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Evening star., 1937-05-25
YOUTH SAYS GIRL
WELDED HATCHET
WIghlman Testifies Former
Sweetheart Killed Her
Mother,
Py the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press
JERSEY CITY, N. j., May 25.-Red.
haired Donald Wightman, 19, counter
accused Gladys MacKnight, his for
mer sweetheart, today on the witness
stand of killing her mother with a
hatchet last July 81.
In a dramatic session of Hudson
County's Oyer and Terminer Court the
youth fatty denied the story TO which
she stuck through IL hours on the
witness stand placing the blame on
him.
The blows chat killed Mrs. Helen
Macknlght) were struck by whom?"
questioned his counsel Col. George T.
Vickers.
Gladys" he replied
Girl Smiles SardonicaIly.
The girl who blames him while he
blames her for the actual slaving
leaned her chin in her blue-gIoved
hand with sardonic smile.
Donald didn't look at her. He sat
erect, hand on one arm of the witness
chair, as he contradicted her story
that:
He welded the hatchet while GLADYS
struggled with her mother for DOS
session OF second knife-Gladvs said
she had already wrested one from her
mothers graSp-when Mrs. Mac
Knight became angered on catching
them in love scene.
There was no ''petting scene" in the
Macknight kitchen before the slav-
Ing, Donald said. There was no sec
ond knife"
He said he wasn't even in the
Kitchen when Gladys and her mother
got in an argument.
He was upstairs in the bathroom. he
said.
Couldn't Bear Argument.
Ihe pale, broWn-eyed youth, neat
IN a gray suit and blue shirt, said
ne couldn't hear what was said in
the argument that took place between
Mrs. MacKnight and Gladys while he
was upstairs.
A little earlier, he said there was
some talk between Gladys and her
mother concerning supper, but I don't
know what it was"
confronted earlier with admitted
inaccuracies in her police statement
accusing her sweetheart Of the hatchet
Staying OF her mother, Gladys fought
back under cross insist
Ing the statement was substantially
true"
While her co-defendant listened to
ORGANS continued efforts to break
down the girls story, Gladys clung to
her testimony that Donald did it."
Story Largely mistaken.
Her story was still largely unshaken
when the prosecutor ended his main
cross-examination of the girl at noon
after two days of questioning. This
girls counsel said redirect examtna.
tion would be brief
ORegan. pursuing his relentless ex-
animation, concentrated on the first
statement the girl gave police after
she and Donald were arrested and
charged with the hatchet murder. In
this statement she laid the blame on
Donald. A second statement, in which,
she allegedly named herself as the
hatchet slayer, she repudiated a,
manufactured by the police"
Evening star., 1937-05-25
SENATE EMPLOYEES
PLAN TRIP JUNE 5
Those Unable to Make Recent
New York Excursion to Be
In Second Party.

Senate employees who were unable
to make the recent New York excur-
sion sponsored by the Little Con-
gress" today were planning . second
trip on Saturday, June S.
Under the tentative schedule the
group will leave at 10 o'clock that
morning by train, spend the after
noon sightseeing and the evening
at Radio City and . night club. On
Sunday q trip to West Point Is planned
with the return to Washington sched-
uled that evening.
Special train fares are assured II
the minimum body OF 80 signs up,
with group ratas also arranged for
hotel accommodation and other tea.
tures.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
TWO COL0RED MEN
LINK TOML|NSON
Testify Lawyer Planned
Robbery of Tailor Shop
Last August.

A second colored man testified In
District Court today that J. William
Tomlinson planned the robbery of the
Fourteenth street tailor shop last Au-
gust 10 for which the lawyer Is being
tried.
The witness, Walter smallwood, 81,
was indicted with Tomlinson and
Philip John Pratt, colored, now on
trial with the attorney in the tailor
shop case, in connection with the
Fairfax Farms Dairy pay roll robbery
Of March IA, 1896. Smallwood has
pleaded guilty to that accusation.
The first Of Tomlinson's alleged
accomplices to testify against him
was Charles Henry Bass, colored, who
pleaded guilty In the tailor shop case
shortly after the jury was sworn in
yesterday.
Smallwood told the jury Tomlinson
and Pratt tried to persuade him to
take part in the robbery Of Sam
6iratonis, proprietor of the tailor
shop at 3003 Fourteenth street.
Taken to Shop.
He said that in May or April OF
last year they took him to the shop
to look over the layout and told him
'the job was pushover."
"Tomlinson said it was an ideal
thing for Pratt and me to do," Small
wood declared. He said If We did
1t we would be sitting pretty. He
said to us: If you have to use force,
use force-you'll have nothing to
worry about for quite while"
The witness said that when he re-
fused to go through with the pro-
posed robbery Tomlinson said to him:
Whats the matter? Do you want
to rat on us? Are you turning yel-
low?"
It IVES after Smallwood's refusal
that Bass allegedly was brought into
the case.
Hearing after the robbery that Bass
had been arrested, Smallwood tele-
phoned Tomlinson, he said, and asked !:
What are you going to do?"
I'm not going to do anything" "
Smallwood quoted Tomlinson IS re-
plying.
Both Smallwood and Bass stoutly
maintained their testimony had not
been bought by promises of mercy.
Robbery Is Described.
Earlier at todays session Tomlin-
son, once counsel for CASTOR B.
Means, listened imperturbably as the
robbery he is accused Of planning
was described to the jury by siratonis.
The tailor, q short, swart man, was
the frst witness today. Pointing his
finger, he identified Bass and then
climbed down from the witness stand
to place hand on Pratts shoulder to
designate the second man who robbed
him.
He said he was struck from behind
and knocked down. AS he lay stunned
on the floor he heard some one say,
"Go on and shoot him." Siratonis
told the jury.
He said Bass had come to the shop
on. eight occasions with clothes to be
pressed prior to the robbery. Cash
totaling $785 was taken from his
pockets by the two robbers, he testi-
fed.
Mrs. Eva " Banta, bookkeeper at
4 service station adjoining the tailor
shop. identified both colored men as
the ones she saw enter and leave the
shop around am. on the day Of the
robbery.
Policeman Edward D. Healy, tenth
precinct. testified he found a gun
and blackjack lying on the floor Of
the tailor shop following the robbery.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
To Receive Degree.

Marcus George 0eiger. TIT M
street northeast, will receive an etched
silver plaque and the degree Of geolog-
ical engineer at the sixty-third an
nual commencement exercises Of the
Colombo School Of Mines Friday ct
Golden. Colo.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
Four Jailed in Bomb Plot.

MANILA, May rs CP-Four mem-
bers Of the extremist Sakdal party
were each sentenced today to . yeal
In prison and fined $500 for illegal
possession Of bombs in connection
with last October's alleged bombing
and incendiary plot.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
WHEELS.

r EsOURCEFUL Is the young ladies
~ who carry their own roller skates
when motoring with strange men IS .
chap who lives out In Maryland, who
comes to town each morning with .
bicycle strapped to the radiator Of his
automobile. Determined not to 60
looming around and around the village
looking for 4 parking space, he puts
his machine In the nearest handy
spot within reasonable distance Of the
ONCE, gets out, takes down his bicycle
and pedals to work.
In the evening he cycles back to the
parked car. hoists the two-vheeler
onto the four-wheeler and motors
home.
We'd do the same, except we'd never
be able to remember WHARF in heck
Ne left the oas.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
ENGAGEMENT DENIED
Mrs. Natalie G. Prichett Spikes
Rumor She Will Wed Vidal.

A report that Mrs. Natalie Camp
bell Prichett and Eugene Vidal, for
mer director of the Bureau of Air
Commerce. were to be married was
denied today by the socially pruni-
nent Washington woman.
There is not the slightest founda-
ton Of fact in such . rumor," Mrs.
Pr1chett said, adding, I'VE are merely
good friends"
Evening star., 1937-05-25
Salt for Animals.

It is as necessary to provide salt for
animals when they are on pasture as
1t Is when they are In Winter quarters.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
REPAST,

For months we ,oorried about the
health OF udrtous correspondents
Dho were turning in items anent
the most depressing menus, obpi-
ously read in places Uhere the food
toould be as bad as the spelling.
This parental tretting is 1,ou dis
PEELED BY discovery that the report
ers in question make a habit of
wandering into strange eatin1
5ernts. ordering a sarsdpdrula or
something and then copying fan
tdsia OF the menu.
Latest ne,Ds culled from the gas
tronon1ic Ddrs:
A spot Downtown Offers
CRAB MOUSE.
BAKED BLU FISH. AN. I blu?
You'd be too, de da.)
CHICKEN A LA KREOLA.
STRAWB BERES d MILK (,nilk
from kotDs?).
PREEKNESS CAKE. WHO
wdn the Preekness?).
~
Evening star., 1937-05-25
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
WRINKLE.

THERE Is . new curhstone In
front Of the building for the
Federal Reserve Board Cover
nors at Twenty-first street and
Constitution avenue. It Is 3 feet north
OF the present curb and about . foot
lower, and doesn't seem to make much
sense.
Evening star., 1937-05-25

To avoid misunderstanding among
natives or visiting firemen who happen
to observe the different levels of the
curhstones, or fall over one or both OF
them, permit us to explain that the
second curb, the lower one. will eventu-
ally be the only one.
That is to say, II the road crown of
Constitution avenue were in the
center. which 1t isn't, the new curb
would be at the proper level and lati-
tude Tor is 1t longitude?). Since the
road crown is off-center, the curb has
been put on center, or on side, to use
an old Rugby expression. until such
time as Constitution avenue has q
chance to get Strengthened up, like q
sober, decent citizen, completely on
keel.
When Constitution avenue is wild
ened and quits sprawling around on
the wrong side OF its face, the new
north curb will be exactly even with
the old south curb, and you may
stumble over either one with impunitx
We can't find any one who wants Ia
be quoted about this, but that's the
way 1t H-truly.
ANNoTATIoN.
In the morning mail, from
United States park policeman, who
sometimes reads and frequently
contributes to this column:
"a poet says,
"The heights great men reached
and kept
Were not attained bv sudden
flight,
But they, ,Ohile their companions
slept.
Were toilirg uppdrd in the
night"
"Sure, and hoD much were the
ni0ht-totlers worth around the
Office nert morning. I wdnt to
knoU?"
4
A DISTINGUISHED English visitor
= was discussing with District
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen the
governmental system operative in the
District Of Columbia Mr.. Ha1en was
pointing out the advantages Of the
commission form of administration
and jokingly wound up with the ex-
PLANTATION that with the responsibility
in the hands Of three men there was
less chance OF graft and corruption
than in system where q mayor and
numerous aldermen are in charge OF
municipal affairs.
"You see," said Mr. Hazen. II watch
the other two Commissioners and they
watch me-"
Quite" said the Engushman, SOL
emn as an owl. Ripping 60 j idea,
I'd say. Must remember to make q
note Of that"
Mr.. Hazen still doesn't know wheth-
er he was being spoofed, or classified
as good man to watch at all times.
GROWN UP.
nBPrTE our misleading references
to the "puny wag" whose golf baR
was being loaded with lead by his
once compatriots, We find Story Art
St Glib Crockett not in the least an
noyed by the trick played on him when
we had him draw a cartoon of a
fellow pufnng around the golf course,
then go out and do exactly that with
his lead-loaded bag the next day.
Mr.. C's colleagues have explained
why they finally resolved to let the
cat, or rather the lead, out Of the bag
after more than a year Of torturina
him. They can see he has grown up
to be big boy now. = trif,e over 8
leet and weighing something more
than ITO pounds Of good bone and
muscle, and they concluded he doesn't
need the exercise any more.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
Egg Scarcity Forecast.

Poultry experts believe there will be
. scarcity Of eggs ON the Fal market
With . resulting Tise IN price.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-24
GERMANY GREATLY
OFFENDED BY U. S.
Attacks By LaGuardia, Et
Cetera, Might Start War
Closer Home
BY CHARLES P. STEWART
Central Press COlumniSt

washington, 'Marcn Zf.-1l IHe
United States and Germany lay side
by side. with only an imaginary boun-
dairy dividing them, such as is all that
divides French soil from Germany's
the recently-started vituperative out
burst between American and Nail
istic sentiment might very well pre-
cipiatate a war.
AS it is, the mutual slanging at
long range, contra this country and
the Hitleristic realm, is funny rath-
er than serious.
Germany is furious, of course, but
cannot vent it's feelings in any sub
stantial fashion, and few things are
more amusing than impotent rage.
To the average Yankee, German an
ger is a joke, but it is not joke to
the State Department, which does not
like the dispute. 1t is, however, as
powerless to stop it as Hitler is power
less to lombard New York or inland
Podunk, where such mean things are
being said about him.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Consider developments up to date:
Mayor La Guardia of New York
speaks more than slightingly of Hit
Ter. Germany protests. If a German
mayor spoke slightinglly Of President
Roosevelt, Hitler could discipline him.
But it cannot be done here. Therefore
the State Department is only mildly
apologize. Germany, resenting this
mildness, refers to the State Depart
ment's attitude as lame" And the
German press speaks in the most viii
famous terms of American woman
hood.
I think personally that we should
have ignored this scurrility.
However, the State Department
protests in turn to Berlin.
Hitler, being dominant over Ger
mans newspapers, was in a position
to hush them up, and did so momen-
tarily.
HARSH WORDS-IN. U. S.
Whereupon anti-Hitlerites in New
York stage a monster meeting at
which many uglier things are said of
Hitlerism than F1itleristic journalism
ever has said of anything in America.
Illustratively:
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson spoke of
HiteriSm as "beStial."
President John l.. Lewis of the
American labor movement, mention
ed Nazi-ism as having reduced Ger
man labor to "serfdom."
Mayor La Guardia termed Hitler
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-24
IT'S TRUE


You're wrong if you believe that a
mother can mark her unborn child
as a result of fright or shock.
More than 20 years before Drake
brought in the first Pennsylvania oil
well, men drilling for salt near the
Cumberland River, hit a gusher.
They cursed their luck, gave up as a
bad job and let the oil flow into the
river.
Speaking of men over 70; Axel
Munthe didn't become successful au-
thor until he was IA. His "Story of
San Michele now is read in a dozen
languages. William DeMorgan was CT
when his first novel was published.
The United States, youngest of the
great nations, i. e., with the least his
tory, spends the most on historical re-
search, archaeological excavations, etc.
What's in a name? Well, how many
persons would the names Virginia
McMath and Fred Austerlitz draw to
a movie? They're the original names
of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire.
mans man sooner in Brazil: in
that country both sexes become legal
voters at the age of Is.
Helium (frOm the Greek heliOS:
SUM was discovered from the Earth
to exist in the Sun long before it was
known to- exist on.
You'd never guess it, but the word
gas was coined by Belgian chemist
from the Greek khoas.
A medium-sized dog can eat three
times as much as a medium-sized man
it's stomach is three times as large.
Queries, reproofs, etc., are welcom-
ed by Clark Kinnaird.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-24
TODAY y
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

1754-Joel Barlow, Revolutionary
chaplain, popular poet and one OF the
most foremost American authors OF
his day, liberal thinker and diplomat,
meriting better recognition, born at
Redding, Conn. Died from exposure
to cold and privation in the service OF
America, in Poland, Dec. "a, 1872.
1755-Rufus King, New York's not
ed senator, ambassador, Federallst
candidate for President, born at Scar
boro, Maine. Died April 20, 1927.
1S20-Fanny Crosby, blind author of
some 5000 hymns, among them Safe
in the Arms of Jesus" born at South
east, N. Y. Died at Bridgeport, Conn.,,
Feb. II, 1915.
1S29-George Francis Train, eccen-
trio author, promoter, world financier
scholar lecturer and political speaker,
who lived in New York's Mills Hotel,
born in Boston,. Died Jan. Is, 1904.
1834-William Morris, English poet,
craftsman and Scholist, born. Died
Oct. 3, 1896.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-24
TODAY'S YESTERDAYS

March "a, 8O8-A. D.-Death came
to the best known character in the
Arabian Nights, Harun Al-Rashld,
whose real name would fill five lines
of this column. He was only 43 when
he died, after 81 years on the throne,
but he had acquired an enduring repu-
tation as scholar, poet, patron of arts,
and 25th caliphi of Islam.
Readers of the Arabian Nights
know of Harun's incognito mingling
among the lowliest of his subjects in
Bagdad of his efforts to improve
their lot. He set a good example for
them in religious observance: he pros
trated himself 100 times daily, and 10
times he humbly made the pilgrimage
to Mecca.
One thing the tale-tellers of the
Arabian Nights did not tell about
their hero Harun owed his success
sion to the throne to Khalid the Bar
mecide. He had all the Barmecides
executed.
March "a, 1841-The steamer Pres
ident was last seen, three days after
it left New York for Liverpool; at
some moment thereafter it vanished,
became one of the great mysteries of
the sea. Aboard was the most famous
English-speaking actor of the time,
the first Tyrone Power. He received
the then remarkable salary of $3.50 a
week for his appearances in plays
written for him and dramatized by
himself-"Rory O'More," 1.-THE Irish
Ambassador" etc.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-24
SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

SALE OF PERSONAL PROPEkii
North Carolina:
Vance County:
Pursuant to an order of the ClelN
of Superior Court of Vance County,
this is notice that the undergone
will sell at public auction, at the NOME
place of the late John H. Harris, M ~
Sandy Creek Township, at INV
o'clock, Noon, on Thursday the zoln
day of March, 1887, the following PEI
sonal property left by the deceased
One Chevrolet Coupe, one mule on'
cow, one one-horse wagon, one ousS.
twenty barrels of corn, three staoao
of hay. roll top desk, iron safe tiio1
show cases, bureau, hall rack, sewia7
machine, oil stove, two wooden Oeg.
trunk. spinning wheel, reel and cdia 10
chewing tobacco, stick brooms ~,
cream freezer, and irons, CRATE Nv.
bed, windows, wardrobe, dreo?ss'
stove, set buggy harness, cndia'
lamps, scales, box tools, farm oen' ~, ~,
box, plows, harrows, wheat cla 4.on
one-horse disc, corn planter, cols no
seed, porch swing, chickens, MAI ~.
top dresser, and marble top wdSn
stand, and other household and IAN
property.
This the 3rd. day of March. 1884,
IDA G. HARRIS,
Executrix of John H. Harris deceaSeU'
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-24
ANSWERS TO
TEN QUESTIONS
See Back Page

1. Yellowstone Natiore! Park.
2 Family relationship traced back
through a number of degrees or
generations.
g. University Heights, New York City.
4. John Greenleaf Whittier.
D. A piece of personal property.
6. Comtesse Du Barry
Z. All persons born in the U. S. are
natural born American citizens.
8. A Spanish national dance.
9. "Halfmoon."
10. Sir Walter Scott.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-24

ism not "satisfaktionfaebig, which
linguists aver is "the worst possible
German insult"
Germany again protests.
And the United States again alb
ruptly apologies.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-24
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as ADMINISTRATOR
of the estate of B. A. Workman, de
ceased, late of Vance County, North
Carolina, this is to notify all persons
having claims against the estate OF
said deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned at my home in Vance
County, N. c., on or before the oath
day of March 1888, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to the estate will
please make immediate payment.
This oath day of March, 1887.
PATTIE w. WORKMAN,
Administrator.
Kittrell & Kittrell, Attys.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-24
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Andrew w. Mellon of Pittsburgh,
banker, ex-secretary of the treasury
and ambassador, born in Pittsburgh,
81 years ago.
Karl Armstein of Akron, O., aircraft
builder, born in Czechoslovakia. so
years ago.
DR.. William M. Lewis, president of
Lafayette College, born at Howell,
Mich, SO years ago.
Frank w. Benson of Salem Mass,
painter, born there, rs years ago.
Dane Coolidge of Berkeley, CAL,
novellst-naturalist, born at Natick,
Mass, Ga years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-24
TODAY'S HOROSCOPE

Today produces a rather feminine
nature. There is love of cheerful
company, an easy manner, with an inn
pulsive passion that would indicate
the need OF careful self-restraint.
Ihere is great literary ability, if al
lowed to develop.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-24

will be the first to concede the merits
of any plan for changs in the judi
ciary that is more equitable, more ef-
fective, and more logical than the
plan he has advanced.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-24

THE ARMOUR OF GOD: Put on the
whole armour of God, that We may be
able to stand against the wiles of the
devil. For we wrestle not against flesh
and blood, but against princlpalltles,
against power, against the rulers OF
the darkness of this world, against
spiritual wickedness in high places
Ephesians ell, II.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-24
TODAY IN HISTORY

1495-Columbus on his second trip
began campaign against the Indians
of Haiti (Hispaniola) with 200 men,
20 horses and 20 dogs: the Spaniards
are said to have destroyed some three
million natives before fully conquer
ing them.
1a37-Abraham Lincoln licensed to
practice law
1870-Purchase of Danish West In
dies Virgin Islands) rejected by u. S.
Senate-we bought in 1917.
1882-Dr. Robert Koch of Germany
announced his epoch-making discov-
cry of the Microbe causing tuberculos-
is.
Observation-Disclosures Hayes of New
York and Mundelein of Chicago Gre
ated Cardinals.