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THE JACKSON COUNTY JOURNAu \J eekly by ihe JACKSON COXNTY JOL'RXAI. Cu. ? Kill 4*1-0(1 u? second cla?s matter at llic t'ofct Of life ut Sylva, N. C. . DAN* TOMPKINS, Hditor V I A headline says What the ik??>r '?? peace is still open. Maybe ii is s..nu' wiurr a jar. ike Kthiope ean not change l::s ?fcin ; bin il hegi?is to look a? it i'v Drwe mil. change face. Italy's g;smo ?ij-|H'ar? to be "'xr llit- tail ?>f the Lion a s!rn,' twist, anil Mien juir him on thi; lyad A hint to low-l usnletN : It' you wai ts* get a I as le of -.vim t heaven mnv la* life,., tw staying the mountain* ?!??'? i October. W ate all l*u?* sanitation anil win \ i'i .tcii-s, even luxuries when we eai j. . !>:? ; but, :?r the Mine tim< : i? | .iti'il out that history reveal i": ;ii luxurious b.<?li4 pmveded the fa1 t.i aueM'iM natioiis. \V,. Mn 10 reflll.V serious compli limn the Italian crisis, foi \\v never k i ? vv a <log to bristle 'im' b;*rk I'll a It'll- rime before lie decide-! lii ilu si>un? hi thus; 'iml the same thii! . lic'ds ci"d with i.oM Inimniis. A white man and :i Negro lough: b. fore thousands for the heavy weiu'a rliampios.ship oi the world. Ihe N* ?jio won. Then what i An ordinary bull could have whipped both of then. s>'!ied with not.h'iig but their l?< ?*. Jlany people, "..peeially on the sum i r side of the M wm and Dixon line, will agree that any white man *!*? will enter the prize ring with a Xe , ?jco, orijfht to get whipped. Such eoiv Tacts do not prMUoie the, amity b' t ween the races ;hai i-> so vital to the welfare of both. Another thing wn would like t? know i< why n few big bankers ami b?; corporations arrogate unto tiieni solves the term "American business" : tlie small merchants hankers, farm era oiwl the like arc also A nieri business, and liy far the must inn ixirtant part ?f it. We lime bc.-n prej?riitod a copy, ot '?Carolina Mountain*", by the tmaims (?v, Robert Frann .larrett. Thus is the latent jMiblieaton ,Jt 'his Jackson e wn t? poet ard composer, and U just oil the pre*-*. We are appreciative ot tin copy presented io u\ and hone that Ihe soag will have wide circulation. Observers point out that a war the ocean wouldn't give any consider* tble bo?st to bus!.n*ss in this country ivr tk? reason that Kuropean tuitions have neither mionev nor credit with winch to buy. We could sell .every thing that we produce to people ii our own country oh the smtiM- term. that tha Kurope.ins would have te. buy, and tlu-y already have a V of uncollect able 1. 0. V 's over here, i'l-oi;. the last war. A FRIEND OF JACKSON* ) i Col . Wade Harris, editor of tin Charlotte Observer, is no more. Witlj l is passing the Stute of North Caro lina locit wno of its best press agents, and Jaekson county one of its real friends. Col. Hams knew North Carolim mid wrote muchaltout the wholi* State; hut it is probable that he wrote more about .faekson than any other county in his beloved North Carolina* Trip after trip he made here, going to various points of sublime beauty i:i thi* county, to go back to Charlotte and write columns about the couwty of Jnnkson, acqcainting North and Sonfh Carolina with thus ri^ion. He ?iadc many jiersonal friends here, who feel personal Iokx at his going. JAOKSON OFFICERS NOT THERE - Report* that Jackson County of wore present and topk part in tin* abortive raid in an attempt to ?uprure Ray Bailey, in the Bohani?i sveiion of Transylvania, Sunday night , us published i-ii daily papers, arc er r?*neous. Sheriff Mason states that he had i to notice Jiat any such u raid wu* co'.itwn|^ted for that time, nor did he know tha;: officers fromj other rouritics were blocking highways and holding up traffii in ,fack*?on. ltay HaiLey, wanjed in flreenvill county, 8. C? to answer to a charge mi lha m?rd?r of Policeman Hunt, was annjatudod at a oabin in Bo k*ni?, W 1-1 kM {) O not yet bi'OH taken, though of lien' !):: \ i? I ICC!) se tiii-f biin in lihis South twrcdina, J?nd fieorgia. Bailey, filler ? Ion- *fc?y h\ ti hospital Iioit, a. few y?'?rs ago, w; j released from extradition mid< r a ?i: I boas icorpus proc??'iliug i*i Sylva. I | I Supreme Coiu't of the United Stall later oven*uled the decision asd order od him resumed to South Caorlina t< trial. MRS. ENSLEY U. D. C. HOSTESS Mrs J. B. Ensley vrm hostess to fche |$. H. Cat hey Chapter, lT. !>? C., i,r oil last Friday aftamoou. U< program was led by Mrs. J. F. v'io read a pap:r on the lite ??t H: phnel Scmmes. ? During tha, social a ?ala i wnirse was served. ~i BALSAM (Bv Mr* D. T. Kttfeht) Sunday, the 22nd, was a great d? In: the home of Mr. and Mrs. Law>> ' Queen, in fiinvwn'ville, S. C. The IV ! lowing ch^i'leiv <1 a truik and sJiul out brijsSit and early Sunday mornta ! Mr. <<? C. Crawford, Mr. and M" I Charlie Morris, Mr. .lake Pa mis an I t'aiirly, Mr. Sa. it Beck and family, Mi Phil Cuiwford and family, Mr. Bth eft ( M:, .v i' Mr. Glean Beck a? * | family, an d Mr. \\-fhdcy Stevens. Alv many of Mr. and Mrs. Qiush ?' friend in South Carolina were present. S interesting talk* were were miu" ' b Air. M .( J. llotrv of Willets and M' Nando Ss-vcus of Sau nook. Mr. 5st? Wood of (Jm-r, S. (*.. Mr. Tomm l)uvi-> of ( Jowatisville,- S. a^nl M* ('. Crawford, of Balsam. Mr Queen is a daughter of Mr. (5. < Crawford They had fine sitijrlnjr >? (he beautiful grove, and 'a bountiful picnic diuner. \\ I r?i>orted havini spent a most deightPul' day aiul w turned to their respective homes- teel ing very kappy. Mrs. John Cowand 5s visiting h? ? daughter, Mix. Ferrill Brotyn in Can ton. Mrs. (icorge PoU? and Mi*sl.oui-? Arrington wont to Sylva, Saturday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Alb i; Keniu-y, a Hue girl, Monday the 23rd. WASHINGTON POLITICS GOSSSIP (Continued From Page I ) There is more serious concern isi the state department over the Euro pean war clouds than appears on the >urface. The belief prevails that the j present European crisis can only be settled by economic pressure on Italy ( exerted by a combination of otiher na- j tions, or by open war. Either (our.v j our officials are satisfied would re ; suit in the downfall of Mussolini and j his power and a set-back to the Fasc ? ist movement which is spreading ir | Europe and whioh has had its ceiio in j America. | . j -? The feeling in Washington i i ro ' trard to the assassination of Senator ? . ? Fluey Fxmg is that has death puts an j end to the nearest approach to Fase- ! ism whidh has been realized anywheie in this country. , Politically the effect, of Si hater Fxmg's death is regarded by Demo erats and Republicans alike as remov ing all likelihood of a radical third , ticket, which avouM have pulled \o!v ! J jmv.1v fi'i'iH Mi. Ko: .sevelt in l!M". ] ' * i ? |{.< publicans are taking this as ihei.-v rue to reoi^Uni/-' .the pai : y and revir-. I ! . . I its piii.v.ples ii' they arc to liavo jihv hope of electing their uindiuaic ii"\. year. Washington 's opinion is fixed m j 'i i belief ttui Mr. Hoover regards him self as the logical candidate in spit of opposition within Jiis oavil pni Wliotber Mr. Hoover's conservatism, can be reconciled with any rcA-isioi. of Republican principles which wouU. provide acceptable substitutes fur t lu ntore popular features of t.h< N't-. Deal is a doubtful question. . And whether the opposition i<? !!. Administration can defeat Mr. Hoo - ve It without offering such huIisuuiK s even more doubtful. A. C. QUEEN j Whereas, on September 5, (! ? n llis infinite wisdom lia.s been plea i ,-d to bring to a close the eaiUily I?: ?K>r of our well beloved friend and o worker, IJiother A. ('. Qie-cn, and I. ?ailed him to higher service ahov ;wl ? w , Whereas, L uakti Lodge No. litis R & A. M. lias lost a most value member, who throughout tJu- years u his service was devoted to the u;> building of the eitizenshpof liis com. ty, faithful it:> discharge of >i's dt ries, and er."r loyal to the id;a!s t .ua.Miiiry, < Therefore be it resolved, First: That we, the members o Cnaka Lodjie N*'?. 'J(iS, humbly accrp tills dispensation of Provident ;\ b ing assured of his happy entrance i?-. to the place prepared for him in tl> *'Hou?e not made with .hands". Second : That we cherish h:? men. ory and strive to emulate the exi.n:ip of this brother and friend. Third : That we express our der; sou-row and sense of personal Ions am "xtend to the, oereaved fanily oi<! sincercsjt sympathy. Fourth: Tint these resolutions 1?* recorded in the iiiinutes of this f,fld??i, a copy sent to ea?-h of the local | uj?'r. ar.d to the fani'ly of our decease'' brother. R. U. Sutton, Chairmen, Geo. C. Snyder, P. E. Mrodv, Committee. t _J CARD OF THANKS , Wo extend thanks aud deepest g?afi tude to our many friends who were sr kind to us durinc* our recent bereave ment Also Cor the beautiful flora1 offering. The Picklvsimer Family OUR NEXT PRESIDENT - POLL > This neprspaper it cooperating with 3000 other "??^papers in making this nation-wide poll. Do you favor the re-election of President Roosevelt? ? ? f>) ' ? ???????? hi laMaaMMMMMMaataai ai (yw) ' ("?) . } ' \ Or, do you favor the nomination, by the Democratic party, of some Democrat other than President Roosevelt? (iW Wstchoicb) ' (SECOND CHOICE) m " ctmird' choice)"' Do yon favor the election of a Republican? (m) ("?) A If yon art in favor ot a Republican, whom do you wish nominated? (PlftOT CHOICE) (aaCOND CHOICE) * . * ' (THIRD CHOICE) " C ' ? ? T Or, <if you favor the organization of a third party, whom would you want this new party to nominate? (FIRST CHOICE) (SECOND CHOICE) (THinOCHO.CE) Every reader of tbjs newspaper may vote. No reader .. r FOR SA f-E OJIEAP---5 acre fann mid ! sn?i!| li 'iii'. Adjoiniii*.' city limits. ? { A-k A-fc?y. j ?. ! NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PARDON ?E PAROLE Notice is hereb\* j<ivori that Hie mi ' dersijsrnad, Estci Myers. who was co::- 1 vitfted at the At ay term, 193"), yf Jaokson County Superior Court of tke dime of larceny, and was sentenced i<> servo a tenn of 11 i months. will make application to tihc Governor of North | Carolina for a pinion or parole fmin ; such sentence. This September 18, 1935. JCSTES MYERS. 9 19 4Ls NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOE PAROLE W t All persons are hereby notified that application will be made to the (xov ernor of the State of North Carolina for a parole f<(l- M. Mu\\ ( IHUIllt'f ill' ill'- ,lf ; SulW'l'ioi' ( ""I" "V -I AllV ol' s**.wh U.v.i < ?? their protfat i<? *u?- i This <l?v , 1 i>. Mni. WANTED : T I'll ViU>ln:W ?'tA >. com, fre? ^ Sylva, C. Jweifth Instalment VNOPSIS . . Barbara Keith, wife of a Philadelphia business m&R. Is unjcred as fhe waits i-lone In a slde'room .? testify In the divorce case of Rowland K wland . . . She was to have te.tftfed ? '.lie husband, a friend, who was de jiuanl in the action . . . Detective Tommy tonkin is assigned to the case from police .eadcuarters . . . His preliminary investi alijti disclosed that both Mr. and Mrs. ttiwland had gathered evidence agaiinst ae oilier of InAdcllty . . . The will of Mrs. Rowland s first husband directed her law 'or brother. Mr. Willard. to handle the fji-iU until she rema'rrled when the new iusb>;nd was to come into control. Detec ?!re Rankin finds motives and the evidence j.* guilt for the murder of Mrs. Keith, ending to the doors of virtually all of he principals Involved. These principals are, the two Rowlands. Mr. Willard. Mr. Keith, husband of th*> murdered woman, Hugh Campbell, paramour ef Mrs. Row land. and his underworld confederates . . . NOW OO ON WITH THE STORY. Wisely. Miss-Edmond made no effort to deny the charge. "Where did you learn that?" "From Harvey Willard; of course . . . and Mft. Rowland," Rankin re turned provocatively. "They in formed me of your entire part in the collusion ? how, as secretary, you agreed to pretend an affair with the husband. And how you climaxed the 'intrigue' with the affair at the Inn." He smiled contemptuously. As he intended, anger burned in the girl's eyes, as much directed against her1 erstwhile confederates as against his insulting comments. "They told you that? But it was their plan; I had nothing to do with it and had no interest in it, until I innocently took the job as secre tary." "Just the samp, you've conspired to defraud justice and commit per jury under oath," the detective put in coldly. Jill Edmond's resentment, increas ing with her alarm, loosened her tongue. "I won't be a fool for them." She clenched her fists. "They may have told you a lot, but they left out even more. You haven't heard yet that they tried to double-cross Mr. Row land. There was a woman he really loved? for whom he wasn't faking an affection; and they attempted to catch him with her ? his real mis tress." "His real mistress? What do you mean ? he was unfaithful, after all?" ; C>, ne hud a m. sticks.; and here ;.!jre to surprise yon." i.?i iK>..tl vpokc tr.umphantly. "iticy didn't it'll you her name, tiiAci. Mr. Rankin; it was Ihirbara Keith- -Mr>.' Mortimer Keith! 'It was with her, not me, that he went to the Sunset Inn February first, to spend the night!" "Mrs. Keith!" Rankin ejaculated. "Good heavens, how can that be possible?" ' t He could hardly credit his ears. He had expected information from the girl, but never, in his wildest speculatifttis, such a startling, over whelming revelation. "To clear up this whole business for you, Mr. Rankin," she related, "I had better begin at the begin ning. What they said about hiring me and planting the impression Allen and I had an affair is prob ably correct; they'd have no reason to lie about that. Up to the day we chose tor the final discovery, everything went according to plan. It was arranged to catch us to gether, Thursday, February second; you know, as secretary, I had every Thursday off and usually spent it with Allen to increase suspicion. He was to write a note, making an appointment to meet me that nig'.it at eight o'clock in town. Mrs. Rowland would supposedly dis x cover it, turn it over to her brother and Dorkhi, and the three of them would watch our meeting. Then, to produce proofs of our relations, Allen and I were to drive to the Roadside Hotel, thirty miles out along the Lancaster Pike, and there be trapped in a bedroom together." The detective's face screwed into a baffled, uncomprehending frown. "This was s.et for Thursday, the second? But according to Mr. Vvillard and the testimony," he ob jected, "the climax really was aeted the day before, Wednesday, Febru ary first. And it took place at the Sunset Inn, instead." Jill Edtnond smiled vindictively. "Yes, that's so; that is where the double-crossing comes in. The whole program was advanced one day by Mrs. Rowland's treachery in trying to drag Mrs. Keith into the scandal. She failed only because I was too mucli for her. At the hear ing afterward, she couldn't prove anything against Mrs. Keith, so she, Mr. Willard and Allen had to stick (to the story they originally planned jand change only the necessary minor details, such as the date and jhe scene. After all, so far as Dor kin was concerned, he witnessed on Wednesday substantially what we intended him to see on Thursday; and that ws? the evidence he of fered." Still Rankin were a pu/zled look. "I'm afraid I don't follow at all. Miss Edmoud How cau that be if Mrs. Keith went with Rowland to the Inn?" '"It's simple when you know the conversation I overheard Wednes day afternoon, February first," the girl returned. "I came downstairs in the Rowland home about three o'clock and heard Mrs. Rowland on the phone in the living room. She spoke to Mr. Willard, breathlessly and yet so plainly I couldn't help understanding; there was something joyful, almost . . . unholy about her excitement. Curious, I slipped into the conservatory where I could lis ten still better. First, she said, "My suspicions were right, after all, Harvey; I have proof at last Allen is seeing that woman tonight! You refused to believe it when I insisted all this time she was his mistress, ette ash and ?hruKK<.ci deri carelessly. "The rest of the story ;; fairly clear from the reardj hearing," she concluded. ? \ , I were well compromised interruption; we acted dx-..,,., guilty, precisely a?. it bad 4;' Jlanned for the next day ? almost spoiled it by laugh-:u j Mrs. Rowland's rag? ami x. ra tion and Mr. \Vil!ard'> ar.;a?;; . During the confusion, thtv the room, closets and ba;hr?: Mrs. Keith. Vet tliry hed i out the ?cene, not darinj. where ihe was or ques-iun t:A * stitution. That would have away their knowledge oi the i: . secret and admitted the coLW,;' After a moment of delibe^: >. "Mrs. Keith ln Rankin ejaculated. "Good heavens, how c:n possible?" but now you'll have to admit it.' She then answered a question. 'Never mind how I found out: I'll tell you that when you arrive. Just be here with Dorkia ? at nine o'clock at the corner of Jackson and Elder streets.' Thei she added, 'He has the audacity to meet her practically in front of my home! Now we won't have to wait for the faked meeting tomorrow night to prove he is faithless; tonight we'll catch him red-handed with his -real mis tress and have honest grounds for a divorce. And with that she hung up the receiver." She paused, breathless at the ve hemence of her own recital. "So I had to get in touch with Allen and warn him of the trap. Only, I couldn't locate him; 1 went out and phoned his apartment sev eral times, but in vain. My only hope was to be at the meeting'place and if Allen arrived first, warn him and try to stop him. I hired a car, figur ing I might need one if any travel ing was to be done. A't eight-thirty I parked near the corner, careful not to be observed; I watched Mrs. Rowland, Mr. Willard and that de tective come at twenty to nine and hide nearby. Fifteen minutes later, Mrs. Keith walked up, and. at ex actly nine o'clock Allen picked her up." "Since I could not signal Allen, I followed both cars to wait for a later chance. AH the way to the Inn, 1 trailed behind Mrs. Rowland while she trailed him. At the I no, I drove ahead and parked on the other side. But while Mr. Wiflard'i crowd delayed until Allen and Mr?. Keith were weH settled in their quarters, I acted. I could tell from the new light on the second floor, the location of their room. With out stopping to ask at the desk, I entered and went directly upsjtair* as if I were an expected visitor. When I knocked at the door, there, was a dead sHence until I announced my name; then Allen opened it cau tiously for me and let me in." "Mrs. Keith was panic-stricken," the secretary proceeded dramatic ally, "h'alf fainting and trembling in terror; she cried out about being ruined by the scandal. Allen had enough presence of mind to realize that he had to save the reputation of the woman he loved. He sent both of us into the bathroom to ex change clothes. Luckily, we were about the same size. Then I rave Mrs. Keith the key to my machine and Allen ordered her to drive back to the city immediately. ; "Even so, she had barely* z mo ment to spare. As she stepped into the hall. Mrs. Rowland, her brother and Dorkin were already climbing the stairs. To escape them, she bad to slip into ail open bathroom sev eral doors down the corridor. Then she waited until everyone rushed into our room ? before she sneaked out and ran down to my car. She probably just missed meeting Mr. Keith on the way." The giil flicked away her cigar Rankin said: i "I SttppOse t fl.'i! I \ 'T- 1 ground. Mi*- ! < in v original I'> i .Mr. Keith w ? :;t t he suspected lii therein . th. K.iwia: i I Again Ik- ht.m I wari;:c<?,. "I'd sav it u.i- s :. that." "That's very ii.iperi..::' returned gracely. "Y i ?Oil to shield M<>. r :v this business had The girl -t?'' course not, Mr. !<.:!>:? swered vehenie:it!y I "You also tailed t<> :: Rankin pointed ???: on the afternoon oi t.':<- : I Keith visited the I He arrived about w!:t two-tlnrtv-five. Von 1 1 seeing and reco^nizi;.- I main office, yet you n-scri ? fact from me." I ?? XI - lili ' ' I attempt at surprise h?rM ? ?*' "I swear I didn't know. ? kin; I neither saw hi:n > ; leave." At the sudden inspirr.Tx ? ci/tred to him at that in;'-" kin shook his head ?sva.;?.; "Perhaps I can * ; reason why you ?ante<l >* ? him; you found it i>ro':''-:: him the truth." The secretary's eye tfrror. "That is called black? # Edmond." he went on, ^ ? ,0-." "So, bo, that isn't ?? "; j; ?t aU!" Jill Edmorid > interrupted. "I had d""( ' vice he would appreci:*!'' of my character, J wife's honor and h." '? disgrace. Surely it for me to expert sonif ? ? I "And in that way, | ends for the same ti':"r declared curtly. "I ae": as soon as I got A lie" : he was. And he was [>??' ing to let me have the : Abruptly the deter: ? ? moutli grin! and "Miss Edrur>:;d.' "this is your only ciia-" tongue and he pre* 3" to his fcnov.h diff w ' so." "Yes, yes. Mr. Rxo-' mond [>ronii-t<l on'}' "And thaiilv you: A" me not to breathe ?*' one." ? * Rankin's faith was destined t<" r more severe .' when he re.'.< tective Bitr?*ati Continued ^ si M
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