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True ; Detective Stories ii ^•"nlMPRAYER CORNER. :; TEN YEARS LATER Copyristit b7 Th« WhMtor Syndicate, Inc. ONE of the first acts of William J. Flynin after taking charge of the ' New Tork office ot the United •States secret service was to order the «rrest of two Italians, Vincenzo Lupo «nd Guiseppe Horello, on charges of manufacturing and passing counterfeit money. But the Sicilians, anticipat* ing such a move, had taken care that their trails were well covered, and at the trial they produced a flock of wit nesses who swore to alibis which ef fectually prevented a conviction. As Morello and his companion passed out of the courtroom, after the case against them had been dismissed, Lupo remarked in a voice loud enough for Flynn to overhear: “Th^e pigs of American detectives haven't the brains to get the evidence they need. They’ll never land usj The man who later became the head of the secret service said nothing at the time. It was three years before Flynn Aguln came into contact with the two Italians, and again the federal forces bad to be content with the losing end of the argument. This time the case was the famous one of the “Morristown Fives”—five- <lollar bills printed in precise imitation -of the currency issued by the National Iron bank of Morristown, N. J. Flynn’s men found that the trail led directly into “Little Italy” In New York, right up to the door of a grocery store owned by Guiseppe de Primo. But there, apparently, it disappeared into thin aj^. Flynn investigated the matter very •carefully from the outside, but the only suspicious circumstance that he could discover was that De Primo was Importing a much larger quantity of •olive oil than his business appeared to warrant. On account of the duty, olive oil is, usually Imported in bar rels and then canned or bottled on this islde—the empty cans being shipped Irom Italy ready for use. Feeling certain that there must be some connection between the olive oil and the mysterious counterfeits, Flynn first tapped several of the barrels con signed to De Primo. But these were iBlIed to the brim with oil of the pre- •clse quality mentioned in the bills of lading. Then, merely to make certain that he had not neglected any possible angle of the case, the secret service man ripped open one of the boxes of "empty cans.” InStimtly the mystery was solved. The cans contained roll upon roll of the “Morristown Fives,” jDoanufactured in Italy, V 3n the roundup which followed this discovery, Lupo and Morello were gathered in by the government agents and charged with pj\gsing counterfeit money. It was a moral certainty that tlie two Sicilians had had a hand in the plot—in fact, Flynn suspected that tliey were the ring-leaders—but none •of the others would implicate them, 'even to save themselves. De Primo ;and his associates went to the peni- rtentlary, but Lupo and MoreJlo walked rOut of the courtroom still sheering at rfhe “brainless American detectives.” During the years that followed, .counterfeiting operations and Black iHand murders, extortion ami black mail of all kinds were almost traced to Lupo and Morello^ahnost. Appar- . ehtly they worked as far west as Chi cago and south to New Orleans, but ■every time the police <Jr tlie govern- ,ment agents started to close in on them, the pair slipped out through _ some lesal loophole prepared in ad- wance. lit was nine years after the orifiinal Lupo-Morello case that Flynn got wind of the fact that the Italian colony in New York was planning a big counter feiting coup. The only thing lacking, according to the Information which reached government headquarters, was M printer. ^ A. few days later, a young Italian 'aamed Comlta, Who claimed to be a printing expert who had been forced to leave Italy on account of participa tion in a number of Mafia outrages, applied to Lupo for a position. The re- O^rult was put through a grilling cross -examination, but Flynn had seen to It 'tliat he was supplied with the proper jans'wers to all the question;-, and it wasn’t long before the secret service liad an operative planted in the very ■heart of the counterfeit plot. ( Comlto reported that the gang was <x>pernting from a small farm near Hir l 'iind, N. Y., and that thousands of •do;La*.j In sijurious currency was ready <0 t*c re!"ased. ' *^ut I po,” he added, “is prepar ing to tak a trip to Italy and wont be ck unti *he spring.” Very .1,” replied Flynn, “we can "wait. Ju ‘ lay low until he returns. tThen we’i. ail the whole bunch.” It was c . ly in the following year— ien years : ter the first arrest and re- Meftse of tlu Lupo-Morello combinatio;i .—that the secret service sprung its itrap and rounded up 16 Italians. Dur vtng the trial which followed, physi- Mans and other witn: .les swore to ^fibis which had been previously pre- ipored. But the gover Ment, aided by ^Cfitnitto's flrst-haad eviJence and the 'ifeslimony of thJ . who had been trailing the Italiana, ’ >ved every point In its case, though 1 ,of 300 people t<) do As a result. Lup to the iledrral ?ri:3 year.'', r.*td with til 9 150 ; " r- .^rigina- ir*'•' - **TB» GOD OP T*ip6E WUO WAJU* PMhn 146:14 .... TINl God pi tilt Bibl« If tfie^Qod of the weak and the unfortunate. The Bible is a book of love and sym pathy. It is like a mother’s bosom to lay one’s head upon in the time of distress or pain. It’s pages teem'with cheer for those who are discouraged. It sets it’s lamps of hope to shine in darkened chambers. It reaches out it’s hands of help to the fainting and to those who have fallen. It is full of comfort for those who are in sorrow. It has its many special pro mises for the 'needy, tte poor, the bereft. It is a book for those who have failed, for the disappointed, the defeated, the discouraged, the crush ed, for broken lives. It is this quality in the Bible that makes it so dear a book to the uni versal heart of humanity. If it were a book only for the strong, the. suc cessful, the victorious, the unfallen, those who walk erect, those who have no sorrow, those who never fail, the whole, the happy, it would not find such a welcome in this world, where on it goes. The Lord upholdeth all that fail and raiseth up all those that be bow ed down. Wherever there is a weak, fainting, stumbling one, unable tc walk alone, to that one the heart of the God of Heaven goe out in to der thought and sympathy, and the divide hand is extended to support him and keep him from falling al together. Whenever one has fallen and lies in defeat or failure, over that one the Heavenly Father bends in gentle pity to raise him Up and to helo him to begin again. A PRAYER Our Heavenly Father, we thank Thee that Thou art the God of the weak and the unfortunate and Thy Book is a book of love and sympathy on which, like a mother’s bosom, v can lay our head in time of dis tress or pain. When we are dis couraged it cheers us, when we be in darkened chambers it’s lamps of hope shine upon us, and when we are fainting or have fallen,it reaches out it’s hands oh help to us. It is full of comfort to us when we are in sor row and when we are in need, it’s precious promises are our stay. Thou upholdest us when we fall and raisest us up when we are bow ed down, whenever we are weak or fainting or stumbling and cannot walk alone. Thy heart goes out U us in tender thought and sympathy and Thy hand is extended to support and keep us from falling altogether. And when we have fallen and be in defeat or failure over us, our Bdess- ed Father Thou dost bend in /gentle pity to raise us up and belp «s to begin again. Help us to remember that Thou art ever near, a very pre sent help in every time of trouble a refuge from the storm, a covert from the heart, the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. For Jems sake. C. D, C. USMAN WHOLOOKS VIGOROUS Good red blood is the only sure foandation of Permanent Health and Vigdt' Good color, bright^ eyes, solid flesh, erect bearing are dependent upon rich red blood. If your blood is not up to the mark your general health can not be. Late hours, eating the wrong foods, working indoors, fatigue, af fect the blood. So many peoiUe eat well and take exercise, yet never seem to improve in health. Gude’s Pepto-Mangan taken regularly for a while irives the blood that richness and redness that produces bounding health and vigor. It is a simple, nat ural* way to get well and strong. Gude’s Pepto-Mangan comes in liquid or tablets—^at your druggist’s. Ad vertisement. LET US HAVE A GOLF COURSE DR. CHESTER D. SNELL WILL SPEAR IN THE BREVARD HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Dr. Chester D. Snell, Director of University Extention Division, Chap- ol Hill, N. C., will address the teach ers in the Brevar'd High School Au ditorium £ 10 o’clock A, M., Satur day March Etrerybody in the County wh is interested in public education ; d the' extention work of the Univ s5ty of BT, C. is most cordially inv: !(f to attend the meet ing. As this is the last regular teach ers’ meeting of t&e session of 1921- 1922- all teachers of” the County arc cxpected to be presents Very truly yours, A. Fv MITCHELL. Co. Supt. o^ Ribiia’ loBtrBctioa The demand for diversion in this age is so great that .the people of this section can not afford to ignore it. Brevard boasts a combination of air, water and scenery that is un rivalled, and yet all this does not at tract a certain class of tourists that would be a great benefit to our town. This class demands out-of-door sports as. well as climate and scenery. We have plenty of the last two and little of the first. The great out-of-door game of to day is golf. Why can’t Brevard have a golf course? Thousands of desirable tour ists are attracted to neighboring towns and cities because they can play golf there. Why can’t we offer them the same inducement to come here? Many people, including the parents of our camp boys and girls, gladly spend their summers in Bre vard if they had some diversion left them after they had made the rounds of Caesar’s Head, Connestee, Looking Glass, Maidenhair, etc., ^tc. Imagine yourself a tourist in Bre vard. After seeing the wonder na ture has to offer in this section, what is left' to do, but sit in a rocking chair on the veranda at your board ing place and listen to an ‘‘organ” recital as “Mr. Jiggs” so nicely puts it? Men and women of Brevard, if we try hard enough, we can have a golf course, to take care of the idle rich, the over-fat, the restless ones and the fresh-air-fiends. Let us have a popular meeting at an early date and discuss plans .for the samev Some Brevard Business \)V^omen. THE FLIVER The Ford is my car; I shall not want another. It maketh me to lie down in wet places, it soileth my clothes, it leadetli me into deep wa ters, it leadeth me into paths of ridi cule for its name sake, it prepared a break-down for me in the presence ct mine enemies. Yea, thoxigh I am through the valley, I am towed up aSttt hill. I fear great evil when it is with me; its rods and its engine dis comfort me. It anowiteth my face with oil; its tank runneth over. Sure ly to goodness, if this thing foilows me all the days of niy life I shall dwell in the house of the insane for ever—Contributed by G. N. Vicars. Let Us Print Your Sa!'^ Bills MICKIE SAYS <>ok the evidence ni Morello went in A lanta for 25 an V ell satisfied rt st upon hla f . y;>iu*s’ work. OtOJtK EMBU. STOP -to •fHlNK <H£ KAIsea's SOLDtCR. BOV’D ftA-TMER HAME A COP'# OF -THE OM> HOWVB -THAN ANV<HIN* ELSE 1;H' ADMINISTRATRIX’S NOTICE Having qualified as administrate:: of the estate of J. E. Duckworth, de ceased' late of Transylvania Coim- ty, N. C., this is to notify all person'^ having claims against said estate tc present same to undersigned, or tc her attorney, on or bef«re the 25th day of February, 1923, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery All persons indebted in any way tc said estate are hereby requested and reqtrired to make inunediate settle- m&tt. z Feb. 25th., 1922. MOLLIE J. DUCKWORTH, Ad ministratrix Estate of J. E. Duckworth, deceas ed. Welch Galloway, Atty. April 7-c-W. G. APPLICATION FOR PARDON OF REGINALD KITCHEN Application will be made to the Governor of North Carolina for the pardon of Reginald Kitchen convicted ?.t the November 1921 Term of the 'Superior Court of Transylvania Coun ty for the Crime of Seduction and cTitenced to the jail of I'ransylvania m Counsel ; It is a good bank’s duty to assist its cli ents ill the solution of their problems— whether they be the problems of a merchant or a farmer. Both are business men, and all business relations between them and this bank is strictly confidential. In fulfilling thb mored obligation, we like to connder |our organization as your busi> ness partner—^interested in your success and eager to forward your plans. If you wish soimd advice in seeking credit, making investments, or even the more personal problems of your business, you will be welcomed here. You will find a talk with our officers helpful. To Save Your Money and Make Your Money Safe BANK WITH US PISGAH BANK BREVARD, N. C. ■ ' Ml County «nd assigned ta> be worked the publi< roads of smd Cmmty for a term of^ twenty-six monl^ All persons who oppose the grant ing of said pardon are cntiiaed to for ward their protests to thte* Governor without deby. This Feb. 27th, 1^22. 2tp. E. H. KSTCHEN. APPLICATION FOR PAKDON OF EPERIM OWENS Application will be made to the Governor of North Carolina for the pardon of Eplfarim Owens, cnnvicted at the July term, 1921 of the Super ior Court of Transylvania cowity for the crime of distilling and sentenced to the roads of Transylvania county for a term of twelve montBs. All persons ivho. oppose the grai^ng of said pardon are' invited to jQurward their protests to the Governor witb- oot delay. This Feb. 16th., 1922. 2 t-pd. LAURA OWEN& NOTICE North Carolina, Transylvania Ccunty. The undersigned having been ap pointed and du^ qualified as Amini- Btzator of the esstate of IDiry A. England (deceased) all persons hav ing claims against said esfate are notified to exhibit the same before said Administrator in Brevard, N. C., on or before Dec. 31st., 1922 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make imme diate paymeai. This 1st. day of February, 1922. T. D. ENGLAND, AMministrator MARY A. ENGLAND, Deceased March 24-pd.-6t. , NOTICE State of North Carolina, County of Transylvania This is to notify all persons that one, Alfred Cantrell, has filed a pe tition in this court in whic% he asks for restoration of citizenship. Said Alfred Cantrell was convicted of larceny in the year 1898. And served on chain gang in Henderson county. This matter will be for considera tion at the next term of Superior court, in this dbtinty. This January 1st., 1922. N. A. MILLER, Clerk Superior Court . RALPH R. FISHER, Attorney for Petitioner April 10. Insurance Neglected May mean weeping in smoke or in sadness viewmg the ruins of your home. But Insurance shows business ability. Means sat isfaction in protection. Means Contentment of mind. Means the saving of a lifetime’s earnings. Means the comfort of old age. Destruction has visited your neighbor and our neighboring town — It awaits us. Insure while it waits — tomorrow may be too late. Brevard Insurance Agency T. H. GALLOWAY, Manager Brevard, N. C. THINK OF YOUR EYES As your present eyes are the only ones you will ever have, it’s up to you to see that they receive the best attention. Even if they do not bother you, it pays to watch them. A slight correction, through properly fitted glasses, used when the trouble first appears, may prevent serious results later. Write or phone us. “you Know This Sign”-OUALITY BEYOND QUESTION Typewriter Ribbons and Gu’lxjn Paper for sale at News Office
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