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Evening star., 1947-03-16
Crime and Mystery
By Mirium Gutenberg

Mystery fans who choose their
murder fiction by sleuths rather than
authors will find new adventures
of Slim Callaghan, Arthur Crook
and Peter Shane on the bookshelves
this week. If they are willing to
take q chance on newcomer to the
mystery field, who relies on merry
wit more than on an eccentric de-
tective, they will relish the bizarre
tale Jack Iams has to tell.
THE BODY MISSED THE BOAT
BY Jack Iams. (Willian, Morro1U
& Co.; $2.50J
The body of the American consul
to Brazzaville, French Equatorial
Africa, Is discovered in a cage lately
occupied by Mama Bu-bu, a prize
gorilla. The consul is not a popular
man. Suspects range from Philippa
Darrow, professional animal hunt
er, to Boris Chor, an apparent Croat
who thinks Karl Marx was a reac-
tionary. The author, who spent most
of the war overseas for owl, man
ages to salt some sharp words con-
cerning American diplomacy In
North Africa and a satirical glance
at our State Department into this
mystery comedy. At one point, he
explains that the State Department
custom of signing all kilograms
with the name of the Secretary OF
State was cause for merriment
among "lay friends" An example:
Fail to understand why you need
more paper clips" signed Hull"
PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS
A DEAD MAN
BY Francis Bonnamy. (Duell,
Sloan & Pearce, Inc; $780,
The author of the "whodunit"
with the most fascinating title of
the month Is a washington resident
whose name is not Bonnamy. The
"Bernice and Jim" to whom the book
is dedicated are Bernice Cross, head
of the Phillips Gallery School, and
James Mclaughlin, curator of the
Phillips Gallery, who acted as tech
nical advisers" In fact, the author
confided, the two advisers provided
one of the most important clues.
Like two of the authors earlier
books, Dead Reckoning" and "The
King is Dead on Queen Street"
this one Is laid in Washington
setting. Smooth, aristocratic Peter
Shane, now Maj. Shane, is called
to a studio on the Potomac to look
at the portrait Of a man in the
death agonies of strangulation. The
portrait resembles Josey Jiminez
O'Donnell, who was found hanging
from the studio rafter. A German
refugee familiar with ODonnelps
work contends it Is the artists own
painting. Shane's problem: To solve
what is probably a murder without
involving his favorite general, a
swashbuckler with beautiful wife
The denouenent is tricky but
satisfying.
+ + X X
BY HOOK OR BY CROOK
Nys1n~r& RI e
Evening star., 1947-03-16
BY HOOK OR BY CROOK
BY Anthony Gilbert. CA.
Rnrnes & Co. ST.

There's more suspense than mys-
terry in Mr.. Crooks latest case.
Matched against the mills OF the
gods are Janet Martin, a very old
lady; Pamela Smith, who Is s, and
Terry Lawrence, Pamela's goyerness.
Poverty and illness drive Miss Mar
tin to home for old ladies. Walk
ing there, she sees Pamela in an
orphans home. She can't believe
her eyes. She had last seen Pamela
as the adored adopted child OF a
wealthy invalid. She believes sonle-
thing is wrong, but every one tells
her she is crazy-every one but the
amazing Mr.. Crook. If you haven't
met him before, it's high time you
did so. He is short, stout, vulgar
and beer drinker. Needless to
say, he comes to the rescue but not
until the reader is almost helpless
with Illustration at Miss Martins
pitiable attempts to rescue young
Pamela.
Evening star., 1947-03-16
GRIM reminder of a trag-
edy that saddened the Ma
fio~ x,Ara than fhraaccoro

~ edy that saddened the Ma
~ ton more than threescore
years ago came to light
recently when the author was pre-
sented with bullet which he has
every reason to believe is the
one that fatally wounded President
James Abram Garfield.
Many Washingtonians still living
no doubt recall that fateful day
July 2, 1881-when Charles j. Gui-
teao, a disgruntled off1ceseeker, shot
the President in a waiting room Of
the old Baltimore g. Potomac Rail-
road Depot here. Death did not
come until some time later-Sep-
tember 10, 1881.
Gen. Garfield's inauguration had
taken place only four months be-
fore the assassin's act and the story
Of his rise from mule driver to the
presidency was still fresh in the
minds of the people. None but those
living then can tell Of the profound
sorrow that overwhelmed the entire
country. Houses in the Capital
were draped in mourning as they
had been when Lincoln died. Pray
ers for the Presidents recovery were
said in all churches, and the Ma
ton carefully watched the daily
bulletins on his condition.
Evening star., 1947-03-16
tSigned) I'D. v
The Stars News Report
OF the Crime


Since the best of us sometimes
forget details, perhaps it might be
well to here present some OF the
details of this crime, as taken from
The Star of July Q, 1881, which says:
About $3.50 o'clock this morning
the startling news rapidly spread
throughout the city that the Presi-
dent, who was about to depart from
the city, had been fatally shot at
the Baltimore g. Potomac Railroad
Depot, the horrible intelligence
coming so unexpectedly, but was
soon proved to be too true. The
city was soon full of excitement
and as various officials were gal
loping up and down the Avenue
vast crowds of people made their
way to the depot.
President Garfield was shot this
morning at $3.50 o'clock in the ladies
visiting room of the Baltimore &
Potomac Depot. He had just
alighted from his carriage to take
the cars for the North. Secretary
Hunt and Mrs. Hunt, Secretary
Window and Mrs. Window and
Miss Window, Postmaster General
James and the rest Of the party had
taken their seats in the car. Col
Jameson of the Post Office Depart
ment, who was to have charge o1
the transportation of the party, was
standing at the gate leading to the
ears. He heard shot, quickly fol-
lowed by another. There was g
rush to the ladies room, whence
the sounds came. President Gar.
field was found lying on the floor
having fallen to the left. Secretary
Blaine came out of the room, fol.
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Assassin's Bullet Found
In an Abandoned Safe

The bullet which brought to mind
these details was found in a crevice
of an old safe of obscure ownership
which had been junked and not
long ago was dismantled by the
local firm of John G. and James
H. Miller, safemasters. The safe
had been stored by the safemasters
for long time, and no one in the
firm can remember who turned 1t
over to the company.
However, there is no reason to
doubt the authenticity of the parcel
it contained-a letter signed by DR..
D. w. Bliss, chief physician who
attended President Garfield up until
his death at the Chief Executives
summer home at Elberon, N. j.
Wired to the letter was the bullet.
The letter reads:
"I hereby certify that the within
pistol bullet was, in the presence OF
Surgeon General j. X. Barnes, Sur
geons j. j. Woodward, Robert Rey-
burn, Frank H. Hamilton, D. Hayes
Agnew, S. A. Boynton, D. S. Lamb,
who made the autopsy; Gen. D. G..
Swain, Col. A. F. Rockwell, taken
from the body Of James Abram
Garfield, late President of the
United States, at the postmortem
examination held in Franklyn Cot
tage, Elberon, N. j., during the
afternoon of September 20, 1881.
Evening star., 1947-03-16

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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-20
COALITION LOOMS
TO FIGHT BUDGET


tax receipts substantially and force
deeper slashes in the budget if
there is to be anything to pay on
the debt.
Byrd, a long time economy ad
vocate, told a reporter that Dou"
las merely had discussed fiscal
matters with the group. adding
that there had been 10 talk of con
certed action on the budget.
However. another veteran Demo
cratic Senator, who declined use OF
his name. told this reporter he is
prepared to support the COP econ
on7v demand to the tune of a S.,
800. 900, 600 slice off the total fix
ed by the President.
This Senator. who has had long
experience in fiscal matters, said
he is satisfied the country can ope-
rate efficiently in the next year
On a minimum of S35, 900, 090. 000.
Beyond that, he predicted that
tax revenues under present laws
would run 81, 900, 600, 900 larger than
the T~reasury's S37, 700, 000, 900 esti-
mate in the budget IF strikes don't
stop production He is willing to
reduce taxes, the Senator said, but
h wants the budget cutting to come
first so there may be a substantial
payment on the debt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-20
SIX HUNDRED DROWN
IN CHINESE DIASTER

SHANGHAI, Jan. Up Sink
ing of the steamer Chekiang with
loss of 300 to 600 lives yesterday
caused the operators, the Tung Chi
company, to shut up shop today.
Numbers of survivors,, still
clutching their tickets. remained
outside, demanding compensation
for losses, despite a notice on the
door which said the offices would
be closed for one week.
Only the intervention of police
prevented the offices from being
wrecked yesterday by a mob of
angry survivors and relatives of
victims.
The Chekiang. a 30-ton vessel
plying between Shanghai and Yam
tie ports, sank after colliding with
a lighter off Woosung.
The official Chinese Central
News agency placed the death list
all believed to be Chinese-at
500. Other estimates ranged down
ward to 800, but the actual number
probably never will be known, as
authorities said there were many
irregular passengers among the
], 00O-odd aboardNthe ship.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-20
ASSEMBLY SWINGS
INTO THIRD WEEK
Continued From Page One)

The House Friday voted to retain
its five original conferees = Reps.
R. L. Harris of Person. Arch T.
Allen Of Wake. Frank Taylor Of
Wayne. F. E. Wallace of Lenoir.
and Oscar Barker Of Durham. who
had proposed the 80 per cent
amendment. They also voted to
add four new members = Reps. E.
T. Bost. Jr., OF Cabarrrs. Roy Tay-
lor Of BuncoTnbe, Fred Royster of
Vance and Frank Sims of Mecklen-
burg.
When the Senate convenes tomor-
row at 8 p. M. it is expected to
name its conferees who will meet
with the House group TO work out
arothe.. compromise.
It is expected that Governor
Cherry and his supporters VII
have to give ground to increases
greater than 20 per cent before
the issue can be settled.
When the %conferees meet, they
probably will consider seriously a
proposal that Rep. Barker MADE u
the original conference group call
ing for the following emergency
boosts. which will carry through
I11rn 20
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-20
I'D to Sc. 600 S45

The original 20-per cent pay
measure would have cost the state
an estimated Sc. 700. 900 for the re
mainder of the fiscal year. and
the original Barker amendment
would have cost So. $50, 600. The
conference compromise would have
cost So. O5O, 900. and it is estimated
that the latest Barker proposal
would cost approximately the
same. with pay boosts concentrate
ed in the lower brackets and level
ing off at a maximum increase of
s45 per month for all salaries above
s2.1OO instead Of S2,700 as original
ly proposed.
If a proposal similar TO Bankers
is adopted for the emergency pay
boosts and the same increases are
provided for the 1947-49 biennium.
Governor Cherry's budget Of S303,-
645 SAT would be boosted by at least
S.. 900, 900.
Into the legislative hoppers last
week went bills to provide Tor rel
erendums on questions OF banning
sale of wine and beer in Cherokee.
CLAW and Macon counties; to ban
sale of fireworks: to prevent the
prosecution for bigamy of per
sons who have obtained divorces
in states whose DEGREES are not
recognized and who have since re
married. and a measure allowing
an increase from $40 to S45 a month
of old age assistance benefits and
TO authorize the state to take tull
advantage of the federal social
laws.
A commission studying relations
statutes recommended that the
minimum legal age for marriage
in North Carolina be upped from II
to Is, with parental consent re
ouired in all marriages up to 10.
The present law is Is.
A bill by Reps. Dan Edwards and
Barker of Durham to allow county
commissioners to call bond cleo
lions for the erection of civic cent
ers as memorials to veterans OF the
NO World Wars was passed by the
louise last week and sent to the
eNate,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-20
RED-HAIRED MAN
'DAHLIA' SUSPECT
Continued From Page One)

That they might even know his
name was indicated by Capt. Jack
Donohoe Of the homicide squad.
who said police were looking for a
red-haired, former marine with a
police record extending back to his
juvenile days. The young man also
was known> as Bob, Donohoe
said.
A waitress told police that she
served the black-halred. black-clad
girl and Red" the evening of Jan.
IA at a driven restaurant near
San Diego. The waitress, Jadell
Gray, said that she knew Miss
Short as Beth and had served
her on other occasions.
No hint of the dark tradegy to
come clouded the party of the
young couple, according to the
waitress. She said they drank beer.
talked and laughed a lot. Miss
Gray said that Red" was about
s feet tall, weighing ITO pounds
and very vain.
He looked repeatedly at him
self in a cigaret machine mirror,
apparently to see if his hear was
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-20
puERESs ALICE CARNEY

Pheresa Alec Carney, infan'
daughter Of Nj. and Mrs. F. l.
Carney. Of 1872 Spofford. died yester.
day morning at 7 o'clock in hel
residence.
In addition TO her parents, the
three-month-old child is survived
bv her maternal grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. B. w. Browning OF this
city.
Funeral services will be held il
the residence at 4 p. m. today witt
the Rev. C. C. Myers officiating
Interment will follow in the Spot
ford cemetery at Spofford Mills.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-20
Along The Cape Fear

The general was considered an
expert in the use of the French
language and his record in the
War Between the States spoke
hiehly Of his military ability.
It is reported that General Coils
ION YVES recommended for this high
honor by no other person than
General w. T. Sherman, the Union
officer. who informed the Egyptian
ruler that General Colston, the Por,
City school mastef, was just the
man to fill tie bill.
So that year General Colston
sailed for the land Of the Nile to
aid the ruler Ct Egypt and before
leaving he turned owe the head
ship of the academy to Major B.
J.. Burgess. who was Professor
Cstlett's immediate predecessor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-20
combed." she said. at was comb

combed." she said. at was COMB
cd all right - very neatly
Me;nwaile. police released Glen
Thorpe. 30. former Lcram-e. Wyo..
cook. VINO was arrested at MERGED
after he mumbled in his sleep
during a BUS ride. 4 forget to cut
the scar off her leg" Thorpe had
an alright alibi, police said.
San Diego police said thst Red
lived in an auto court not far from
the drive-in es,aurant where he
was seen with the pretty, young
erstwhile movie extra and party
girl. Miss Short, at the time Of the
Staying. was living in an spart-
ment in the Bayview Terrace
housing project Gro the high
wav from the DRIVEN restaurant.
The latest tip tied in with the
information gwen police by a
neighbor OF Mrs. Elvera French, In
whose apartment Miss Short was
St wing.
The neighbor said Miss Short
left the apartment house Jan. 7
with a red-haired youth. She was
seen to enter . cream or light
colored coupe with MIN. The car
bore a transfer sticker with the
words Hunting Beach or Hunt
ing Park
Two unidentified men also were
sought in San Francisco for ques-
tioning about the possible iaforma-
ton on the girls activities and ac-
quaintaaces.
George Petite, of Redondo Beach.
who was arrested at Parker, Ariz..
on an auto theft charge and ques-
toned when he admitted taking the
car from a girl named Betty at
Redondo Beach. was absolved of
the Short Staying today.
Out of the flood Of possible tips
on activities Of Miss Short, who
was given her nickname because
of her hair style and a love of
sheer, black clothing. police picked
one that placed her al a Los
Angeles market Jan. IA.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-20
Obituaries
w. E. A

Funeral services for w. E. Bland,
IS year-old resident Of Route One.
Market Street road, who died
Wednesday at his residence, viii be
.leld this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Tie services. TO be held at the
late residence. will be conducted BY
the Rev. P, H. McCarb. Interment
will follow in the u. S. National
cemetery with full military honors.
He is survived by his widow;
three sons: H. j. Bland OF Will
mirgton, s. SCI. P. c. Bland of
Fort Knox, Ky and Seaman &c
A. P. Bland, USNR. stationed on
the PC IT'S in Wilmington. Four
brothers: H. j. Bland, Whining
ton, c. M. Bland, Garland. Perry
Bland> Wihneboro and Harvey
Bland Of Norfolk. Va. and sis
ter Mrs. Lottie Willetts CT Waynes-
bo~o.
Active panbearers will be F. C..
Daniels. R. A. Willetts, J. G. High
smith, ]. Munds, w. H. Fisher and
c. W. Peterson.
Honorary pallbearers will be
rnmbers of the crew of the PC
T76.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-20
STATE PHYSICIANS
TO HONOR MEMORY
OF DR.. !. H. MANNING


CHAPEL HILL. Jan. 10. -(P-
A'memorial luncheon honoring the
late Dr.. l. H. Manning. A member
If the faculty of the University Of
North Carolina Medjcs1 school for
80 years and dean 10" % veprs
will be given here Wednesday by
medical alumni.
Some 700 North Carolina physi-
clans, graduates of the two-year
medical school here, have been in
yited.
Dr.. Manning served as dean Of
the medical school from 1en5-33
At the time of his death last Feb.
%. he was chairman Of the board
and medical director of the N. C.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-20
BRIDCE REPAIRS
EXPECTED SOON
North East River Span Al
Castle Hayne Damaged
By Barge

Repair work on the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway bridge owe,
the North East river at Castle
Hayne, damaged when struck by
a barge loaded with pulp wood
Saturday afternoon, is expected to
be completed by tomorrow, a
spokesman for the company salc
last night.
Main northbound traffic is being
routed by Fayetteville but the
spokesman said last night that very
little delay is being experienced
in the flow of traffic on the lire
which is the Wilmington-Rocky
Mount route northWard.
Damage to the span was limited
to the knocking out Of alignment
of the bridge and no n was in
jured in the accident, the official
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-20
PLANS
TO KEEP OFFICE
Continued From Page One)

tNOHtIflueu TtUAht h HSS oJ
and bring suits to protect the fYnds
and property of the state with
the utmost dispatch, and 10 prose
cute the same with diligence and
determination"
Charge Boosting
Talmadge e~ountered with the as
sertion that the Thompson group
were Boosting they had ''stacked'
the State Supreme court with Ar
nab apppointees but said if the
:, its reached the court Il have
no fear of the outcome
No military forces have been
used thus far in the governorship
crisis although state police barred
Arnall from the executive mansion
last Thursday. Six other state po-
lice are assigned to the executive
offices.
-Four are in plain clothes and
two in uniform.
In his statement tonight, young
Talmadge denied Annals charges
that he had established himself in
the governors chair through a
military coup d'etat. He said the
legislature had elected him and
appointed a committee to seat him.
The executive offices, he said,
were taken over peacefully during
Arnall's absence.
There was no disorder in
the whole matter" Herman said.
The youthful new governor al
the same time expressed conf
dence that the state courts, through
which Arnall and Thompson have
sought to invalidate his office,
would vindicate him as the legal
governor. He said he would abide
by the courts decision, whichever
way they went.
Legal Position
Our legal position is correct
and the members of the (state)
Supreme court are honorable
men," Talmadge said. Our c.
position and their enthusiastic toll
lowers are doing the Supreme court
OF this state a grave injustice bv
claiming a majority of the court
belongs to Ellis Arnall and Ed
Rivers" Drivers, former Georgia
governor, managed Thompson's
campaign.)
Meanwhile, protest meetings CON
tlnued to be held at various points
IN the state where citizens con
oemned the legislatures action in
electlng Talmadge. At GAINESVILLE.
the Lamar county chapter of the
new Aroused Citizens of Georgia
called upon the legislature to adj
Journ and come home. The reso-
luton was sent to both houses
OF the assembly.
Ihe next showdown in the crisis
IS expected tomorrow when Thomp-
son plans to face Talmadge and
say: I'm governor-give me the
government"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-20
SEARCHING
FOR TRUCK DRIVER
FOLLOWING CRASH

City police were last night con.
in1lire an Investigation into the
damaging of a 1916 Studebaker be
longing to Mrs. J. H. Woollerton.
SOL North Boulevard Saturday
night on North Third street.
According to police reports. the
car was damaged when a Chevro-
let truck backed into the front OF
the vehicle, smashing the grill and
headlights.
The driver of the truck is then
reported to have left the scent OF
the ACCIDENT without notifying the
police.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-20

"Although more than one million of our customers are
waiting for delivery of their cars at present prices, we
are Immediately reducing the price of every Ford car
some models as much as $50.
This is our down payment toward a continued high
level of production and employment in the months
ahead. We believe that the shock treatment of prompt
action is needed to halt the insane spiral of mounting
costs and rising prices and to restore a sound base for
the hopeful period of postwar production we are now
entering.
'Let me review briefly the considerations which have
led us to take this important step.
1.-THE Ford Motor Company is in the mass production
business. Mass production depends upon large markets.
1t will continue to succeed only if it can produce more
and more at lower and lower cost SO that more and more
people can buy. Large markets begin to disappear when
prices rise.
"The un-American spiral of mounting costs and
rising prices has hurt everybody some groups more
than others. Many have not benefited from post-war
wage increases, but have had to share the burden of
resulting higher prices. Already, millions of American
families are unable to buy the things which, in normal
times, make up their standard of living. In the short
view, we can see imitation. In the long view, there is
danger of depression.
The period since VI Day has been an unhappy and
costly period of reconversion to peacetime production.
Ford Motor Company has lost millions of dollars since
VI Day, even after all tax adjustments.
But the crisis of this wild aftermath of war seems ~
have been passed. Our own production, though sill
limited by material shortages. is now steadier. Produc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-20
MAJOR DISASTERS
TAKE MANY LIVES
Continued From Page Cne)

The mine presumably had elud-
ed %Eveepers since the war. Mines
of the coast of adjoining Albania
damaged two British d~estroyers
and killed A sailors last October,
provoking a British complaint to
the United Nations Security Coun-
Gil.
Sailed Saturday
The Chimarra. formerly the Ger
man ship Herta which was award
ed to Greece after the war, sailed
from Salonika Saturday morning
for the Athens port of Plraeus and
struck the mine a few miles off
shore from Rafina, which is 10
miles due east of Athens on the
opposite side of the coast of the At
tica peninsula. The disaster oc-
CURED near the island of Kavallanl,
south of Chalkis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-20
Ruptured Men
Get 1880 Truss
No Charge For 1t
Now Or Ever

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is proving so successful, an offer
is now being made to give every.
one who will tests it a $3.50 truss
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