
newly and attractively furnished connect
ing baths. twin baths: reasonable
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ROOMS FURNISHED.

1s43 CALVERT ST. N.W.-Attractive
rooms, single or double: also large base
ment room. suitable or 3: grill
236 GALLATIN ST. N.W-Southern ex-
pos; maple furniture: next bath; express
bus; unlim. phone; $3.50 wk. RIA 1903
l40s SPRING RID. NW-Nicely furn
front room: mr.. l4th St car line: mod
ern improve. gentleman
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7 3ID PEABODY ST. N.W-Large front bed.
/ living room, private bath, cedar closet:
| convenient traQSp.; unlim phone
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1441 CHAPLIN ST NW.-Large front rrn !,
| warm, bay window, inner-spring rnattr,
easy chairs: board opt: reas
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1923 CLIFTON ST. N.W-Large front
nm; twin beds; all new furniture; inner
spring mattresses; i block car line: unlim
phone. Also small single. I'm. Entire base
ment for rent: Sc Wk
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HAMILTON ST. N.WY-Desirable rm., pvt
path, ch.W.. unlim. phone. pvt. residence;
| gentlfman: 500 GF 764T
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MICHIGAN PARK. 4417 18th pl. ne
faster bedroom, private bath and phone;
| new home. Dupont Ih24
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26
War May Cut
off Tobacco
Fertilizer

College Station, Raleigh, March 70.
The European war has taken away
the flue cured tobacco growers best
foreign customer, Great Britain, ana
now it threatens 10 cut off the sup
ply Of one of the vital elements OF
tobacco fertilizer. sulphate Ol po-
tash-magneSia, according to f. Y.
Floyd, Extension tobacco specialist
and AAA executive officer OF State
College. It Will be easier to replace
the fertilizer element, however, than
to find new export customer fer
flue cured leaf, he says.
Most tobacco fertilizers" Floyd
declared, have carried sulph&te Oh
potash-magncsia in recen; years ana
the princiapl source Of this nalerlttl
has been Germany. If the war con-
tinucS, it is almost u certainty mat
the supply will be cut OF when
manufacturers use up the amount
they have on hand.
"HoWever," the farm leader con-
tinued, "magnCSia limestone is avail
able in this country, and il IS the next
pest source OF maGnesia, needed 10
produce quality tobacco. The only
drawback is that masnesia in lime
stone is in carbonate form, which IS
not as readily available as a plant
food as the sulphate OF magnesha,
which is in oxide FORM
Floyd advised North Carolina far
mers to apply moderate amounts OF
magnesium limestone, say l,2O0 To
1900 pounds to the acre, this year
on land where they plan to grow
tobacco in lG4l. IF II can be applied
Immediately, it might do the 1871
crop some good, but the best results
from limestone are usually obtained
the second yuar," he explained.
Lime is available TO any farmer IN
the State through the AAA grant
of-aid plan, by which the material
is delivered Immediately and the cost
is deducted from 1910 Agricultural
Conservation payments for applying
the lime and carrying out other soil
building practices.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26
Census Takers To
Strange Territory

Washington, Marcii 26.-(AP)-
So that census enumerators will not
be putting personal questions" to
their neighbors and friends. the
census bureau will assign them,
when practical, to strange territory.
w. L. Austin, director of the cen
sus, informed Representative Seger,
Republican, New Jersey, today that
he had instructed all district super
visors to follow this policy.
Seger had written Austin sug-
costing that enumerators living in
Passaic, N. j.. should take the census
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26

row. ..G,' the corner in
formed me in an off-hand tone as
he raised his coffee cup.
Perhaps it was meant to be a
question, but it sounded like an
order.
of course, but will be required
to testify? 1t would seem that II
am under suspicion, anything l
said might be held against me
You are in a rather bad spot
as far as I am concerned. Suppose
YOU ask the advice Of an attor-
ney!"
No one has charged Strickland
with anything the captain snort
ed Indignantly. Il tell you, Silver,
it's all foolishness.'
Perhaps so, On the other hand,
man is foolish to take chances"
1 settled the argument Harry
Mcclure is an attorney friend of
mine. I'll see him in the morning.
In the meantime" the captain
said. 1--WE. of course, have your as
surance that you'll attend the IN
quest ?"
I looked at the coroner. Il have
no intention of running away. l
might mention that I've received a
threat. however. T can't guarantee
won't be the victim of another
Kidnapping
They were both 81 -'rised. When
1 had told them about the note
thrown in through the window at
the Markham place, Captain Nc
Donald quickly assured me that he
would have an officer guard my
studio or Laurel street. protested
that it wasn't necessary, but I
Withdrew my protest when the
thought suddenly occurred to me
that perhaps he intended to guard
ne anyway. Perhaps he didn't
trust me as much as he made out.
Fl was an uncomfortable feeling.
I finished my coffee at a gulp
and lighted a cigaret. My fingers
! trembled slightly.
Captain McDona. thinks this
was an almost perfect crime" l
said, planned far in advance.
What is your theory, Coroner Sill
ver?"
L don't believe it was carefully
I,lanned. 1t may be so-called al
most perfect crime but that kind
OF crime, in which few clues are
left. usually is committed on the
spur of the moment. The carefully
planned crime generally has so
many angles that in arranging it
the criminal leaves more clues than
he covers up. It becomes SO COM
plicated that it gets away from
| him.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26
Tho coroners mouth opened "Iobnailed boot prints"

! ION the other hand, a murder
committed in fit of rage, for eH-
ample, is done in the ordinary
course of events of the day Ihere
may be no strange preparatory &C
| tons. If no one witnesses the Kill
ing, the clues usually are conhned
to those at the scene of the CRIME
and they are so few that it is pos
sible to cover most of them up.
That would make an almost per-
feet crime in my opinion"
But there seemed to be many
clues at the scene of this crime"
reminded him. There was the
body, which had been dragged
along the gravel walk. There was a
broken croquet mallet with blood
on it."
ooh, but 7 feel certain that those
were not carefully planned clues
planted there to confuse us-as
Captain McDonald's theory would
indicate. A hurried attempt had
been made to cover the crime. 1t
was done in great haste, as though
by someone frightened.
1.-THE murderer started to drag
the body away. He had already
thrown the knife-probably into
the river. There is little hope of
recovering that. There also Is a
stool missing from the rose arbor.
Perhaps it would furnish finger
prints if we could find it. And Cap
tain Mcdonald reports that the
wire that was torn down has dis
appeared. I believe it will be found
when the bed of the river nearby
is dragged.
Everything was clumsily done,
but the river was handy and it
was done quickly and thoroughly"
The captain was skeptical, but
curious. How do you account for
the fact that the body was dragged
toward the clubhouse ?"
"You found the body in a partic-
ularly clear, moonlit space by the
lily pond. I would say that the
murderer dragged it there IN order;
to have light by which to search
the clothes"
What about the man who at
| tackled Strickland"
I'm sorry, but must be skep-
teal there. Did anyone see the
man."
mo, but there were plenty Of
hobnailed boot prints along the
shore" !
The coroner's mouth opened.
"Hc bnailed boot prints! i was ex-
aiming hobnailod boot prints not
half an hour ago, at the scene Of
tonight's suicide"
(To Be Continued)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26
CHAPTER SIXTEEN

AS WE rode back from the club
IN the captains car 1 noticed by
the clock on the Valley bank that
it was past midnight, but was not
in a position to refuse his susses-
ton that I return to the station
with him for a talk.
At the police station we found
Coroner Silver standing at the desk
talking with the sergeant. He
turned as ve entered. He was as
Immediately dressed as ever. l
wondered if business interfered
much with his parties. His eye
brows lifted when he saw me.
We'll" greeted the captain
what brings YOU here. Silver?
The coroner frowned. "A sui
eide" He did not elaborate. L see
YOU have the man YOU We're after.
THE man you were after, not
the man I was after" Mcdonald
corrected him with a smile. He
came to the station Of his own ac-
cord-after escaping from kid
naper."
"Kidnaper..'
Right
But
at know it sounds improbable" 1
told him. Il was knocked out by
someone who was in the garden an
hour after Mr.. N1arkham's death.
Louise Markham and a reporter
from The Morning Eagle found me
today, bound and gagged. You'll
read all about it in the morning
paper" I looked at the clock. Il
believe it's just going 20 press
now"
Hang the papers! Isn't there
any way we can keep them out Of
this, Captain
Captain Mcdonald shrugged his
big shoulders. I'm afraid Belzer
u two jumps ahead of us again
He somehow got Miss Louise Mark
ham to help him. so there wasn't
much I could do after l found out.
It was too late. anyway. didn't
learn about it until a couple Of
hours ago"
But we can't have the press in
terfering-"
The captain removed his cigar
and looked at it thoughtfully. Il
was badly mansled, but like most
of his cigars. had never been light
ed. After all. I'll have to confess
that Belzer has sometimes been q
help to us. I'm willing to overlook
this little escapade of his, especial
ly if I find he's dug up any new
facts for us. I'm curious to read
what he's written" The captain,
too. looked at the clock. AS Strick-
land says. The Morning Eagle will
soon be off the press. Suppose we
go somewhere for cup of coffee.
and watt"
If the coroner had any objections
he swallowed them. He must have
thought he and l would be strange
looking pair. I. too. was wearing Il
tuxedo. but it must have looked
like a car had run over me. had
soaked and dried. My trousers and
coat were filthy With dirt. One knee
was slit . where Belzer had eE-
amined the bullet wound.
Although the doctor, too. had as
sured me that the bullet had mere
ly creased my leg. it still stung.
We found coffee shop that was
almost deserted. The sallow faced
waitress gave me hardly second
glance. Sheds probably seen Cap
tain Mcdonald in queer company
before.
you'll be at the inquest tomor-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26
BRIDGE APPROVED

Washington, March 26.-(AP)-
The war department approved Mon
day plans of the North Carolina
highway and public works commits
sion for a fixed bridge across Con-
tentnea creek. about four miles
northwest Of Grifton, N. G., to re-
place an existing swing bridge.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26
MRS SALLIE DTDgrv

Oxford March 2G-Mr- s.,-.
Burwell Dudley, daugntcr 81 >%,Iie
T: Norman Burwen, Glac .n ' Mrs.
eddy Sunday morning ii ;. Py"i-
in Daytona Beach, Fla e.,,'; .,H"
are two daughters. he, r- ~. ..,' 'Fins
two sisters: The body win ro..,,
Oxford Tuesday for burial j., 'Sach
wood cemetery, beside he. f. Fam, EI'A-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26

in the adjoining city of Paterson,
and vice-Versa.
Austin in reply agreed that such
transfers were desirable because
people would be more inclined to
give the required information to
STRANGERS than to persons they knew
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26
~uF KILLER $pEAKS
IT. RICHARR/H!ouGHToN
READ TITS FIRST

/. Bill Strickland. am suspected in
the murder OF my friend. Alfred Mark
ham, rich young jeweler. II party a:
the Rio Vista club. Captain OF Detec-
lives Clyde Mcdonald is convinced Of
my innocence. but yo:,ng Coroner Sill
yer doubts me.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26

Fanatics hate and provoke to
hatred.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30

Bubble. bubble Little pot
People Hondnr what Nnu'vr got.
Down beneath the calth 50 tar.
Cau~Iu& All the ground II jar.
Imperial Valleys famous mud
voIcanoc". which bubbIcd furiOuSly
foiioWin@ tive GIea.trOuS cart hQlmkes
lha, rorKcd the valley Two weeks
aao .clllcd back tD normal early
ll5. NcoE sppItlN" only occasional
lomtan. ol team ana streams of
hoi mud.
a teW Of ~ mounds from which
lhr mud tloE~ were Shifted slightly
and thrrc Wcrc 'Somc new cracks
III thc g"ound nearby but other
WISE the inland mad pots. one of
the valleys tourist attractions was
lNchangCG b. the quake which
shook BUILDINGS from foundations
and claimed II lives in the valley.
Tie strange acting Up of the
mao volcanoes after the eayth-
luake Wa traced 10 the fact that
II" San Amdraas fault passes CIR
'ctl% beneath the mud pots accord
na To ". Barker Edwards. geology
'XDert from Holtvillc
Edwards. VIC has studied geology
formations in the county for many
cars, c\piaiNed that biologists
ave l."rod tie san Andrcas fault
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY AND
GRADUATION DAY

A fateful coincidence. more fraught
with meaning this year than any other,
comes in the proximity of Memorial Day
and Graduation Days.
Memorial Day honored the memory of
those who gave their lives in the vain
hope that their sacrifice would bring
peace to the world.
Graduation days send forth thousands
of youngsters who will make the deci-
sions. the wars and the peaces of the
future. If there is to be peace, they will
bring IT, If there is to be war, they will
fight it.
The meaning Of Memorial Day, then,
should give us reason to send these
youngsters fort h with resolve that peace
shall be their lot, not war. But, more
than that, they should go forth with the
resolve that they will never surrender,
either through war or in the intrigues
of peace the heritage of freedom that
was so dear to those others who gave
Memorial Day its meaning.
In the solemn hush of Memorial Day
those for whom Graduation Day means
the beginning of new kind of life should
find courage to meet and overcome the
obstacles, the problems and the difficult
ties Of the years 10 come
For Memorial Day and Graduation Day
alike one byWOrd should suffice: Cour-
age.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
COURAGE IN A SOUND CAUSE
(Christian Science MonitorD


The United States owes a real debt of
gratitude to Senator Carl 4. Hatch CD)
OF New Mexico. to Senator Albcn W.
Barkley, maioritV floor leader. and to
the score or more of Democratic Scna-
tors who have stood by i'm the fight to
protect the Hatch Act for purity in poll
tics and to extend it to State EMPLOYEES
paid with Federal funds.
The purpose for which they are striv-
ing Is one OF the most important in Am
erlcan government-namely. the removal
Of spoils system Influence from popular
elections through general application Of
the civil service regulations against un-
due and unfair political activity. The
move Is one which enlbarraSSeS the Demo-
cratic Party at this time. and many of
Its office-holding members. Senator John
r. Miller (D) of Arkansas. author of
amendments to emaSculate both the orig
mai law and It's proposed extension. is
frank IN asserting that the Hatch Act
WI ruin the Democratic party"
Hence the lesser credit due to Rcpub-
llcanS and independents who have solid
H supported the bill, though their loval-
ty Is by no means to be Scorncd in view
OF It's eventual application to them if
they came into power In fact, there are
many arguments yet to be heard as to
how large campaign contributions from
faVOr-seeklng businessmen can be better
curbed than they are, or how a man with
little money is to gain advancement as
an advocate Of the people without aid
OF his office-hOlding friends.
But, weighing all the objections and
counting all the steps that may yet be-
needed, the gain represented in the Hatch
Act IS 50 vital 10 decent American poll.
tics that the current session Of Congress
should not be allowed to ad iOurn without
having voted its proposed extension.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30

rom the north Pacific to South
America and have found indications
that the fault may extend for a
distance of 2500O miles.
The fault strikes land north OF
San Francisco and follows a def
into course to the San Bcrna "dlno
area where it breaks off into Two
legs, one of which is known rs the
san JaClntO fault.
The two legs Of the fault loln
again at the southeast corner of
Salton Sea, according to Edwards.
strike south under the mud pots.
across the nOrthend of the valley
and passes north and east of Holt
vile. 1t crosses the international
boundary few miles east Of Cal
eXicO.
Edwards declared that the line
which tossed dirt aside. moved
bitches. bridges and highways fol-
lowed the path of the San Andreas
fault through the valley.
Movement along the San AndreaS
was first noticed in modern times
in 1857 in an earthquake which
VAS known as the Fort TETON
quake. The San Francisco quake
was the next serious jolt. followed
by quakcs i'll the Imperial Valley
III 1913 1915. 1918 and 1927
The Long Beach quake in 1898
VAS the last serious shock on the
San AndrcaS fault.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
OUR SHARE OF
DEFENSES
(San Bernardino Sum

NNall berNdfulno SUM
Al first thought the resolution intro
duced in the California legislature ask
my for S25O,00O000 Of the governments :
two billion dollar defense fund seems 10
be high. but there are factors that must
be considered before conclusion is
reached
In the first place approNimately ~
per cent of the nations aircraft produc-
tion is concentrated ON the Pacific coast
and is extremely vulnerable to attack
by foreign powers.
Should nazi Germany smash the Brit
iSh and French fleets il would mean that
the American naval strength would be
masSed in the Atlantic, leaving the Pa
cific coast in an extremely dangerous pos
ition.
1t is no wonder that Assemblyman Ern-
est Nogt and Chester Cannon submitted
resolution asking for a BIC share of
the federal defense budget. Assembly,
man Noigt was especially concerned. de-
claring that:
Under certain conditions. the future
might see the Pacific coast held by enemy
forccS-itS cities bombed and burning
the highways through the mountains
blasted three million refugees struggling
and striving through the mountains ON
foot to escape the holocaust of IL foreign
invasion. The time has come when all
the energies of the nation and especially
the man power. should be mobilized for
self-defense.
The aSsemblyman has looked at the
worst side of the picture. but in view OF
what has happened in Europe during the
past fortnight there is no longer any ad-
vantage in trying to see things through
rose-colored glasses. We must prepare
for the worst or else We are not prepared
at all.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
NLRB Will Enforce
Order 10 Bus Co.
TO Break Contract

SAN FRANCISCO May 80 CUpp
The National Labor Relations
Board has directed lis legal division
to take immediate steps for en-
tOrcement cf its order to the Pacific
Greyhound lines to recognize ana
deal with the Brotherhood OF Rall-
read trainmen, who are on strike
in seven west IN states. it was an
nuunced today
Frank w Coylc deputy prcSi-
dent. who is directing the strike
'a!d A. =. Whitney. international
president Of the brothordhoGsl. had
advised him of the boards action
Alice M. ROSsltcr. regional NLRB
director here. said she had roccll,d
. copy of communications from
Nathan Witt. NLRB secretary in
WaShin2tOn TO whitney and that
inc board would cXppditOuslv pr,N-
ccIltr enforcement of its proceed
ngS IN tho ninth circuit court o(
appeals
Tho brotherhood had been d"si9-
mated as bargaining agent for ali
Greyhound drivers following an
election ana the NLRB order later
was reaftirmcd. Greyhound MAIN
tainS 1t has contract with the
Amalgamated Association of Street
Car Men and Bus Drivers. an AFI.
affiliate, and therefore cannot bar
gam with the brotherhood until
me courts determine legality OF
the contract and the order
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
THOUSANDS TO GO ON
ARMY. NAVY PAYROLLS
Willis Thorntons Editorial On:
Defending Alaska is Defending U. S.

II comes as something Of a shock
10 hCaH General Marshall chief of
Statt. DrGinp immediate enlistment
oi National Guard units in Alaska.
The shock is not from tho sug-
goSuon. L is from the fact that 1t
was not done long ago.
AlaSka's population is about Co.
coo half of them Indians, Acuts
and F~klmoS. There are fine har-
ho"s there. fine air bases and po-
tanllai air bases And Anchorage
i Just under five hours bombing
time from the Pacific northwest.
tn" army and navy are developing
strong fleet and air bases in Alaska.
Tines" are to be further strength
ened. But II is certainly a mini
mum 1efense plan to organize Ma
t.cn2l Guard units in every place
1hfra population viii support them
tie federal government providing
HE a!mories and equipment usually
furnished By the states.
President Roosevelt is quite right
IN saying that it is not a sould
defense policy to fortify the actual
t.ontler and wait The approache,
which m.ght be used by potential
attaCkor; must also be secured.
England Knows that now. to her
CO'f.
50 II implies no iIneoism to insist
tnat Alaska be as we'll protected
a It IS possible TO make it. For It
Ic. ON tho direct air road to North
America across the top of the
world
Tho parachute technique. BY
Which an airport is FIRST Unexpected
J., bombed to prevent its own planes
from fighting back. and then
quickly captured by heavily armed
coop dropping from the sky, was
well demonstrated in Norway Even
Z few companies of well-armed
National Guardsmen might be of
infinite help in situation like this.
s. elementary a precaution must
20 LONGER be neglected.
But the defense OF Alaska in the
long run depends on its further
Development. Alaska needs people.
That IS why tho senate ought
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-30
Among
Our Yesterdays

A CASTOR Chevrolet won The
Memorial day speed classic at IN
dlanapolis twenty years ago U.ti,
an average speed Of 281G nl!es
per hour for the 500-milc grind
Today's record is Just under the
l2O mile per hour average mark
More than $4,000 persons Wit
messed the race. ACCORDING to an
Associated Press story.
A Hcbcr resident. Ed William.
paid $3.50 for aSSaultInG a McXlcam
and the Press commented on thc
matter.
The offcnSC was committed after
the Mexican had nsultcd Will
liamS sister, and the fine WAS M
posed because Williams waited M-
til the next day before seeking
vengeance.
1t was common talk IN the court
house that Williams could have
beaten the case had he been tried
by a jury because sentiment IS bit
ter against MeXicanS insulting white
women
A charter was granted in INLAND
for a First National Bank. Harry
Chandler was listed among the
stockholders.
a headline on An inside paar. ou
which tho Press Was promntln" w.
ratlonlStS for San Diego, head
line read.
Swim and thc World .;Wun.
with You IN Tho Good Old sum
mcr Time
Market conditions IN the can
taloupc deal were none too good IN
1920 so a group of BraWlcy gr0W-
CTS hit upon a plan to proratc ahlp-
mentS to revive the market.
Col! Ed Fletcher. presently a can
didate for state senate, was rccoYrr-
ing from serious injuries ne rc-
ceivcd in an auto acCldnt IWD
other persons were injured IN the
crash