davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-04

the convict brought out Of the Jail,
clad in long white shroud, they
became panic-stricken and fled to
their homes. Not only was the con-
demned man clad in the dress
which was the clothing Of the dead,
but he was driven in a one-aorse
cart, sitting on his coffin. He was
allowed to make an address to the
crowd and men of nerve often
spoke impressively. Once when p
great crowd came into town to wit
ness the much desired spectacle,
the Governor reprieved the priso-
per. To complete the crowds dis
women stopped at our h Nse on the
appointment a dismal rain set in.
We then lived three miles from
town. Some Of the woefully wet
way home to get warm. They were
voluble in denouncing the Governor
for depriving them of their rights.
One old bag heaped abuse on the
poor prisoner. She vowed that she
never would come to see him hung
it he never was hung Her Ian
guage seemed to imply that she
was comforting an honor on him.
Il never witnessed a hanging but
was told that there was much exhi-
bltion of brutal rowdyism and the
old argument for their publicity
that they discouraged lawlessness
was proved by experience to be
unsound. They did HARM"
President Battle gives a vivid &C.
count of his campaign for the Cen
eral Assembly, of his experience as
president of the Chatham railroad,
OF Civil War days, especially in
Raleigh, of his term as State Treas
urer end as Commissioner Of the
City ct Raleigh, and Of the reopen-
ing OF the University in 1875. Not
all of his duties as president of the
University were pleasant, President
Battle points out.
He tells of a newspaper editor
belonging to the Christian Metho.
olst church who favored for a pro-
1essorshlp a man Of his denomina-
tlon VINO was not elected by the
BOARD. 'Thereupon he accused me
OF being prejudiced in two appoint.
ments, in one case by NV friend
snip for Mrs. c. P. Spencer, in the
other by my kinship to the man
appointed. answered the oueru-
lous critic without any exhibition
OF temper by showing that if the
BOARD had not voted as they did.
they would have subordinated the
interests of the University to a de-
sire to please the leaders Of an
body in the first case
and chosen an inferior candidate
IN the other for fear that / would
De charged with nepotism.
The first charge concerned the
e!eetlon OF James Lee Love as as.
s1S'ant professor of Mathematics.
he had been selected by Professor
K. H. Graves, tn ehead of that de-.
partment, and had the reputation of
Delng the best mathematician the
University had turned out since the
graduation Of General Pettigrew I
was accused Of subordinatine the
of the University to per
sonal friendship because the wife
Of Mr.. Love was connected with
our family by social ties This
charge came to nothing because the
opposing candidate was plainly in.
[erlor to Mr.. Love. The Second
charge was that I ecommended
DR.. William B. Phillips as PROBES
sor OF Metallurgy because he was
my cousin. The truth was that Dr
was a man of so much
reputation for ability, personality
and an experience that nobody took
he editors charge seriously"
oaitlmore's great fire Of 1904
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-04
A PIE TO COME BACK TO

One Is not surprised to hear from restau-
rant and hotel arrangements that returned
sololers nave yen for apple pie. From the
H t1ine OF ralph Waldo Emerson to Eugene
Field, apple pie, with or without cheese. has
oeen a mans dish. In late years, masculine
PIE eaters have grieved, we think, to see a
mud 1,,aH reminding Of pastry give vogue of such
weaknesses in pies as lemon chiffon or banana
cream FOR your true apple pie fan, it ap-
p Pears LOOKS upon all such pies as ephemeral
avs and he may be seen glurnly eat
ing rice pudding to avoid themeNew yors
Herald Tribune. : 4'e" 'ofA
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-04

naitlmore's great fire Of 1904
aestroyed $500 buildings.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
REVISION PROPOSED

Lansing-A revision OF the state
soil conservation laws was recon-
mended today to the state planning
commission b.. its agricultural sub
committee after conferences with
agricultural leaders. The recon-
mendations proposed that the pres
ent state soil conservation commit
tee OF three members be enlarged
to seven with the four new mem
bers to be farmers and the mem
bers TO be paid a per diem and
expenses. The committee now is
composed OF the state conservation
director. commissioner OF agricul'
tu-e and dean OF agriculture at
Michigan State College.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07

VANCOUVER, wash.-AP-The
25 year Old wife of an Army private
sentenced to be hanged for refus-
al to bear arms, stood staunchly
by him Tuesday as she sought des-
perstely some way to save him
from the gallows. AS she stroked
the hair of their son. Wayne, 3 IL,
Mrs. Grace Weber explained that
her husbands convictions do not
stem from religion but from mem.
bership in the American Socialist
Labor party, which, she said, teach
es that such killing is wrong.
Cant man be a conscientious OBJ
jector on other than religious
grounds"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07

Mrs. Raymond Lewis is spend
Ing the week with Mrs. II. E.
johnson, Detroit
Mrs. Glen Northrop and daughter
Clara, Plymouth, were week end
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Knowles
Buers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Wooster,
Detroit, were Sunday visitors of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Rider.
Mis- Doris Lyke, Plymouth, is a
house guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ron
aid Lyke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Earhart and
son are moving into the apart
ment back Of Vests Store this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Trap and
Mrs. Erna Youngs, Garden City,
were Sunday supper guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Trap.
Mrs. Ward Griswold, Lapham's
Corner, who fell on the ice near
her home and broke an ankle a
couple Of weeks ago, is still con
fined to her bed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Rich, Lap,
hams Corner, entertained for Sun
day dinner, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Rich and two children, South
Lyon, and Mr.. and Mrs. Burton
Rich and children, Lapham's
Corner.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07

The other item Beevens had TO
relay was more serious. cts =
question Of alibis, sir" he said.
"Mr. Nicky told the police he spent
two hours this afternoon in the
morning room; he said he didn't
leave the room at all-during the
time DR.. Chivery was killed. And
Gertrude -the housemaid - saw
him there twice"
SWELL, go on"
"But he did leave, sir. | saw
him."
Craig sat up abruptly. "You saw
him! When? Where?"
Beevens looked quickly over his
shoulder and lowered his voice still
further. "He went out the side
door, sir. Walking toward the ga
rage. I thought nothing Of it nat
urally. Until the police ="
what timer"
Beevons swallowed hard. "Not
more than half an hour before the
nurse found DR.. Chivery and
reached US with the news. Scarcely
half an hour, as a matter Of fact"
There was another silence. The
buffers eyes watched Craig and re-
served conclusions. And I thought:
Was it Nicky then in the meadow?
But Claud Chivery had been dead
for some time when l found him.
Then why, If it was Nicky, had he
fingered? Or had he returned for
something7 The glove? The knife?
Craig said, "Are you sure it was
Nickyi"
Beevrns permitted himself q
slight shrug. 81 saw him walking
toward the garage and thus toward
the meadow. Besides, / couldn't
mistake his checked coat; l was
looking out the pantry window.
But / didn't see him return. | was
busy then in the dining room; he
could have returned by the door
just opposite the back stNirs, gone
upstairs and then down again by
the front stairs. There's no doubt
he had returned by the time the
nurse reached the house" He
paused. "Shall tell the police, sirf
/ heard them question him and he
definitely did not admit his absence
from the house."
Eyes =" murmured Craig, and
changed his mind. "Nol No-Iu
tell them. Is that all, Beevens!"
It was apparently all. But after
Beevens had gone, closing the door
carefully behind him, Craig lay for
a moment in thoughtful silence; he
looked perplexed-but there was
something else in his eyes, rs IL
Beevens' story had given him the
bsrest glimpse of some new idea.
Craig finally shook his head in an
impatient and perplexed way and
looked at me. "See here, Miss
Keate, I've been thinking, You're
fond Of Drue, aren't your Never
mind answering, I've got eyes. Well,
then :" He paused, his gaze
piunging deeply into my own as IL
TO test some quality within me.
Look here" he said. ~I've got TO
trust you. You're pretty discreet
aren't you?"
I lifted my eyebrows and nose.
Presently he frowned and said slow
ly, Its not me or you that's in dan
ger. It's Drue. II they get hold Of
material evidence against her .
"An right Tell me quickly
ITO be eontinued)
cupyrifht By Mrs q Ebsrn.s.
esuibutsd ~ Ktns psstsrss eynals.,.. -,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
ON "a HOUR BASIS

Lansing-In order that no dis.
charged serviceman may want for
governmental aid at any time, the
state office OF veterans affairs said
today It would operate on 24-hour
day basis after March /. Col.
Philip c. Pack, director, said all
local veterans counsellors would be
notified which OF the state stan
to call during the night for assist.
ance in emergency problems.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
CHAPTER THIRTY-FoUK


True, / was none the wiser for
any of my clues, if clues they were,
for l didn't know who had MUIR
dered Conrad or Claud. But still
there they were, and suppose some
thing happened to me. Not that /
intended to let anything happen to
me; but did want clear--or fair
~ clear conscience. Just in case.
And it was equally conceivable
that the little / knew might later,
in some way, clear Drue. or another
innocent person, rather than con-
Wet anyone.
So l wrote it quickly, q bare
statement Of facts about the hypo-
dermic-not the medicine Dor, for
that was still Drue's secret-put it
in an envelope, and, as didn't
know what else to do with it,
pinned that too to the under side
of my uniform, just below a pocket
30 it didn't show, and patted II
down fiat.
Even then, however, / didn't 60
to Drue. l had nothing to tell her,
nothing at all to offer that would
give her support, except my affec-
ton for her and she knew she had
that.
Besides, I'd have to ask her again
about the medicine box.
But l was beginning to be thank
full for the trooper on guard at the
door. Whatever the intention was,
the result must be a degree OF
safety for Drue. After that twi-
light moment or two down in the
meadow, a queer and horrible I'M
safeness was everywhere in that
house, among the shadows Of drive
way and garden, across the stretch
of lawns, around every corner
Even the encircling, shadowy hills
seemed to know it and wait and
watch.
went first in search Of Anna's
room. The narrow hall that crossed
the main corridor near the stair
way led TO the back of the house and
turned into it, passed the entrance
to some rather steep back stairs
turned again and brought up in q
wing that was obviously the serv-
ants wing. | walked along, passing
one or two open doors beyond which
Anna obviously was not, and came
TO a closed one.
And just as I knocked someone
inside the room spoke. II was q
murmur, further muffled by my
knock, but it sounded masculine
And it stopped abruptly at the
sound Of my knuckles on the door
But it was Annals room; for
after q longish pause, knocked
again and then Anna said quaver-
ingly, els that you, Gertrude? l.
I'm asleep"
-It's Miss Keate. want to SEE
you"
There was another sudden 81
lence on the other side Of the door
This time however there was a
quality of CONSERVATION about it
Anna was not the type for tender
dalliance; I didn't even think OF
that. But l didn't imagine the con.
sternation either for 1t was plain in
Anna's voice when she said sud
denly, almost at the keyhole
breathlessly, "I-I'm all right now
I'm not upset any more"
And when insisted, she Just kept
repeating il, "I'm all right. Thank
you, Nurse. There's nothing wrong
--=s.s:=S E=c-: = with he,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
Wolf in VANS CFothing
by
Mignon @. Eberhart

voice growing thinner and more
frightened at every word. 1t vas
exactly as if whoever was there
with her, and had stopped talking
when l knocked, was standing be-
side her holding a club over her
head.
But it wasn't really till sometime
the next morning that they found
the other yellow glove, bloodstained
and stiff, hidden under the mattress
in Annals room. And by that time
it was impossible to question her.
Well, luckily in a way, / didn't
yet know about that. And couldn't
break down the door to Annals
room and l couldn't see through
hard pine.
l said, "Open the door, Anna.
Beevens said you were ill. I'd like
to get some medicine for you"
THANK you, Miss Keate. No, I'm
all right now" There was another
slight pause, and she added, 81
don't need medicine, thank you. !
uOH neeu AnyLnlnR.
So in the end was obliged to
retire to the end Of the hall, loudly,
and return on tiptoe to the open
door of room opposite Anna's.
But after five minutes no one had
emerged and there was no further
sound of a (possibly) masculine
voice from behind the closed door
on which my eyes were glued.
was cycling the keyhole thought.
fully and, indeed, had toptoed
nearer and was bending over
(merely to see if key was in it;
as there was) when I heard foot
steps behind me and Strengthened
and whirled arour = it was Bee
vens.
Who said ~ lghed, Civ.
ing me a chan myself to.
gether. Not tn 4 il; / said
Eyes, Beevens .lmly as II
keyhole inves were my
everyday and n, activity.
Dear, dear" -erved Beevens
and again coughed and choked and
coughed so wildly that I saw he wa.
agitatedly concerned with some.
thing else. His eyes were bullying
and his throat palpitated like Z
fish's gills above the little white
wings of his collar.
Craig wanted me-at once, h,
said.
Not even by q look did he ques.
ton my presence just where / wa,
and where l had no business to be
So followed Beevens back Il
Craig's room and Craig was wait
ing impatiently, watching the door
There you arel" he snapped
Come in. That's all, Beevens
Shut the door"
Beevens hesitated. "If yot
please, Mr.. Craig :" He looked
uneasy but so determined that Il
checked Craig's impatience.
what is it, Beevens7"
The butler cleared his throat snc
came nearer the bed. 1.-TWO things
really, Mr.. Craig. I've been II
some doubt, but LII you feel quit,
able :" He glanced anxiously a
me as IL for my permission anC
Craig said quickly, ayes, Of course
What is it," Beevens swallowed
"A large blue vase has disappeared
from the hall"
Craig frowned, his eyes per
picked. Beevens added. mo on,
knows anything about its disap
pearance."
After a moment Craig asked
What slsef'
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
Couple Speak
Marriage Vows

Salem, Mich.,-The wedding OF
Frank Ersich and Louise Paxton
was solemnized on Tuesday even
ing, January % at s 80 o'clock
Their marriage VOWS were spoken
before Justice Of the Peace, Grant
Curris, at the Currie home. The
bridal couple were attended at the
ceremony by Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Clinansmith, Brookville Rd. Mrs
Clinansmith is a sister Of Mrs
Frank Ersich. Mr.. and Mrs. Erslch
will reside at $50 Starkweather in
Plymouth.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
HELP WIDOW

Lansing-The senate voted Tues
day to pay to The widow of the
late Warren G. Hopper, murdered
Jan. H. the sum OF $500 to defray
funeral expenses and to allow her to
draw her husbands salary for re-
mainder OF his term which started
Jan. 1. Originally the bill would
have paid the salary only until a
successor was qualified, but the
measure was liberalized in COM
mittee.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07

PARIS AP- Gen. Charles De-
Gaulle, setting forth a three-point
post war program for the preser-
walton of peace in Europe, declared
that France would not be bound
by any inter-Alhed decisions I'M
less she had a voice in framing
them.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
Returns From Pacific

Pfc. Jean Butler has returned
from the South West Pacific Is
lands where he served 33 months.
He has fought in combat and has
been decorated. He also was very
Ill In the hospital at one time with
malaria and jungle fever. He and
his family attended the Salem Con-
gregational church Sunday morn
ing, all were glad TO see him.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
GIVEN PROMOTION

Lansing-Brig. Gen. Thomas Col
laday. Flint, commander OF the
Michigan State Troops. was pro-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
NeiUs From, SaIen,
Attend Funeral

Mr.. and Mrs. Eber Baker at
tended the funeral of Mr.. Baker,
step mother, Mrs. Ernest Baker
Vassar, Sunday, burial was at Sag
NAV.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07

In the first second OF its descent
a falling body travels 15 feet.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
Attend Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Lyke and
Donald Merritt attended a party
Saturday evening at the Jewel and
Blaich Hall.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07

Mrs. Charles Stacey visited her
sister Mrs. Lou Stanley, Plymouth,
Friday night and accompanied her
to Detroit Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Wheeler, Up
slant, were Saturday evening Wis
itors at the Arthur C. Wheeler
home.
Marine Whipple who has been
quite Ill for the past week with a
throat infection is able to be back
in school.
Rev. and Mrs. Fred W. Lewis
were in Ann Arbor visiting last
Friday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
BY STANLEY

NOTED to major general Tuesday
night by Governor Kelly.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07

$50 and Sew" Club Meets
The SO and Sew club met at the
home Of Mrs. Eber Baker last
Thursday evening.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07

Has Operation
Ernest Smith, Territorial Rd.,
was taken to Plymouth Hospital
Monday for an operation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07

Philippine batteste Corregdor remains to
taken the Of Douglas Macarthur for the gallant
complete his return to the islands which
the president Entry into Manila
Bataan Corredor the goal of u s.
Coregdor island fortress the mouth OF
Manila Although heavily fortified It fell to overwhelming Jap
almost three here that 1t Gen Jonathan
Wainwright American Filipino forces the
islands the laps The photo above Of Fort Mills
Corregidor island.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-07
Several Attend Funeral

Several from here attended the
funeral of Mrs. Carrie Mum held
at the Phillips funeral home in
South Lyon Sunday. Mrs. Mum
was formerly a resident Of Salem.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-15

Well, folks, now that the crops
are all harvested, and the wea.
Their is a little nippy, it is good
time to hold q few educational
meetings. It is my belief that II 9
person is sufficiently interested
in knowing more about a project
he will come to q meeting. And
some very important meetings are
being planned which will be OF
interest to farmers.
First, on December 3, the pep
permint growers will meet with
DR.. J. L: st. John, and DR.. Vande-
caveye, to discuss the research
findings of the mint problem. This
meeting will be held at 1870 at the
assembly room, Penney building,
Kennewick.
on December 10 and II, two
meetings will be held for those
interested in grape production: On
December 10 at Kennewick High
lands Community hall, all those
from the Kennewick area are in
vited. The grape meeting on De-
cember II will be held at Grand
view, and Prosser and Whitstran
people will attend on December
II. These meetings are being men
toned now so you will save the
dates. Notices will be sent later.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-15

TREE PLANTING
Here are some tips for farmers
who plan on establishing tree
paintings such as windbreaks or
woodlots next spring. Prepare
the ground this fall" advises John
p. Nagle, assistant professor of
Forestry at the State College of
Washington.
"Plow the ground and leave it
in a rough condition so it will hold
the maximum rain and snowfall"
Nagle says. "Disc it before plow-
inf if the area is in heavy vege-
tation and, also, q good application
of barnyard manure before ploW-
ing is to be recommended"
"When tree planting time comes
in the spring the soil should be
well settled and organic matter al
ready decaying. The early drying
out of the soil zone in which the
roots of the young trees are To-
Gated will be prevented and bet
ter survival and growth may be
expected.
"The Federal-State forest tree
nursery operated by the state COL
lege will have good supply of
trees available in the spring. These
may be obtained at q very low
cost for farm use as Windbreaks,
woodlots, farmstead improvement,
wildlife cover and erosion con-
troll. ~ ....
price list order blanks are
available through your county
agents office or from the state
nursery office at Pullman"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-15
|DDT AND THE FLY
Here's little story you might

DOT AND TIE FIX .Er
Here's little story you might
enjoy.
If you enjoy watching a fly
commit hari kari, you must visit
the county agents office in Cath
lamet since the windows and wood
work have been sprayed with
DOT!
This is the triumphant state
ment of County Agent H. o. Wey-
rich, who tells the following story:
eve have read many tales during
the war about the wonderful re-
suits the army and navy have OBJ
tanned in killing the pesly flying
and crawling insects with DOT.
I guess that we are all so used to
high pressure advertising that
many of us discounted a lot Of the
stories that we heard or read.
"They say the proof Of the .pud-
ding is in eating it. Well, we didn't
eat any DOT because its slightly
poisonous, but we did spray the
windows and woodwork Of the
office and court room with the
stuff. The following Monday
morning the janitor was ready to
use DOT or a good club on Wah-
kiakum's' county agent because
he had just finished sweeping up
! three cardboard boxes of dead
flies and flies were still dying and
falling to the floor by the humid
reds.
tThat was a month ago, and al
though there are not so many flies
right now every fly that comes
into either of these rooms dies
within 20 minutes. Although it IS
impossible to see where the ma
terial has been sprayed, 1t Is just
as effective as it was month ago.
"DDT does not have to be placed
in direct contact with insects. Just
get it in the places where the pests
have habit of lighting. The tiny
crystals of DOT will be picked up
by the feet Of the insects and inn
mediately starts up the legs into
the nervous system causing death
within a few minutes.
"DDT crystals frequently are 50
small they can be seen only
through a reading glass or micro
scope. When used as q spray the
crystals separate themselves from
the liquid in the same manner that
salt comes out of brine when the
solution is spilled on the floor.
"DDT kills flies, bed bugs, 1eas,
mosquitoes, lice and CATERPILLAR.
It win not kin red mites, some
aphids, heel flies or cattle grubs.
DDT Is not expensive II purchas-
ed at reliable dealers. It Il recon-
|mended that every resident OF the