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Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-14

everything IN the room hecause when
we looked there was nothing in
DarienS desk. except rnImportant
4 correspondence that had no possible
bearing on his murder"
Il And DeIa?"
7 Gle claims he had no idea he was
| -Delia's secret love. Claims. in fact,
ahat he never went up to the fourth
G DOR since he put his trunk away in
tAle storeroom. He told me all this
very convincingly. Never changed
has story once. but that doesn't erase
the fact that all night long the latch
or Darien's closet door remained
oLaen between the two rooms. and
that he had the opportunity TO kill
| Dairien."
'4Did he hear anything. during the
nigAlt?"
ale did change his statement
there. At first he said that he slept
soundly all night long, Today he
| tells me he didn't sleep at all. that ne
spent most of the night sitting in
chair. smoking, and wondering why
Janet Bell was Important to Darien.
1t seems he's fond Of Janet. more so
| than lie has been or any other girl
| he's known. He's been wanting to
marry her ever since she came to
the house. 1 judge that the other
afternoon when he went to her room.
| he proposed again and when she re-
fused ham. he accused her OF threat
ening to kin Darien. In his anger
over her refusal he came to me. and
| told me about her threat. There are
men like that. you know"
"You haven't told me what he
heard Monday night" 1 inter-
| jected.
"He heard nothing until Withers
threw some gravel at your window.
Nothing. And he sticks by that
story, too. The house was very quiet.
! he says.
"His room was in darkness but he
couldn't see who was on the lawn.
His windows face east and Withers
was in front, under your windows.
At first he contemplated going down
and opening the door. then decided
against it. He heard you on the
stairs. You were putting a little and
signing. he says. Then later, half
an hour later. he heard you come
up again, signing. He was listening
for you. he admits. standing near his
door. / asked HIM if he heard Miss
Cambridge with you. and he said no.
he thought you were alone"
after that?"
'"The next thing he heard. aside
from the little noises about the
house, was when he was in Darien's
room-Withers' knock. Now Hem
ineway was awake all night He
was on the second floor. and says he
beard nothing except what I've told
you. Withcrs was awake on he
third floor. and said he heard nothin"
All night long. Another snae"
RIO RE CONTINUEDJ
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-14
1t. Commander Albert Tucker,
-"THE NAVY WIZARD"

MYSTERIES and thrills aplenty are i'll
store for the patrons of the Vance
Theatre when 1t. Commander Albert
Tucker. u. S. N. (retired) stages his
Navy Wizard show tocay at 81 and
9 D. m. Retiring after thirty-seven
years in naval service, Commander
Tucker whose fame in the Navy was
widespread as a magician organized
a company mad took to the road. The
Commanders first season is already
proving .hu"n success and he is CIV
ing the lie N1ct il wants-some-
thing really different and of the high
est class in devllle.
Magic and illusions have literally
been gathered from the four cor
ners of the earth by the Navy Wizard
and many of his numbers have never
before been presented publicly, not
ably The Phantom Ray a scientific
device that is years ahead of its time.
Mr. fuckers company numbers five
among them being the talented dan
Ger. Evelyn OFT and the well known
comedian, Billy Morning. The Navy
Wizard Show is produced entirely by
Southern folks. Mr.. Tucker being a
native Virginian as are Miss OFT and
the musical director of the show,
Robert PullyJ Billy Morning is at
home when he is in Raleigh
The Navy Wizard Show, carrying
in its huge bus probably more equip
ment and illusion paraphanalia than
any other show of its kind in the
country, is we'll worth the price of
admission alone to the Vance Thea
ire
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-14
MURDER UPS'TAIRSeR,
- %ADAM BLISS VfI

mans voice. ana II was Heming~
way. He told me this afternoon after
| ! had questioned him for an hour
He was in the habit OF going into
| Darlen'S room early in the morning.
Sometimes they had their bust
ness conferences there before the
| household was awake. lie entered
by the closet door. which was usual
ly left open on Darien's side. Often,
Hemingway awakened Darien. They
worked together. as you probably
know by this time. on Darien's black
mail schemes. consulted with each
other constantly. Tuesday morning
1T really started Monday night
| Hemingway was angry. There had
been no consultation about Janet
! Bell. and Hemingway had overheard
! bit OF conversation-not much
during Janet's visit to Darien'S room.
"He wanted to know more about
it. of course. Knowing his employer.
for that's who Darien really was to
| him, was never in q good mood at
night. he waited until morning, came
in about 5. which was earlier than
usual. but he couldn't wait any long
or after sleepless night. He found
Darien dead.
For moment he was panic
stricken. so he says. then his head
cleared. There might be some papers
in the room. He looked for them,
found them, and was still going
through the desk when Withers
knocked. In a moment he was in
the closet, calling come in. A mis-
take. but he had to do something.
He heard the door open and some
one enter slowly He told me he
recognized Withets from the closet
door which was not quite closed, saw
his hesitancy. saw Withers leave
softly without raising an alarm.
Then Hemingway slipped Darien's
closet panel bolt. went out into the
hall and to his own room. and bolted
the closet door from his side. So.
Tuesday morning two men in the
house knew Daren was murdered,
and neither Of them gave an alarm.
Hemingway swears he didn't dare to
because he was afraid he might be
thought the murderer. \ Withers
probably thought the same thing.
that is. If he's innocent"
His voice was very low. I had to
bend forward to hear him.
Hemingway also swears that he
didn't murder Darien. that when he
went into the room at 5 o'clock Tues
day morning. Darien already was
dead.
Strange. isn't it. that two men
should enter Darien's room, discover
he had been murdered, and not give
an alarm?''
"The papers Mr.. Hemingway
found?" ! inquired.
''He didn't find much. a few letters
and few documents. he says. He
took them and burned them before
breakfast. He must have taken
(COpYfi0ht
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-14
CHAPTER 81


EVERYONE, was at dinner excep,
Mrs. Starmom and Mr.. Hemingway
she had sent down word that she
didn't care for even tray. and Mr.
Hemingway said he wasn't hungry
when knocked at his door after he
had disregarded the gong.
After dinner | cleared the dishes
and he;ped Grace with the kitchen
work. She asked when she was fin
i5hed whether she could go up 10
Mrs. Starmont's room safely. l sug-
gested a small tray, so she fixed that
and went away.
was stin in the kitchen at 8
o'clock when Kirk Larrabee came
from headquarters via the back door.
lie looked over my shoulder as l sat
at the table writing my grocery list.
"WorrIed?" ne asked. kindly.
yes" was worried. / was
frantic with worry. with bewilder-
ment. with tina; miserable conclusion
! had made in the phone booth this
afternoon coming back and back at
me like a buZ2ing fly.
lOu kIlOW SOItlclIIiIS. LIS SuC
brain again. DIR RlIdemar told you
something when you called him on
the phone!"
He was wrong there. DR.. Rude
mar hadn't told me anything didn't
know. The conclusion ! had made
in the booth was an old one. too. days
Cd now.
I'm know soon. Mrs. Penny" He
was his old self again. All the cold
ness he had displayed in the sitting
room was gone. Apparently / was
forgiven for having secretly phoned
Dr. Rudemar. 81 have a warrant
for the arrest OF Hemingway in my
pocket"
For his arrest?"
yes He finally told me some
things this afternoon"
"Confessed?" My voice was only a
whisper.
mo confession yet. but the infor-
nation he gave me is strong enough
to warrant his arrest for murder"
"You think he did it?"
do you?"
Throwing it in my lap again. I
was silent. He could take that
silence any way he chose. If LARA
bee wanted to suspect Martin Hem
ingwav. wanted to arrest him. l had
my own suspicious. too.
Larrabee was in a confidential
mood.
LET me tell you about Heming-
way. I've been worried about the
voioa that ancvvern6 Conrad WifherS
Tuesday morning from Darien's bed
room The voice that told him to
enter. 1t was obvious to me. from
the first. that it must belong to
someone in this house. Perhaps
Hemingway. Surely Hemingway. 1t
was a mans voice unless Withers
was lying. He wasn't lying. 1t was
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-14
CAROLINA QUINT TO
MEET NYU TOMORROW

Chapel Hill, Jan. 14-North Caro-
lima will try to do what California,
Purdue, Fordham, Kentucky and Col
umbia have failed to do. That is to
beat New York University's conquer
ing Violets on the Basketball court.
Tomorrow night the White Phantoms
meet these Violets in Madison Square
Garden, N. Y. U. has last only one
game in three years, that to Yale last
season.
This will be the feature game of the
weekly collegiate basketball program
in the Garden The preliminary will
be played between Manhattan Col
lege and st. Johns
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-14
NASH CURB MARKET
f. COOPERATIVE MOVE
MANY Interests Lending
Hand in Preparing for
Construction

Rocky Mount. Jan. 14.-Nash coun-
Tvs proposed permanent building Tor
the home demonstration curb market
is to be strictly a cooperative affair
said Mrs. e. V. Gordon, county home
agent of the state College Extension
Service.
The county commissioners paid ST.
600 for a lot $50 by $50 feet i'll area
facing Braswell Park in the center
Of the city.
The Federal government has offer
ed S3.279 TO pay for labor in construct
ing the market building. and $500 1s
TO be applied toward the purchase of
brick.
AS the building is expected to cost
S7,423, not counting the lighting fix
lures and sewage appliances, there
remains $3,644 to be contributed by
other sponsors.
Edgecombe county has appropriate
ed $500 to the market, "A market sell
lers have pledged $617, and seven mer-
chants and patrons have pledged 500
so. A donation of $500 is also expect
ed from a friend. Mrs. Gordon stated.
She also stated that she has been
practically assured of $1,000 from the
city of Rocky Mount. and the women
who sell on the market are expected
TO contribute more in the near future.
The county commissioners have adj
vised Mrs. Gordon to go ahead with
the project. and she said workmen
will be ready to break ground as soon
as the weather is favorable.
Tho Ohieot 0f tbp home OomOQStra-
tion curb market is to provide place
where the rural women of the county
may bring their surplus produce for
selling to Rocky Mount housewives
and other urban consumers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-14

There is no waste so great as the
waste of the powers ana gifts of the
human beings who make up the ma
ton.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-14

Until a century ago the English
dreaded the French far more than
today's widest alarmists dread Ger
many.
The Arizona gleam., 1936-05-16
Church of God
Holiness Mission

The minister and official
staff of the Churc, Of God
Holiness Mission. I4th at E!
Jefferson Sts. mot0rad o
Tucson Sunday morning May
8 to take part in the ordina
ton service. MA. Johnson.
pastor in charge of that city
After enjoying al old time
feast at the home of Deacon
end Sister Bragqs, the body.
ith their cn worke ers and
never to be forgotten friends
were in service at 8 o'clock.
Pastor r d. Wilkes of Pro
enix State President was mis-
tress Of ceremonies. Rev
Henry Wilson o f Phoenix
lead from the 9th Chapter or
Romans. Prayer was offered
By DR.. Wilson of Tucson.
Bother and sister Clarence
Smith were at their best in
a beautiful due;
The Tucson Holiness gu
artet touched the glad hearts
Of those present singing one
of the worlds famous Negro
spirituals The ABC' 9 of Je-
Gus Christ. Phoenix is hoping
Ia have these real gospel
singers soon. Bishop I'D Smith
national head sustained to 9
The Arizona gleam., 1936-05-16

organization Of tte church.
DR.. LII. Britton the state
ovepseer delivered the ordin--
alton address:
This organization is very
happy to have one at t b 9
worlds best known holiness
ministers to lead us TO our
goal Of peace and righteous
ness. Bishop Smith; one of
America best known Ev-+
anQelistS who has made hun
dreds of friends of all RAGS.
He ordained each Min lister
Missionary and Deacon Re
aiding from the End Tim. 4th
Ch pter many ministers OF
both races surrounded tie
altar and took part In tie
ordination:
This orQaniZa ions pros -
ram is "World-wide fellow
ship with any den omination
any people from any place
who are true followers of Je-
sus Christ: The spitl sight
of Jesus Christ is universal
one God the father Of all who
does not separate mis- children
RID. Wilkes, Pastcr,
Title II Turner. Secy.
The Arizona gleam., 1936-05-16
Birthday Dinner Party

A dinner party marked the
observance of the birthday of
Miss CharIesetta Favors, Fri
day May 9th given in her
honor by her parents. the Re-
verend and Mrs. Chas Favors
of 1341 East Washington:
Places were laid at a be-
autifully appointed table for
Niles. Geneva McBrier. Ply
llis Oby. Mildred Phillips,
Alyce Williams. Dorothy 10 :
nes. Gl deem Hamilton and
Annie Crump: and Mssrs.
Nathaniel Lewis. Fred Mack.
Rogers johnson Shirley Lewis
and the honorie. Miss Favors
place cards in gay coIIabora :
ton with Spring. were May
baskets.
Following the dinner (of
superb cuisineJ the many To-
vely gifts received by Miss
Favors were displayed for the
benefit of oil present. Gen
eral conversation and musical
selections served as pastimes
Of the evening. in which all
partook and enjoyed a very
pleasant evening.
The Arizona gleam., 1936-05-16
Close Successful
Annual Meet
Continued from page 3

Continued from page 3
Grand Chapter Offic srs.
Mrs. Lynn Ross Carter was
reelected worthy grand ma
tror. Mrs. Carter has served
continuously "a worthy grand
matron since 1923.
Other officers elected are
Walsh Mack. worthy grand
patron. Mrs. Georgia E. Por
ter. assistant grand matron,
IA "A. White. assistant grand
patron: Noble E. White grand
treasurer. Lille I. He'll. grand
Secretary. Mamie Jordan.
grand conductor, Estella AL.
lsnsworths assistant grand
conductor. Lena Stsnfield, ,
grand warden. Robert L For
tune. grand sentinel. Matte
Powdrill. grand Adah. Gle
msnxa Snew. grand Ruth. Jes-
sic Ha0lers grand Esther.
BERTHE Bondss grand Martha.
Rosie Sanders, grand Electra.
Ella johnson. grand chaplain
Emma Campbell. grand oracle
The Arizona gleam., 1936-05-16
Local

Mr.. and Mrs. Plato Lind -
sey, 1921 e. jefferson St.
celebrated their 42nd We'd
ding anniversary recently.
Mrs. Lindsey received sew
eral useful and beautiful
gifts.
The Arizona gleam., 1936-05-16

Jessie James. grand lecturer
Lucille Greene, grand marsba all
east: Aetonie H q !, grand
marshall. west. Nellie Bur
nett assistant secretary and
Emma Gardiner and Pearl
Rae, trustees,
The Arizona gleam., 1936-05-16
having been confined to his
bed for several months.

Mre. Gu. Jackson of east
Washington street 10 on the
sick list.
The Arizona gleam., 1936-05-16
Sick List

Mrs Lena Young of East
Washington St. remains on
the sick lists
Mr.. Allen Smith 10 i'll but
somewhat improved.
Mr.. Jimmie Brown was able
to no to church Sunday after
The Arizona gleam., 1936-05-16

Sun Mon. May II and 18
2 Big Features
'Annis Oakley
with Barbara Stanwyck AND
Preston Foster also
'Csppy Ricks Return
with Man Mountain Dean and
Florine Mckinney
Also the fi,pt chapter OF the
Serial 'The Lost Jungle
starring Clyde Beatty and
News
The Arizona gleam., 1936-05-16
Adults 16c Children lUc
RExTHEATRE
One Day Only Sat. May Is
2 BIG FEATURES

'The Perfect Clue
with David Manners and
Dorothy Libaire also
"Western Courage"
with Ken Maynard aud
Geneva Mitchell also
The Miracle Rider Serial
Also Tom Mix, Cartoon and
News.
The Arizona gleam., 1936-05-16

Tues Wed Thur. May 10 2O.2l
2 Splendid Super Product
ions ins Spanish
'ru Hijo'
With Julio Villapeal end
Mercedes Prendes
Also sChucho Ell Reto'
With Fernando Soler aud
Adriapa Lamar
Also Comedies
Evening star., 1936-11-16

fellows up here and they'll give you
lot of stuff about east by the stars
or east by the sun, or shifting mag
to leave it to some one who doesn't
talk my language
"Say" Jim spoke up. "I've got
that big compass I used when I went
to engineering school. It's absolutely
accurate. How about setting it up on
the fence and seeing which way it
runs, without any more fuss than
tnat?"
Startling trusted Jim more than he
trusted his father 1t was agreed.
Jim brought out his compass and
let every one inspect it. When Thel-
ma came over he turned away
couldn't speak to her She bent
closely over the instrument and
didn't look at him.
When all agreed that it looked all
right, the compass was brought to
the disputed fence.
you read it, Jim. We old fellows
are blind as bats"
inns heart leaped when he looked
at the needle. 1t showed east"
to be considerably to the right of the
direction in which the fence ran.
That meant the fence would have to
be shifted to the right, and his
fathers land lay on the left, his
father would be given a considerable
piece of ground. Wonderful but
Jim kept on thinking. If that hap
pened, old Startling could never forget
it. The friendship between the two
old men, strong despite their quarrels,
would be broken. 1t was not worth
1t, for the sake of little soil.
He announced cheerfully, THE
fence is exactly right"
And both disputants were very
glad to hear it. They stood shaking
hands with each other and with Jim.
Jim almost felt happy again. If only
Thelma hadn't climbed that tree!
The old men went down to the
spring house. Jim went quickly to
his compass and found little steel
4AdA1 S1dSP Vic CdSt.
Give it to mel" Thelma cried, try
ing to snatch it from him.
Jim was staring, first at her and
then at the compass. and back
again. Little thoughts were running
around in his brain. A piece of
steel, that close to the magnetic
needle, would cause it to swing off
true. And the way the clasp had
been placed, it would make the needle
swing to the right.
so that was why it showed the
fence was wrong You put this
thing in there before I used the COM
pass. You wanted to give that extra
piece of land to my father!"
Then it really worked! But-but
you said the fence was true-Oh,-
Jim. we both wanted to prevent a
quarrel"
Yes" he murmured. Family
pride doesn't mean so much to us,
after ALL We each were willing to
give something away" He looked
deep into her eyes, seeing what he
hoped to see.
Anyway" he said after a while.
I'VE won't need that fence. The two
farms will soon be one. Dad said
he'd give me this one when I marry,
and my wife can have anything I've
got"
(Copyright. 1866
Evening star., 1936-11-16

I'M BURGESS
raised his shot
gun and blasted
some leaves off the
top of the apple
tree.
"Get out of
there!" he shout
ed. "Next time
I'll aim right at
you" Hang those
poachers! Some
tramp, no doubt,
was hidden up
there stealing fruit
before it was ripe.
Get down, you'll"
A figure ap-
peared from behind
a clump of leaves
on a low branch.
Jim gasped;; it was
q girl-a neighbor,
"I'll have you
know, Jim," said
Thelma Startling,
"that I object to
Evening star., 1936-11-16
Preaching Mission Scheduled.

RALEIGH, N. c., November 16 P).
Leading Protestant clergymen and
church workers will arrive here No
vember 26 for a four-day meeting of
the National Preaching Mission.
Among those who will participate
are DR.. Robert E. Speer of New York
City, DR.. M. e. Dodd, pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Shreveport,
La: Miss Muriel Lester of London,
England, and Bishop Edwin H. Hughes
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1936-11-16
BY Moses Schere.

I'll didn't know it was you
But I object to having my fathers
apples taken when you have plenty
on your own side of the fence"
"Oh, that fence doesn't mean any
thing now. The corner of the field
with the apple tree is ours. 1t al
ways has been, but Dad just found
the mistake he made in reading the
old deed"
Jim glared. He was too fond Of
Thelma to want to start a quarrel,
but he was getting hot under the
collar. You'd better get out Of
that tree. Old man Startling has to
prove"
"Old man Startling! I would ap-
preciate your being little more
respectful when you refer to my
father!"
well, your father has made enough
trouble about that boundary line. Get
out Of our tree. If you think it's
yours, prove it,
IF my father says this land is his,
IT'S his. I'm staying right on this
limb. And If you get nasty I'll order
you of our property
That was too much. Jim lost his
temper. He leaped up and seized her
wrist; she tottered wildly, shrieked
and fell to the ground.
She sprang up, unhurt but furi-
Gus. "Of all the hateful-'' she
ragged. Stay away from me. James
Burgess. No. you can't brush me-
Don't dare touch me- Don't dare
speak to me-" Head high. she picked
up a large bag of apples she had
picked from his fathers tree and
walked away.
TIM was saddened when he came
home in the Virginia village. He
hadn't meant to start real quarrel
with Thelma, for she meant too much
to him. They had had plans, Won
derful plans. But now
There was his father, talking to
old Tully Startling. They had taken
out the yellowed deeds which had
caused the question of the boundary
line, and both, in the worst of hu-
inors, we're pounding the table and
arguing. And there was Thelma, al
ready at her fathers side
Did she look at him as though she
were sorry they had quarreled? His
heart beat with hope for moment
no, it was just a look Of scorn. He
returned the look with interest and
went to stand with his own parent.
The argument proceeded intermin-
ably between the two old men. Now.
In 1888, the boundary was 20 feet
west but my father and his
father before him farmed that sec
ton here it Is running thence
easterly to a point no, that mark
Is in the wrong place"
Over their heads, Thelma and Jim
stared haughtily at each other.
Each was more than willing to make
up such a silly quarrel-to leave the
question of boundary lines to their
fathers and to do away with this new
boundary line which had sprung up
between them. But while their
fathers argued that way the ties of
family were strong. Each took sides,
and neither was ready to forgive.
The dreams. the plans they had made
were all lost in bitterness.
Finally Tully Startling banged hard
on the table Listen, YOU old
Evening star., 1936-11-16
DAILY SHORT STORY
CLEAR TITLE

fossil, (" he said,
we've been good
neighbors - out
side of always
arguing for 40
years. We can
settle this thing
right now. What
1t amounts to Is
whether the fence
between your or
chard and mine
runs cast, or
whether it doesn't.
II 1t DOESN'T run
east, then We'll
change it to run
east ami every
thing to the left
will be yours and
to the ri 6 h t,
mine"
X X X \
EARMER BUR-
CESS scratch
ed his h e a d.
"Ye-es. But you
get those surveyor
Evening star., 1936-11-16
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