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Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-12-18
CHAPTER %

] LOOKED quickly at Grace. and /
knew from her face that she hadn't
forgotten Mrs Starmont when Delhi
Io'd me the latter had been in the
Kitchen. Grace had deliberately re-
fused to recall that Mrs. Starnont
had heen in the Kitchen, as well as
the others. a crimson flush was
creeping up her face. and she clared
at Della.
What did Mrs. Starmont want o..
) addressed Grace. not Della.
"Tf Mrs. Starmont came into the
Kitchen. Mrs. Penny. l. didn't see
her"
Why. you were talking to her.
Gracei"
You must be seeing things. Della"
Grace retorted, going to the sink TO
wash her hands. ''Mrs. Starmont
wasn't in the kitchen this afternoon. I"
There was nothing more to be OK.
pccted from Grace when she spoke
mat way ! hadn't known her eight
years and not discovered theN sinh.
born streak in her which could he so
annoying at times. Wisely, I turned
- Della who had plopped down in a
chair by the table. and was num-
34ng TO herself. Her head was wob
ing back and forth as though she
were dummy.
We II all be murdered In our
heds." she whimpered. piteouslv. as
she looked up at me.
Hush. Della" admonished. I'VE
mustn't lose our heads. III 20 and
get LieH'en2nt Larrabee and Won and
Grace stay in the Kitchen untn | re.
turn"
This is a second time I've found
"A carving knife missing"
didn't wait to hear more TRYING
10 compose myself. ! went into the
han but Larrabee was talking to
Mr.. Talbot had no intention Of
telling the whole household that an
other carving knife was gone. and
having everyone frightened 70 death
az Della was. so when broke INTO
me conversation the two mon were
having. ] tried to be as nonchalant
- possible as ! asked Kirk Larrab, @
= accompany me to the kitchen
He SAID later that ne didn't have an
!nkling that wanted him for some
thing important. | must have been
good actress At that moment. for |
certainly didn't feel very calm.
When we were in the pantry.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-12-18
NEAL ANXIOUS TO
Be NEXT SPEAKER
Mcdowell Hosiery M IA n
Coming Back to Legisla-
ture; Others Seek Job.
DniIY Dispatch Hurcan.
'T III" S'r Wnit"" Hotel
Hy !. &. HNSI( EItNIII.

Raleigh, Dec. l8--W. w. (Socks)
Neal &C Marion. Mcdowell county.
,yu no; only be Il candidate for the
ucusc of the 1887 General Assembly.
Iui win also be a candidate for the
.nc9Itcrship Of that House, he again
,old friends here while in the city
Tuesday. While Neal did not serve as
. member Cr the 1895 House. he was
. member in 1888 and in five pre-
,..l. sessions, including the 1881 and
,o25 sessions. Known to his intimatCs
.. Ambassador Neal" he has be-
,un. famous for the socks he dis
,rrutcs to his friends and fellow leg
,la,ors from his hosiery mill H.
uarl,n. He has always been enc Of
,nr most popular members Of the
General Assembly and it is expected
N. viii become Il formidable candi-
5ar. for the speakership. There is lit
u. doubt that he will be elected.
The other leading candidate for the
membership is regarded as being r.
Grres Cherry. Of Gast0nia. who was
chairman Of the House Finance Com
u.r,rr i'm the 1898 session and the
leader Of the now historic CHERRY
lIor' in the 1888 session which sue
r.,d,d iu splitting the "Bowic bloc"
wide open and in increasing the ap-
,rrpraliOu for schools and other pur-
noses above the figure which Bowie
and his bloc" had set at $10.00O,00O
a wear. Others whose names have
Dccn mentioned in connection with
thc 1881 speakership race are Victor
: Bryant of Durham, chairman Of
,te appropriations committee in 1885
.,..ion, Jack Morphcw of Graham
county, but now with the WPA. and
Thoma, *. Hoyle, of Greensboro,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-12-18
|. MURDER uPSTAIRS@
+. HVADAM BLISS EsFG

kitchen. Again. she omitted the fact
that Mrs. SIaTmont had been in the
Kitchen.
Larrabee pressed her on that
point but she wouldn't weaken
Della had been mistaken, she iA.
sisted. Mrs. Starmont had not heaA
in the Kitchen at all during thp
afternoon.
I.arrabee left the kitchen asa
Grace and ] were alone there tN.
about 10 minutes until he returned
he frOwn still on his face He sat
down in a chair and started to talk
softly.
i've asked Burke and Ross. and
my two men outside. No one mas
left the house. and no strangers have
entered II stands to reason that if
The knife was stolen---"
"It was stolen. Lieutenant Lara
bee" interrupted. eff it hadn't
been stolen it would be in that
drawer" ! pointed to the open
drawer at the left Of the sink.
IF the knife was stolen," he con
tnund. paying no attention TO nv
Interruption. "Someone in this houea
stole it, and stole il for the same
purpose that the other. newer knife
was stolen Monday night"
Grace and ! looked at each other
I.arrabee.~was speaking in almost a
" hiSper so we had drawn close 10
The table
Now. the point is. 7 don't want
anyone IN rhis house to know the
u nj fa toll
Inner. as usual. Seven, isn't its
Can Mrs Bowers serve the dinner
without suspicionT
II can explain at dinner that Della
has another headache. She's been
ailing. and the siege at the inquest
viii give me a good excuse" ! PROM
ieed
"l'ine. Mrs. Bowers will serve the
dinner. then. And wen all be pres
enI. I'll sit in Dariens place as
did last night. Between us. Mira
Penny, Wen try to keep a light con-
versation going. and wen watch
everybody. Everybody. Understand
that?"
I said did. He went on.
During dinner Ross and Burke
and some others of my men will
search all the rooms in the house
thoroughly If the knife is CON-
ceaIed anywhere they'N find 1t.
There's nothing 10 be afraid of. No
one will know of the search. and
when the knife is found. we'll make
an arrest.
whoever murdered Darien-maA
or woman--has a passion for carving
knives as an implement Of death"
= "Somebody might have taken = +
for joke" ! offered. lamely
II doubt it. Mrs, Penny. The knife
was taken surreptitiously as the frs
one was taken. The method was a.
most the same. except that there ID
no bowl Of nuts in the kitchen.
Someone came into the kitchen on
some plausible pretext and went
away with the knife concealed about
his or her person. don't imagine
il was an easy thing to hide. Ger
come down TO the dinner table with
IT, IT isn't thing one could stick
INTO trouser leg. or under skirt.
remember the knife was pretty :
sharp, eh. Mrs Penny?"
Very SHARP"
would y9u come into the sitting
room with me. Mrs Penny? And
vou. Mrs. Bowers. will be all right.
i've called in one of the outside men
and he's stationed in the hallway"
fTO RE CONTtNUFDJ
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-12-18

, Whispered 10 him what had hap
! pened.
Gone. you say
"Disappeared. It's not in the
kitchen. the back porch. the mass
pantry or in the dining room.''
lie pushed open the swinging door
into The Kitchen the blackest frown
on his face / was ever to see. Grace
was standing by the stove, and Della
was meaning 10 herself wmere | had
| nft her.
Della won't be able to serve din
ner, Mrs. Penny" Grace said, en-
phaticaI:v. she's gone all TO
pieces"
] could see that for myself. Della
was In the same state of mind she
had been in when she had opened
Andrew Darien'a door ana found him
dead
Maybe she'd better go mp to bed
right now," Larrabee suggest ed 81
don't want any hint OF the missing
carving knife 10 get out. and with
Della around in this state. anvhOdy
coming into the Kitchen will know
that something has happened Sup
pose, Mrs. Penny, you and take hei-
up 10 her room Via the back staira
When we come down ven talk 10
Mrs. Powers IN the mea Mira
Bowers. you are moi 10 leave the
kitchen Or mention what has han
pened.
Between us. KIRK l.arrahee and |
managed Della all the way IN The
back stairs to the fourth floor. She
could hardly walk. THANK goodness
we didn't meet n soui. and when we
had her IN her room and was TAX.
ing The spread off her he'd. asked
her-the question had been dyIne 40
ask ali the way up the. stairs.
you're sure you saw Mrs. Star
mont in the kitchen talking TO
Grace?"
"Yes. ma'am. even If Grace says
she was not there. saw her. They
we're talktn'. and when ! come in.
they stopped and Mrs Starmont
left"
1t was Delia's word against
Grace's. but Della was as honest as
Grace. and she had ewes. TOO If
Della said Mrs. Starmont had been
in the kitchen. I'd be willing to bank
on it. regardless OF what Grace
claimed. For some reason or other,
Grace was inclined to shield Helen
Starmont.
"You're to lock your door, Della.
when we leave. and keep it locked"
Larrabee said, "Understand?"
She nodded her head. numhly
III never forget her hollow looking
eyes as we. went ont after / had
made her swallow a br0Tmide
We heard the key turn in the lock
as soon as we we're in The hall
Neither of us sa!d anything eorne
down the back sI9irs for we took
the same route GONG down az we
had coming up We met nobody.
! glanced al the clock when we
reached the Kitchen II was exactly
6:5O HaIf an hour to the dot since
Della had found thai The old carving
knife wasn't in its proper place
"Anybody been IN ;he kitchen
since we went upstalrs?'. I.arrabee
asked Grace
no. SIT"
Il want to know exactly what
happened. Mrs Bowers, If you please
From the time vOu saw ,he knife al
five o'clock until Mrs Penny came
10 call me-
Grace told him the same story
word for word she had told me i'he
same reasons for visits 10 he
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-12-18
Hint Sales Takers
Urging Dowell On
(ContinueI from Page One.)

Raleigh, and that is saying a mouth
full. He is conceded to have offered
more opposition to the sales tax than
all of the other anti-sales tax agita-
tors put together during the eight
years or more he has been executive
secretary of the North Carolina Mer-
chants Association.
Opinion here is about evenly divid-
ed as to whether DOwell will become
a candidate for State auditor in Op
position to Baxter Durham, the in
cumbent There is no doubt that
Dowen is receiving some strong urg-
ing to make the run and that he
would g\, some excellent support.
But there are indications that the
merchants know this and urging him
to stay where he is 1t is known that
the merchants association recently
employed an assistant field man to
help Dowell and even tried to in
crease his salary, but that he declined
TO accept the increase. The belief is
that Dowell would not gain anything
financially if he should run for State
auditor and be elected.
There are some here who see in the
effort to get DOwcll to run for State
auditor little more than an effort on
the part Of those who want to see the
sales tax continued and perpetuated
to remove Dowell from among its op-
pOnents by electing him to a State Of
flee. For it is agreed that if he should
be nominated and elected to State
office, he would very effectively be
silenced, since as a part of an admin
istration supported by the sales tax,
he could not very we'll fight it, Stran-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-12-18

Glilford county.
II Bryant gets into the race, most
observers here agree that the contest
Will be largely between Cherry
bFyant and Neal. But there is some
oouot mere as to whether Bryant will
rum although it is agreed he would
make a strong candidate. If he does
not run, present indications are that
the principal contest would be br-
tween Cherry and Neal. most obser-
Vers here believe
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-12-18

ger methods than this have been used
IN the past by politicians to eliminate
thorns in their political sides. But
most observers believe that both
Dowell and the merchants are too
canny to be fooled in this way.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-12-18

Some religious communities and or
ders are the nearest approach to COM
plete communism we may find in the
modern world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-05
CHANGES FOR 800 SLIM

Syracuse, N. Y.-AccorGing to American Bowling Congress fig ures, chance of q bowler rolling a perfect 300 game in league com petition is one in .S4,000, and in an A.B.C. meet one in 312,500.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-05

When the Federal Advertising Agency basketball team comes to the Boys Club tomorrow night to meet Clock, Dusty league cham
 IpiOns.. Nick. HudObenkO,. stellar guard of the IngersOlIs, will be in the starting lineup. The game Is scheduled for S:SO o'clock followed by dancing. The New York club has yet to be defeated in 23 starts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-05
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MONTREAL PLANS | INTERNATIONAL
 MEET FOR BANTAMS

Montreal (UP)-An information al boxing tournament, centering around the bantamweight title, is being planned here.
 The tournament will involve Sixtor Escobar, of Puerto Rico, who is recognized as worlds champion by the Montreal Athletic commission. Al Brown, who prac- ticaIIy has been deposed as cham pion as g. result of his suspension by the National Boxing commits sion for failure to fulfill contracts, Dick Corbett, the British Empire titleholder, Johnny King, former British champion, and Pie Ken, Korean bantam.
 The purpose of the tournament will be to choose real champion through the process of elimination At present there are two outstand- ing claimants to the title-Sixto Escobar and Al Brown. Escobar won the Montreal Athletic com missions recognition as champion when he trounced Bobby Leitham, Canadian champion, and Rudolpho Baby" Casanova, of Mexico, after Brown had been suspended by the National Boxing commission for refusing to fulfill contracts. Brown still is recognized as champion by the New York State Boxing com mission.
 A match between the two claim ants, however, would not clear up the situation entirely, as the Brit ish Boxing Board of Control have recognized Dick Corbett's right to fight for the worlds title.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-05
Kelley, Marathon
 Sta1. in Classic

Boston, April 5.-(UP>-John A. Kelley of. Arlington, who will be one of the favorites when the field leaves the mark April 19, was one of ten new entrants for the annual Boston A. A. Patriots day marathon announced to-day. The field now totals 50 and prob- ably will reach 200 before entries close.
 Kelley came to the fore last year when he won. the North Medford A. A. 2O-mile run, and then fin- ished second in the B. A. A. clas- sic. Two weeks ago he repeated his victory in the 20-mile event.
 The other entrants are Mathew D. Beardsley, Fairlawn A. C., Paw tucket, R. l.; Thomas Rogan, Wor- cester; William T. Simons, Need- ham Heights; James Terry, Y. M. c. A., Lowell; Warren B. Beckett. Boston; Olive Beaumont, York A. C.. Toronto; George l.. Andrian, Boston; Con Solson, Sydney, Cape Breton Island; A. Medeiors, Y. M c. 4. Lowell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-05
CONNECTICUT PIN TEAMS TRY FOR
 TITLES TOMORROW
Waterbury COntenders for Duckpin HOnOrs in
 Washington

Hartford, April 5-The first of Connecticut mop-up army of duck pin rollers left for Washington last night and others will follow to- day to make on Saturday the nnal assault on present standings and records in the National Duckpin Bowling tournament. Some Of Hartford's best bowlers rolled last week, but several of the top-rank- ing teams and individuals have saved their bid for Saturday, hte final day of the three weeks event
 Tommy DcLucco's Capitol Alleys mems and women's team left last night. The Maple girls. explained by Lillian Frisk, and the Park Re- creation girls, led by Vi Kihm, are among those scheduled for Satur- days big wind-up. The Laria and Sagarino team leaves early this morning.
 From 10 other Connecticut cities the cream of the bowling crop will move on Washington in a drive that may make a big turnover in the present standings. The Con- necticut Yankees, Blue Ribbons, New Haven Elks and Lucky Strikes from Willimantic are all on the Saturday schedule and Genlot Girls of Waterbury hnd the doubles and singles will include such sharp shooters as Nick Tronsky, Jack White, Carl Frisk, Mike Bogino, Tony Ianarone, Wally Pipp, !"Bozo' Dente, Babe" Dugas, Fred Teller and Bill Tato.~
 Teams and individuals from Hartford. Stamford, New Haven, Waterbury, Middletown, Walling- ford and Willimantic are scheduled to roll tomorrow.
 The Occidents of Washington moved into the mems team leader ship Wednesday night with a total of 1930. The Rinthols of Balti- more are second with 1888 and the Palace Five of Martinsburg, w. Va, third with 1876.
 Eli Pickus of Baltimore is lead ing the all events with 11S5. Jack Cowl of Martinsburg, w. Va, is one pin behind.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-05

cago, to confer with Garden off, cials and Mike Jacobs, head of the goth Century Sporting Club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-05
DETROIT LIONS SIGN STARS OF l MICHIGAN STATE
End and Halfback May Make Muny Football
 Team

Lansing, Mich (UP)-Signing of Edward Klewicki, former Michi- gan State end, and Doug Mott, for- mer University of Detroit half back, by the Detroit Lions foot ball team may give the Motor City eleven one of the leading pass combinations in professional foot ball to-day.
 The former Michigan State star halls from Hamtramck, Mich, and the Detroit halfback from Ann Arbor.
 Outstanding Stars
 Klewicki and Mott, two of the outstanding football stars of Mich- igan in recent years, are adept in their departments of the game and under the guidance of Coach Pot sy Clark, Lions mentor, should develop into crack combination.
 Both gridders, winding up their college careers last fall, recently affixed their signatures to Detroit Lion contracts after three years of varsity play. Klewicki was one of the best ends, if not the best, ever turned out at the East Lansing institution while Nott's passes brought many victories to the De- ltroit team. r
 4 Aerial Attack
 Presence of a strong aerial at- tack, which is contemplated with the addition of the two Michigan players to the roster, might have brought victory over the Chicago Bears, who defeated the Lions twice during the last pro season. Should, these two develop as ex- lpected the Motor City eleven's oe- fense will be bolstered materially.
 The Big Michigan State end who weighs in the vicinity of 200 pounds enjoyed his greatest season at the East Lansing institution last fall while injuries hampered the Titan halfback, somewhat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-05
George, Rex, Wants Maxes For Jubilee
By DAN PARKER

e years ago. and to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of the big British actually strike the brighter pink promoter yesterday
  day Walter Rothnbu Hamburg nothing to with this ieH
 syndicate by biggest the island willing $27ooo take of the gate if it should the guarantee
 The wembley Stadium late in June with pr price % scale m ranging @ % G ID % soes co f 19e with from world draw gate of at least 100000 pounds an oa % to He found 0a he 9n @ the hockey there there to be ext saea .Ge sss1 'ne @sss Prague in ;s. sss !. s.1,s with hockey at Germany many Vaserland " isG,l # he bushes hen he of the kind hockey e nst When @ heard of he make sn S" " the ms~ @ h in hs at m he a f he eabe Dickson reading Advise not to use pro hockey & entertained imitation hockey which they advisable him to let them sample of the /;
 fans aren't familiar with the rules or hockey vet said partial but incompetent Every team usually has its own eerecan md in a expect to be dressing by mob after every 
 it has become tile fashionable thing to do to eses) Wembley thousand the sa@e sas en at the hsss sa%e s' '' '"
 impressed with the prosperity that England enjoy
 
 football final sold though the where the Commonplace thinks that
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-05
JENUSAITlS FAILS
 BY SINGLE PIN IN ROLLOFF GAME

John W. Jenusaitis may hold his own while sheriffing about our fair | cuty, but certainly can't do the | same when he takes his place as an | anchor man in the LIP bowling league. The sheriff led his club againstathat of Anthony Zugras in a rooloff at St Joseph's alleys last
 night for second place in the league
 standing. In the third game, with
 the teams tied, the happy sheriff stepped to the foul inc and crashed
 through for an box in the ninth
 and spared in the ast. Anthony
 was also very much in the game
 and was holding on for life itself,
 The sheriff need seven fill to
 win and a to tie the game. He
 acknowledged the applause, went
 to the sponge, grasped the towel,
 selected a ball and eyed the head
 pin, after which he let go and tcosed his eyes. When he opened
 his eyes five big beautiful mapes remained upright. The score at the finish was 619 to 618 in favor of
 Zubras. Dan Stokes rolled well for the winners while Bill Kenausis, Charles Lasky and Jenusaitis feat ured for the losers. : First place position was won by the team explained by John "Bren- ner" Vitukaitis. Awards will be properly distributed and acknowl- edged at the annual banquet which will take place at St Joseph's hall on Saturday evening, May 4. The scores.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-05
RALLY FAILS TO CATCH
 REYMOND HILLIES
Free Tries By Sullivan Won Championship of
 Brooklyn Y

"Red" Gladney's Raymond Hill- ies won the championship of the Brooklyn X Interclub league last night for the second successive year when they handed the Brook lyn Falcons a 16-14 setback before the largest crowd to attend a bas- ketball game in years at the Brooklyn Y.
 A pair of fouls, by Freddy Sul- livan, in the final minutes of play gave the Doughboys a well-earned victory and the championship or the Brooklyn Y once again goes to Washington Hill. The winners got off to an early start and a basket by Al Zacks gave the Hillies their first score of the night. Freddy Sullivan added foul and a bas- ket before Pete GalulIo opened the scoring for the losers and Benny Labutis added a foul and the open ing period ended with the Hillies out in front by a 5 to 3 margin.
 Frightened Up
 Both teams put up a strong de- fense and as result very little scoring was done. Pete Pomponio tossed in long shot and Sullivan added another foul to the winners total for all the scoring in the sec- ond period, the Falcons being un- able to score either a foul or field goal and the Hillies were out in front by an to 3 count at inter- mission.
 Just after the htird period got underway, George Stankevich, who put. on the incest exhibition of blocking shots-seen in some time, tossed in a shot from the side of the court and Captain Joe Pom ponio added another hoop to give hte, Hillies a 12 to 3 lead and the Falcons called time out. After play was resumed, Mike Higgiston was fouled while attempting to shoot a sucker shot and made both free tries to give the Falcons their first points in, twelve minutes of action. Referee Hennie Darlington called a technical foul on Pete Pomponio and Labutis made good the at- tempt. Baskets by Gallulo and Martina, and a pair of fouls by La butts tied the score and the third period ended with the score tied at 12 all.
 Losers Lead
 The final quarter saw both teams bombarding the hoop from all an- gles but very little scoring was done. The Falcons took the lead on a basket by Labutis and it was the first time that the losers were out in front. George Stankevich pulled a sleeper play and counted from beneath the hoop to tie the score. With two minutes remain ing to play, Labutis fouled Sulli- van in the act of shooting and it was the fourth personal on the Falcons star and Duke Delpo re- placed him at forward. Sullivan made good both tries and although both teams took. several shots in the final minute and @ half none of them sfound their mark and the HilHes chalked up their ninth win in ten starts at the Y.
 VI, Sullivan, and Labutis were high scorers for their respective teams with Pete Pomponio and Mike Hig- -giston standing out oh the defense for both teams. 2 Last nights good news:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-05
Mayer Over 1000
 in Pin Congress

Syracuse, N. Y., April 5--(U.Po Nationally famous teams from New Haven, Conn. and Fort Wayne Ind, will roll tonight in the Amer ican Bowling Congress.
 Ora Mayer, San Francisco, came within 0 few pins of breaking the the all-events record in yesterdays competition.
 He took the all events lead with a 2,022 which was the fifth 2.O0O the congress has seen in its history and third high for all time. At the same time he moved into three way tie for 10th in singles with 682 and grabbed eighth in doubles with Johnny Basiou, his partner, who helped him complete Q 1,273.