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New Britain herald., 1925-01-22
nadge Arrangcs a Rendezvous for
 Mother Graham

What time is it?"
 Mother Graham asked the oucs. lion for the fifth time within ten minutes after we had come upstairs from tho breakfast table. and her comfortable chat with Mrs. Dur Rec concerning the superiority of a grandmother's point Of view over that of a modern mother or A nurse.
 l looked al my wrist watch and answered with none Of the nervous Irritation in my voice which I really felt: "Only ten minutes after nine, Mother. Don't you want to read the morning paper before We start in order to pass away the timo9" , When l want anything like that. I'll tell you about it." she retortod tartly and l kept a discreet silence until her next query this time an explosive one.
 Margaret, what are We going to do about Mrs. purkce""
 What do you moan"" ] coun- tered, knowing perfectly well what she meant
 Why! If we start out toward -hs woodland through the back yard she's likely to join us, and that will never do."
 Her face was fairly gray with the sudden apprehension of anyone be- ing a witness to the bizarre appoint ment she meant to fill within the next hour and hastcncd to reas- sure her.
 'I'll Go and Find Out
 Nonsense" I said briskly. You know she and Edith are both ex- tremely busy in the morning, and l shall tell Katie 10 keep an eye on the children Tn the yard. Thus thereU be no possible chance Of anyone following us. If youll wait here, I'll go and find out just what Mrs. Durkeo and Leila are doins."
 Don't let either of them get hint of why you want to know" she cautioned as l left the room, but l only nodded comprehcndingly, not wishing her to know the plan l had for keeping inquisitive little Mrs. 1 Durkee indoors and fully occupied during our little excursion.
 The nurse whom Mrs. Durkee so , GlSllkeQ had attracted me from t1e | first by the air of rcsourcefuness which was written all over her. That she was as discreet as she was efficient l was sure, and I went i straight to the door of LeiIa's room . where she rcigned supreme with <. the hope that she would be willing to aid me.
 She opened the door q tiny crack at my knock, came out into the hall at my beckonins finger. clos
New Britain herald., 1925-01-22

the pies you took" he cried as he shook his crooked stick at Raggedv Ann.
 Now see here, Selfish Samuel" the giant boy said as he picked the
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 He heard Fern tell each man that tip" had come to him from n source which could not be re- realed. that the bank was to be robbed that night.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-22
4 Raw, Sore Throat
Eases Quickly When You Apply q Little Musterole

And Musterole won't blister like the old-fashioned mustard plaster. Just spread 1t on with your fingers. It penetrates to the sore spot with a gentle jingle, loosens the congestion and draws put the soreness and pain.
 Musterole is clean, white ointment made with oil of mustard. It Is fine for quick relief from sore throat, bronchitis, tonsillitIs, croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, headache, congestion, pleu risy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains and aches of the back or joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted feet colds on the chest. Keep it hand! Eor instant use.
 To ToMothers: Musterole is also
 made in milder form for
 babies and small children.
 Ask for Children's Musterole.
 35c and Csc, jars and tubes; hos pital size, S3.00.
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New Britain herald., 1925-01-22
Large Fans

The smartest large fans are made ot a combination of willow and natural ostrich flues and often they are shaded as to color.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-22
InnSllal Shoes

unusual shoes are made of black patent leather and trimmed with brown dyed lizard.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-22
Goats for SDrinp

Coats for spring frequently have horizontal tucks an inch or so apart covering the entire surface.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-22
Sport BlouScs

Sport blouses fasten closely about me neck usually with d very nar- row string tic or a very wide Wind Sor one.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-22
RFr Dance Er(n.ks

On some of the loveliest dance frocks from Paris the flower is worn on the shoulder strap in the back instead of in the front,
New Britain herald., 1925-01-22

The drop shoulder line is seen in increasing numbers on evening and dinner gows
New Britain herald., 1925-01-22
Cossips Corner
Returns To Favor.

Rciurns To Favor. Black tafeta is returning to ia'or, being particularly liked for bouhant models with a Spanish &C., cent.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-22
Smart 'GirlIn

A girdle of rhinestopes is one of the most attractive ways of beltine black chiffon dance frock.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-22
EiOlCtS Worn

TWO large punches of white yio- lets are worn on q black lace dress Tn an effective manner, being worn at the low waistline over each hin.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-22
Canned Fruit

Canned Fruit Use canned fruit for gelatine des- serts, D. fruit salads and pudding sauces as well as for sauce.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-22
Pearl Reads

Very large pearl beads are used h the newest chokers that are worn very closely about the throat
New Britain herald., 1925-01-22
BOuillIn Cuhes

BOuilION Cubes A bouiilon cube added Co any cream or white oauce made with milk gives it an added richness and flavor.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-22
Buy Good Bluiuc

Always buy a good grade Of blu Ing as some of the cheaper kinds
New Britain herald., 1925-01-22
Lost Economy

Lost Economy Many groceries deteriorate with long storing and the economy of buying in large quantities is offset by the lack Of quality.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-22

Use LcftOycrs Use your leftover vegetables for salads as garnish, or for filling ome- iettes.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-22
Drop Shoulders

Drop Shoulders The drop shoulder line is seen in increasing numbers on evening and dinner gows.
 Large Fans The smartest large fans are made Of a combination of willow and natural ostrich flues and often they are shaded as to color.
 Sport Blouscs Sport blouses fasten closely about The neck, usually with a very nar- row string tic or very wide Wind Sor one.
 Unusual Shoes unusual shoes are made of black patent leather and trimmed with brown dyed lizard.
 smart GirdIe A girdle of rhinestopes is one of the most attractive ways of belting a black chiffon dance frock.
 BouillOH Cubes A bouiilon cube added to any cream or white oauce made with milk gives it an added richness and flavor.
 Lost Economy Many groceries deteriorate with long storing and the economy of buying fin large quantities is offset by the lack Of quality.
 Use Lcftoycrs Use your leftover vegetables for salads as garnish, or for filling ome- iettes.
 Canned Fruit Use canned fruit for gelatine des- serts, .. fruit salads and pudding sauces as well as for sauce.
 Buy Good Bluing Always buy good grade of blu Ing as some of the cheaper kinds ----- ----------------.------- ----------------.-
Evening star., 1925-10-20
Uncle Sam and the Series

Is Uncle Sam base ball tan? Ask
the commissioner Of internal revenue
and get All emphatic affirmative. Uncle
Sam is veritably magnate. The
world series which just concluded
brought the tidy sum Of s11S,2S5 into
the Federal box office, that being ten
per cent of the gate receipts. But
that is not all. The Government will
get ten per cent on the sales Of tickets
by brokers, returns from which are
not due until November 80. Inasmuch
as these sales were mostly made at
prices much higher than the estab.
lished rates the Federal rakeoff will
be a considerable sum. But even that
does not end the reckoning. The Gov.
ernment will take it's further share of
this money in the form OF an income
tax on the amounts received by, the
players, managers, owners and all who
profited by the series. Thus it gets
ten per cent on the gate money, from
the ticket purcha sers. and a percent
age Of the admission money itself
from those among whom it was split
Just at a guess the full addition to
Uncle Sans bank account from the
world series may be put at $50, 900
at the least. Why should he not be
base ball fan in these circumstances?
Evening star., 1925-10-20
Smith and the Presidency.

Gov. Alfred +. Smith of New York
threw a scare into his supporters for
the highest political honors in this
country, who fought so valiantly for
him last year at Madison Square Gar
den, when he declared last Saturday
that he was through holding all pub.
lie Office" Perhaps realizing that this
was no way to treat good friends and
ardent admirers, Gov. Smith has upon
further questioning on the subject
supplemented his declaration by ex-
planning that he was referring to the
governorship. saying, "1n bite the
head off the first leader who tries to
tell me I've got to run for governor"
This, of course, opened up the broader
question, and he gave his views about
his attitude on the presidential NOM
ination as follows:
No man in possession Of his proper
senses would ever turn down the NOM
ination for President, but that does
not mean, in any sense OF the word,
that I am a candidate. No man ever
got the nomination bys going out and
looking for it. No one ever gets the
nomination until the party leaders get
together and decide that he is the best
man for it. ] know l would never get
the nomination unless party leaders
came to the decision that l was the
only man who could win. They would
not even select me if they thought l
had only an even chance.
This, OF course, is another story. 1t
leaves the governor W perfectly safe
Evening star., 1925-10-20
What Price Crime ?

Perhaps stimulated by an announce
| ment 10y the president OF the Chica 90
| Crime Commission that that city could
afford to pay it's $4,000 crooks so. 900
| a year each annually to leave town. a
band OF New York robbers conducted
a series of hold-ups. In Brooklyn some
burglars blew open jewelers. safe
| and took $4,000 and a couple of Man
haitian gunmen shot up an Ea st Side
| restaurant in a robbery raid. The
! total loot for the day is not exactly
| known, but it approximates SIS 900.
| This, however. was not so good. Much
| larger hauls are made from time to
| But it was something. 1t helped 10
| keep up the New York average. The
Chicago rate, according to the esti-
mate Of the president of the crime
commission of that city, is nearly
a million and two-thirds dollars a
day in all sorts Of losses through
crime. At any rate, that is how the
! equation works out; SO, 900 crooks at
$4,000 a year pension would call for
$500, 900, 900 annually
If these figures are dependab BILE
crime is costing the United States,
even rating Chicago as decidedly ex-
ceptional, much more than 1t costs to
maintain courts and police systems.
The cost Of the courts is only a small
fraction of the crime cost. Judicial
salaries are pitifully small. The other
day Federal judge resigned because
he could not afford to hold Office
longer on the meager stipend allotted
to him by law. Police systems are not
extravagantly expensive.
Decidedly, the suppression of crime
is Americas greatest problem. There
are no safety zones in the United
| States. There is no place, no com.
| munity that is free from fragrant law
breaking. Commissions of citizens
volunteering for a public service and
State commissions are studying this
question. They are arriving at the
conclusion that the fault lies mainly
in the uncertainty and delay of the
judicial processes and the lack Of pun
ishments and the ease of escape from
all penalties.
A harmful public attitude has de-
veloped. paratively few people
are alarmed at the prevalence of law
lessness. Most citizens accept the
current criminality as an unavoid-
able condition. So constant are the
robberies on a large scale, so bold are
the operations of gangs and individual
crooks that hold-ups and burslaries
are taken as matter of course
Scenes are enacted daily in our large
cities that would have disgraced the
frontier towns of early days.
Sentiment in the United States is
strongly opposed to warfare. Socie.
ties are constantly declaring in favor
Of world peace, unity of nations, re-
duction Of ornaments. Yet here in
this country now prevails state Of
war between several hundred thou
sand, perhaps a million, professio
criminals and the rest of society. 1t
would be better if this force of public
sentiment in favor of international
peace were to be directed in favor of
domestic peace and tranquility.
Evening star., 1925-10-20
Transmutation Disproved

Early in 1924 1t was announced in
Germany that Prof. Adoiph Miethe of
the Technical College of Berlin had
succeeded in transmitting mercury
into gold, thus accomplishing the al
chemical mystery of the transmuta-
tion of metals. Scientists throughout
= the world were keenly interested and
fnanciers were greatly concerned. 1t
was recognized that if the Miethe
process was established it would be
possible to produce gold by artificial
means and thereby to change com.
'nletely the standard of monetary
values. When details We're forthcom.
ing it was learned that there was less
ground for anxiety on the score of the
possible financial effect of the dis
& covery." Prof. Miethe. had obtained
only one eight hundred thousands of a
gram Of gold from fifteen hundred
grams Of mercury. Transmitted gold
at that rate would cost infinitely more
than the mined metal.
Z. Science was not concerned in the
financial phase of the question, but it
svas decidedly interested in the claim
that gold had been actually made
from mercury. Some months ago the
= publishers of the Scientific American
provided the means for a research
: into this matter and named an emf
--nent physicist, Prof. II. II. Sheldon of
he New York University, TO conduct
lit. AS a result of his experiments,
continued during the course of sew
eral months. it is now announced tina t
the Asethe process is failure, that 1t
Evening star., 1925-10-20

has been found impossible to obtain
sold from mercury by means of a
high-power electric current. Prof.
Miethe did not collaborate in the test,
but apparatus exactly similar to his
was used and the processes which he
described in his own dissertations on
his discovery were followed. Prof.
Sheldon, using chemically pure mer.
curry worth 81 500. was unable to ex-
tract any trace of gold whatsoever
from it,
1t is concluded by the America n
physicist and the assistant who aided
In the research that Prof Miethe,
using Spanish mercury, which is
known TO contain certain proportion
of sold. merely extracted that gold
and did not actually create it out of
the alien element. That the transmu-
tatlon of mercury atoms into gold is
theoretically possible is admitted by
Prof. Sheldon. The internal structures
of the two atoms are similar, and the
removal. of one unit of positive electric
charge from the nucleus of mercury
atom. or the insertion of an additional
electron into ii would probably result
in the conversion. But thus far it has
been found impossible to accomplish
this change.
1nasmuch as all that Prof. Miethe
did was to get an infinitesimal frac-
ton of gold out of probably tainted
mercury. the financial world may rest
easy on the score of the stability of
gold as a monetary standard. The
scientific world is now reassured that
transmutation, the goal of the alche-
miSts of old, has not been attained
Evening star., 1925-10-20

Y. G. WY Is '"e ''A'''''o S"e'
A. The hairbird, or chipping spar
| row, Is given this name in reference
| to the fact that It's nest is made al
| most entirely of horsehairs.
Q. How can skunks be driven
from under porch w. II. B.
A. The Biological Survey suggests
| that you try smoking out the skunks
under your house by closing up all
| openings with the exception OF one.
| At this place WOOD fire should be
built. In the event that this does
not prove of value, you should try
trapping.
Q. VIII you kindly tell me what
per cent of the Material in an aver
age automobile inner tube is pure
rubber" Il S.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that the average inner tube contains
about 80 per cent of rubber by vol
ume-about the same as in a rubber
| band.
Q. What is the meaning of the
| term fla abelli?-C. E. V.
/ a. This term is applied to huge
| ostrich feather fans carried beside
| the Pope in certain ceremonials. The
eye-llke parts of peacock feathers
| were set in the fans TO symbolic the
| eyes of the church.
Q. Are there any wild pigeons al
| the present time?-G. W. =.
| A. Vast numbers OF wild pigeons
| were seen in this country prior 10
! 1865, though not in such great mum
| bers as earlier in the century. namely
| 1900 to 1850. The slaughter of these
pigeons ragged for years with nets
! traps and guns. and by 1884 there
| were very few OF the wild pigeons
| seen in this country. By 1900 they
had dwendled down 10 few speci
mems left in captivity in Milwa ukee
| and in the Cincinnati Zoo. Martha
! the last known wild pigeon, died
! pm, August 29 1914. at the age Of
! 20. According to all ornithoiogical
| data available. she was the last Of
! her tribe in the world. Martha's mate
| died in 1910. and though prize OF
| 81 900 was offered for mate, none
| was ever found.
| Q. How does the number of Nor.
wegians in the United States com
pare with the population Of Norway
C. G.. 7.
| A. There are today almost as many
! Norwegians in the United States as
there are in the mother country. The
| number in the United States is about
| 100000. while the population of Nor
way is 2,649,715.
! @. Is human hair used for any pur
| pose other than wigs. switches, etc
r. D. r.
| A. Human hair is sometimes EN-
| ployed for orna mental purposes, as
chains and artificial flowers, but it:
principal use Is to supply natural de
ficiencies, and for this purpose is made
up into wigs, toupees, etc.
! Q. What is the derivation Of the
name lavender as applied TO the
flowers. S. c.
A. 1t is from the Italian "lavare.
TO wash According 10 some authori
ties. it was so-called because used in
! washing or because laid in freshly
washed linen.
Q. Who were the first coffee drink
ers?-H. T. T.
a. There are any stories as Il
who first discovered the food value
of coffee. In Europe this importan
discovery is usually accredited to th'
inmates Of an old monastery in Arabis
/ who had observed that their goat:
after browsing upon the coffee berrie:
were decidedly lively. They decided
to taste the berries to see If they, too
| would be similarly affected. First
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position. 1t puts it up to the leaders
Of the party, whoever they may be,
and preserves the dignified tradition
that a presidential nomination is
never sought and never declined If
there is any virtue in self-abnegation,
Gov. Smith has acquired it through
this simple declaration of faith.
This statement leaves the matter
went out to Chicago to address the
embattled Democrats Of Cook County
and the vicinase at the invita- ton OF
George Brennan who, il is to be
tional Democracy
Evening star., 1925-10-20

Serirs Ti Of articles s1otsiaa thS inG,c!d,
against fraudulent securities ne sole Of
'Ohich is estimated 10 be betceen $500
900. 900 and $1,000. 100000 tie yeor.
Most people have some sort of
image OF the sucker He is, for in
stance very unlike themselves. May
be he has a mole and a dropping mus
tache bit like those in the old
fashioned comic valentines. Perhaps
there is a wisp of hay in his hair. Or
the sucker may, in this image. be ii
little old woman in rusty black. full
of hope.
Look moment on different sort
Of person. These are business men.
members of the Chicago Association
of Commerce. They have come to-
sether to hear a suggestion for a ma
tional organization to fight security
swindling.
They are listening TO man who
has no hay in his hair. He mentions
the worthless securities found in the
estates Of j. P. Morgan and James
Stillman. and he goes on: 1t is a
somewhat complicated matter TO say
just who are suckers in this country
and who are not. l have a distinct
suspicion that most of us here present
belong pretty definitely in this class
ourselves in one way or another" The
speaker is +. II. H. Simmons. presi-
dent of the New York Stock Exchange.
1t was also Mr.. Simmons. speaking
before the credit men of Milwaukee
who said: 1T is within my personal
knowledge, as a governor of the New
York Stock Exchange, that when we
tore out the wires from notorious
bucket shop few years ago we were
y
inent socially, financially and political
ly to restore the wires because the
firm was in their opinion honest and
well meaning.
Half i'm New York.
Another man who knows a great t
deal about this fraud situation is H.
j. kenner. manager of the Better
Business Bureau of New York City.
He has been specializing in fighting
financial fraud for three years. and
right at Headquarters. for half the
country's stock frauds are said to
originate in New York.
Don't call them suckers" he says
Business men fall in about the same
proportion as other folk. The business
man Is chance taker. He knows his
own business. but may not know
stocks. He gets out of his depth and
takes a f1ler. Anybody who gets en-
thusia astic and lacks information may
be carried away"
There is hint No. 1: Don't get en-
thusia sm. And also hint No. ,: Get
information. Boil them down and you
have this: Remember to be suspicious
1t is. possible to give some idea Of
the proportion in which different sorts
of people-the business man and hypo-
thetical hayseed--neglect the principle
back of these hints. The stories of
418 typical losers in 10 States We're
obtained for the Better Business Bu-
reau movement Of the Associated Ad-
vertising Clubs Of the World by Lewis
H. Haney of New York University.
with widespread cooperation. Out of
these 418 there were 81 women. OF
the 331 men. 1873 were business men
Of some kind, including 4S clerical
workers. The professional and techni-
cal men made 10, and only two Of
Evening star., 1925-10-20
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON
War As 1t Once Was.

War As 1t Once Was.
when Homer wrote in ages past.
The fighters were not shot or gassed
About Wooden Horse he knew.
But Tanks had never come to view.
In picturesque and forceful phrase
The battles of those ancient days
He sang-and since this story old
The Poetry of War grows cold.
The glamour wholly disappears.
The chemists and the engineers
Displace the heroes in command
Who met and struggled, hand to hand
So why attempt to initiate
The Strife of days when Strife was
Great.
Those times in splendor were replete.
In vain as warriors we compete.
Then let's avoid the contest rough
And do our work and sell our stuff.
When warlike moods arise, let's turn
Where simple glories we discern;
And, safe within a sheltered nook.
Peruse once more old Homer's book.
Evening star., 1925-10-20

After an educational sojourn in Bal.
timore John 7. Scopes should be
is one of the worlds most versa tile
communities qualified to develop tai
ent ranging from oyster dredging TO
Wagnerian criticism.
Evening star., 1925-10-20

County fairs insist that they ought
to be allowed to bet on horse races.
The county fair is supposed to stinu-
late interest in prize porkers and
handsome vegetables. 1t is only rea-
sonable to fear that habit of play
ing the ponies" will interfere with the
more serious purposes of the occasion.
Evening star., 1925-10-20

Albert Beveridge has had time to
do great deal of thinking. and there
are many people who would be glad
TO find him free to express the results
OF his coSita ton on the floor OF the
Senate.
Evening star., 1925-10-20
The enga sements accepted by Pre.i

The engagements accepted by Presi-
dent Coolidge for the delivery of
speeches indicate a possibility that
silence will not hereafter be so con-
spicuous a feature Of the administra
tion's policies. 1t is difficult for even
the most reserved statesman TO resist
an expectant and enthusiastic audi
snCe.