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AL CAPONE S CHUM JUST ANOTHER BUM Peter De Vito Once Got Tangled Up With Income Taxes, But Not Now. New York—Peter De Vito was a schoolboy chum, of A1 Capone in Brooklyn. Pete got rich, too. In 1929, he made a half million. He had a $60,000 home, and 4,000 men, including some of the tough est gunmen in town, working for him, and Pete was a dude. Recently, De Vito was arrested for the first time since 1932. He had 10 cents in his pocket, his clothes were shabby, and he needed a shave. For two years he had been living in a little room above a restaurant where he worked for rent, board and tips. Before that he had been seen cadging pennies in a subway station. Soon after he was locked up in Brooklyn recently, he fainted. Anemia was the doctor’s diag nosis. Starvation was Pete’s trouble, “When I had it,” he said rue fully, “I took care of everyone. Now that I’m broke, no one will help me.” When he was 30, Pete bought a truck at the urging of Capone and other friends and by 1929 he had 700 trucks and was conceded to have supplanted little Augie Pisano, until then king of truck ing in the city. Federal investigators reported that his income in 1929 was $503,000, of which $250,00 came from the Standard Oil company, for whom he supplied trucks and men to break a strike. He did similar jobs for other big corpora tions. In 1931 and 1932, he became involved in income tax and ille gal liquor cases. Though he won acquittals in both cases, he was finished. If he can stand up, he will be arraigned in Brooklyn felony court today on a charge of felon ious assault as a result of a fight. with his brother-in-law, Fred Morris, last Saturday night. o COMPETITION Because of the increasing popularity of the small tractor, many farm machinery companies are making strong bids to capture 1 part of this attractive market. I PRACTICAL HEALTH HINTS ~ The Problem of Perspiration By Dr. James A. Tobey ——— rpHE act of perspiring, or sweating, human body. It is. in fact, one of the ways in which the system is rid of certain waste products, and the process is also an aid to the maintenance of proper body tem perature. Some persons will, however, sweat much more than others. Individu als who are ac- Dr. J. A. Tobey tive. tiigti-strung. and nervous will perspire more pro tusely than easy-going, mentally se rene persons. Excessive perspira tion may occasionally be a sign ot physical trouble or disease Individuals will also, ot course, sweat more at one time than an other, as in not weather or during physical or mental exertion. Emo tional upset 3. such as fright or anxi ety, and digestive disturbances will likewise cause us to break out Into a sweat The sweat glands are located all over the body. 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Sample Copy on Request Japanese Buying Likely To Expand Over Grace Period New York, July 29 —Some foreign trade circles today the United States notice to Japan of abrogation of the commercial treaty with that country might prompt some immediate expan sion of Japanese purchases here of such things as iron and steel, petroleum and automobiles. So far this year, Japanese pur chases have been somewhat less than last year, but it was thought the Nipponese might take advan tage of the six-month’s notice to increase supplies of materials for which they look acrcss the Pacific in preparation for the possibilities of less favorable trade conditions under such new treaty as may be negotiated. Although Japan bought only 7.7 per cent cf total American ex ports last year, it was individual ly the third best customer of Un cle Sam. Its purchase here ran to $239,620,000, exceeded only by the United Kingdom and Canada. In the first five months of this year, Japan took only $96,267,00 of American products, which was $13,371,000 less than in the same months last year. The decline re flected somewhat smaller pur chases of cotton, petroleum, auto mobiles parts and airplanes. Japan has been buying much more from Uncle Sam than Uncle Sam buys from her. American purchases from Nippon totaled only $126,820,000 in 1938, leaving an excess of American exports to that country of $112,800.00 This was more than offset, how ever, by shipment of $168,739,000 of Japanese gold, which was sold to the U. S. treasury, thus provid ing Japan with dollars to make purchases. In the earlier months of this year Japanese sales to America actually showed a little higher dollar value. Through May they amounted to $50,250,000, up $2,- 406,000 compared with last year, but this was due to higher prices for silk, resulting rrom curtailed production. The outstanding trade between America and Japan was long the swapping of cotton for silk. But in 1938, Japan bought $52,850,000 worth of cotton, and sold Uncle Sam $83,652,000 worth of raw silk, both figures showing sub ture having a characteristic odor. If the skin Is dirty, oily, or laden with bacteria, perspiration from the skin may also be unpleasant. Excessive perspiration, known sci entifically as "hyperidrosis," can be treated in several effective ways. The first, obviously, is by frequent bathing and scrupulous cleanliness. The baths should be hot. and accom panied by the vigorous use of pure soap. Medicated soaps are not neces sary. Powders, such as talcum or zinc stearate, are valuable in the milder cases. The powders should be dusted on the parts affected and thoroughly rubbed in. If the feet cause trouble, stockings and shoes should not only be well-powdered, but should be changed daily and worn loose. The sufferer should have two pairs of shoes, so that he can wear them on alternate days. T here are various harmless deo dorants and antlpersplrants on the market, which will usually give tem porary relief. in hot weather, when sweating is most prevalent, plenty of fluids such as water, milk, buttermilk, and fruit juices should be consumed. Salt add ed to these beverages aids in water retention, and foods naturally con taining salt, such as bread, vege tables, and salt meats sbonld be in creased in the daily diet PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C. JjPl to more men and women every day stantial shrinkage from earlier years. Japanese purchases of such things as iron and steel, machin ery, automobiles and petroleum came to substantially more than her cotton buying. Silk, however, remained Jap an’s chief stock in trade, account, ing for nearly two-thirds of her sales here. Some textile men say the recent developement of new fibres by rayon manufacturers here, with sufficient strength and elasticity to permit use for pur poses heretofore reserved for silk, §• MANY HOMEMAKING PROBLEMS CAN BE QUICKLY SOLVED BY OUR EXPERT„ HOME SERVICE Representatives ie young women, experienced graduate Home lomists, are employed to aid the housewife in finding the “short-cuts” to better, easier and more economical homemaking methods, u So, whether your problems be large or small, and if you want to get the most benefit from Electrical CAROLINA Living, you are invited to use our Home Service POWER & LIGHT Department without charge or obligation. Simply telephone our local office and make your desires known . . . you will find a cheerful, courteous, and helpful response. It Costs LESS ... to LIVE BETTER may make a severe dent in Jap anese silk business in years to come. The first reaction of the silk market to news of abrogation of the treaty was a decline of a few cents a pound, but buying soon appeared, and prices came back partially. o - GANGSTER LAWYER FACES TROUBLE New York City—Nothing but trouble awaits J. Richard (Dix ie) Davis, formerly Stein, when he emerges from a year’s prison sentence as “mouthpiece” of New York’s underworld. Local authorities fear quick reprisal from the gorillas he betrayed in helping convict James J. Hines, Tammany leader, of complicity in the notorious policy swindle. DR. R. J. PEARCE EYES EXAMINED MONDAYS ONLY Thomas-Carver Bldg. Federal agents want him for questioning as to the cache of the millions supposedly hidden away by his former client, the murder ed Dutch Schultz (Arthur Llege A MESSAGE TO NORTH CAROLINA BEER RETAILERS T'HE abuses which sometimes are allowed to at * tach themselves to the beer business are as distasteful to the vast majority of you as they are to us. The activities of this Committee, therefore, are directed toward the elimination of these ills— and we feel strong in the knowledge that our ef forts, so far, have been widely supported. Already the work of the Committee is resulting in court cases against those who mistakenly think they can violate state law and common decency; and this work will be vigorously pressed as the campaign goes on. Any breach of good business conduct . . . any law infraction ... on the part of a licensed beer re tailer endangers not only himself, but thousands who operate strictly within the law. Thus, it is your duty to look upon your license as a badge of responsibility and to operate your business on a reputable and praiseworthy basis. See to it, then, that the permanence of YOUR business is not threatened by the handful who re fuse to see the value of the above-board wayl 1 . Brewers and North Carolina Beer Distributors Committee Mte 81347 Commercial BaOdmg, Raleigh, N. C. Colonel Edgar H. Bain, State Director \ V Distributor Members I. r. FlkiS, Chairman, Orssasboco DUtrtbatlng Co., Oreentbor. W r - h Griffin, Durham Fruit a FTo<lace Co., Durham i- W. 8. Barruss, Capital lee * Coal Co., BaMgh Vied Blllla, Dunlap * Mills, Wadesboro Bdward Hecht, Hardaway Heoht Co., charlotte DOhok R Barnard, Baer With Us, Inc., Asheville "..v- - Brewer Members b H. Wheeler (Asheville)—Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co. PaMI o*Do (Norfolk; Va.) — Southern Breweries, Inc. a M. Wright (Newark, N. J.) —P. Ballantlne A Sons S. A. Cash (Louisville, Ky.) —Frank Fehr mewing Co. WT. H. Jolly (Norfolk, Vh.)—Pabst Brewing Co. Whiter Bartlett (Norfolk, Va.)—Jacob Ruppert Brewery . * i THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1939) 1 lbeimer), who controlled the beer racket in Ney York during pro hibition. ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES DIAL 4501
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