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New Britain herald., 1925-05-26
The RuSe Madgc Uses to Calm
 Mother Graham.

rose abruptly at Liiijan's con- rcSslon of fatigue and Lent over her, while Mother Graham behind me, uttered funny, conJrttc. mue exclamauons. rcmnImg me Of an anxious clucktng hen, That Lillian s words and action were camouhage, [ surmlsel, and was confirmed m my guess when, as l bent over hrr cfectually screening her face from my mother-ln-law's still keen scru- 'iny, she opened her eyes, and then closed one of them agan Tn a sig nidcant wink. An instant later both Ids were lowered and ], acting upon her cue, was murmurins soltctu- ously:
 T am afraid you haze o'erdonc We will so away at once, but what can l do for you@"
 NO. no, l am perfectly all right Lillian answered laintly, Tor Will be as soon as l have rested bit. Take care Of Mother Graham, who has been ill, too, you know. and then come back 10 me. T.! just rest until then"
 l interpreted this as she meant lt, Come back as soon as you ha}e made sure Of your mother-in-Iaw's absence" and I knew that she would understand my casual re- sponse. "All right, III be back by ths time you need me" Then l turned to Mother Graham, and with a finger to my lips sienced her re- morsetul little exclamauons and es- corted her out Of the room.
 "Oh, do you suppose I've done her any harm" she asked when we were safely out of hearing. T was afraid of talking too long. You ought to have stopped me. If I've set her back I'll never forgive my self"
 It was my turn to be remorsetul as I interrupted her.
 I'm sure we haven't done her any harm" I assured her, being careful to include myself in the list Of offenders. She's had a good les son on this overdoing thing and am sure that the only reason she stopped questioning you was be- cause she realized she was getting fatigued. I don't think you need tc worry a bit about it."
 I'm Not in My Dotage."
 She gave relieved sigh,
 I'm glad of that" she returned and I don't believe she'll need tc ask me any more questions. l told her everything I could remember Besides she isn't getting anywhere
New Britain herald., 1925-05-26
k4hec can8leA

thinks Miss Ellington the same sweet girl she met at school.
 "The way l came 10 know you were in the city was that Miss EI- lington wrote Miss SwartZ that you were over here and that she hoped her friend would see you. Of course, when I heard the name Zoe Filing ton I was much interested and pre- sently had found out a good deal of the story,
 Now Mrs. Hamilton" she said, T thought t was my duty to tell you this, for l am sure that how ever kind you are to Zoe ElIin@t on, she will get you into some kind Of trouble. She has done this to every family she has ever eEcred since she Lift school.
 she IS like one Of those Typhoid Marys' who is absolutely immune from any disease herself, but in- ficts all others about her with the germ that kills"
 l have not had time yet, Leslie, 10 look into this matter at all, and l would not know how 10 so about it f l dId, for I do not want Karl to know.
 It may be very much exag- gerated story from one of tho fam l,y Of a man who persecu,ed the girl in he case. The man may be entirely 70 blame. Don't take too much stovk in the story and above all give the girl the benefit of the doubt. A pretty girl alone in the world always has my sympathles, She nas a ycry hard TOW 10 hoe. r.,asa .al me near rom you about '.:s ery soor.
 Love you q 7ays, dear rai'd.
 Your No'Lor.
 Copyright. t'-5. NEA Seruce,
 TOMORROW - special delivery letter from sydney Carton 10 John
New Britain herald., 1925-05-26
HINT FOR MONDAY

4 soap solution that is very con- ylnient on wash day is made by using a largo bar of soap, and sim mering it in three quarts of boiling water until the soap is completely dissolved.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-26

The matching bracelet and choker Of pearls in their natural or colored state, arc accessories that are very much in vogue with the sheer sum mer frocks. Never before have pearls been used so lavishly as this season. and never have limitations been more convincing. t+s
New Britain herald., 1925-05-26
DRYING MET SHOES

The shoes that you have worn out in the rain should be put on shoe trees and kept away from artificial heat while drying.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-26
Gossip;s Corner
\EM MAISTLINES

Somn dresses have Waistlines ac- crutuatcd hy tucks and widencd at the bottom,
New Britain herald., 1925-05-26
HORIZONTAL.

HORiIONIAI l. S,a eag,". 4. Valuable property. X, Eneush money. Ii, To touch up p]a'c Whh brush
 dipped in acId. 12 Iof'y l3. Fit. 1A Wreath used in design. I6. Portion Of the mouth. r., Born. 1E. To parlake of food. 2o. O)d-fashiorrd mae faciaI orra-
 mrnt. 2 2, Corded cloth. A. Condition. 2f. Home. 25. Affects agaIn. 29. To reform ones self. 3l. Decree. @3. Yea. 34, Tender spots. B. 4 word Of refusal. 3S. Instrument mightier than the
 sword. 39. Devoured. fl. Gardens 43, To sink as a bed spring, 45. Cylinder for holding wet goods. 46. Game Of cards. 47. Beer. 4S. Apart. 49. What you see with fsing.).
 VERTICAL l. Epoch. ,. TO reitcratr. 2. What fish are caught in, {. To do.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-26
COTTON BROADCLOTH

Very practical houscdrcsscs and sport rrocks are made of cotton hroadcloth.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-26

5. Cleaned,
 C. Bar for stacking threads m
 loom.
 :. Golf star'uc mopnH
 >. To lUbrica'".
 T. Poured 10. High mouualu 15. One who restores c9an1, nee. IS. Th"mo 1a Weights Of containers. 20. NCckiacc 2I Ladies :., IngrcdIeut oc 'arm~l. o3. Smal, q. DcCnnal 27, A good p-af" 'o s.'ep. So. Pertaining 10 Inc mnd. 5o. Yellow house mrd 35. JeRcIs of irIlcs:c ro.ors. 3P. Striped camrly-hajr cloth. 40. Before. 4i. T vote of !rs. 4o. To WOO. 43. Feminine pronoou. A. Word of command.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-26
TIGURED SILK COATS

Many of the smart new coats are Of ngurcd silk with very wide fur bands about the hem.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-26
VELVET SASH. TOO

The velvet sash. very soft but brilliantly rolorcd, often adds dash 10 the simple crepe or chiffon gown,
New Britain herald., 1925-05-26

distress in her eyes She picked up her bag. and hurried past her. She closed the door of the house behind her.
 "Geodby to Sing-Sing prison!" she said. looking back al if, as she went down the street,
 lTo Be Continuedl z
New Britain herald., 1925-05-26
METAL. LACE FROCKS

Mrla lace frocks arc embroidered in color or outlined with pearl beads and chiffon borders.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-26
LOTS OF GOLD LACE

Coll anl silver faces arc used laIshly this season for founcc and cape effects.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-26
so IT WON'T SCRATCH

When filling gem pans with muffns or 4,;a dough leave on sec ton empty and fill it with water and the cakes will meyer scorch.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-26

Ten minutes is all you need 10 so,ye tus puzzle. If you find hard word. the crosswords ought 10 help you out ot the difficulty in short order
New Britain herald., 1925-05-26

TOMORROW - special delivery letter from sydney Carton 10 John Alden Prescott.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-26
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byr Beatrice Burton c'Sss MA arsS'eE H'1
TuE STORY so FAR:

Gloria Gordon, beautiful llappcr, marrics Dick Gregory, struggling lawyer. Her idea of marriage is fun and hne clothes . but no work or children,
 She refuses to cook or keep house. and hires Ran.hild swanson 10 do 1t for her, although Dick says they cant afford q maid. And she swamps Dick with debts for her clothes and a now automobile.
 Gloria becomes infatuated with Stanley Wayburn, an out-of-work actor. Her jazzy friend, May Sey- mour. hcgs Gloria not to be seen with Wayburn. May herself is snuhhcd everywhere because of her foolish love affair with Jim Carcwe.
 Dick is seriously i'll with pneu- monia. During the slow days of his recovery Gloria secs Wayburn con- stantly. Hc tells her he is leaving soon for New York. He needs mon cy. Gloria borrows S200 of Dicks money from his secretary, Miss Briggs. She tells Miss Briggs she wants to spend the money fixing up the yard and house for Dick.
 Wayburn and Gloria go riding in her car, and it ovcrturns in a ditch. Gloria, badly hurt, is rushed 10 the hospital. Wayburn disappears.
 Dr. Seymour orders Dick away for rest His mother, who has been i'll, plans 10 go with him and Gloria. Gloria tells Dick that if Mother Gregory goes. she won't,
 Shortly after her return from the hospital Gloria has letter from | Wayburn, Dick asks to sec 1t.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
WOMAN SLAYER
0. I FOUND
INSANE
Mrs. Della Sorenson Glad She
Is Going to HospitaI-Fed
All Strychnine
BIZ International News seryiee.

ST. PAUL, Neb., April 20.-Mrs.
Della Sorenson, twenty eight, of
Dannebrog, Nebraska, who killed
seven persons from 1918 to 1928,
will be enrolled as d patient In the
Hastings State Hospital for the
insane today. following her com
plete confession here yesterday, to
county officers.
In her confession Mrs. Sorenson
admitted she had given strychnine
to two of her own babies, her first
husband, the latter's mother, two
small children OF Mrs. Cooper, her
sister.in.law, and the infant child
of Mrs. Christina Brock, a friend.
Mrs. Sorenson was adjudged in.
sane at q hearing held here yester'
day, and she will nor be prosecuted
for the killings, County Attorney
Derby declared.
The Cooper children, according to
the confession were poisoned be-
cause Mrs. Sorenson wanted re-
vengen upon their mother for the
latter's alleged "gossiping about
Mrs, Sorenson.
Her own babies, Mrs. Sorenson
admitted were killed because one
OF them was i'll and excited her
sympathy and the other because
1T was always fussing and was
too much bother.
After a "fallout" with her hus-
band, Mrs. Sorenson told authors
ties. she fed him strychnine In his
food and shortly afterward killed
his mother in the same manner.
The Brock child was poisoned be
cause Mrs. Sorenson felt sorry for
It,"
Mrs. Sorenson entreatied her
present husband, Emmanuel Soren
son mot to let this break up hel
home" but the latter declared to
day he would never marry again
Mrs. Sorenson was pleased when
told she was going to a hospital
because, she said 'I'll be out Their
| in a couple weeks and come back
home"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
FRAT Man
To SUE SCHOOL
board
##NW###N
Records Scanned tor StudRr
IN Vines Mans q III
stitute Suit

The selection Of the fraternity
member in the local high schools
in whose name suit will be entered
against the Board Of Education will
be made soon. it was announced to-
day.
The record of every student who
is a member OF q fraternity has
been scanned to find whose schOIas-
lie records are. best.
The preliminary list numbers about
800 students. From this number
d half dozen or more names will
be chosen and submitted to John
e. LasIxey. fraternity counsel Tor
MIN to select the student whose
record is best suited to his plans.
Mr.. LaslSey has made II known
that he is not considering COM
promise, but will fight the case
out in the courts
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
SHIP SUIT RIGHT
ARGUED BEFORE
D. c. COURT
Pacific Co.'S Power to Seek
Sale Injunction Against
Board Questioned

The question whether the Pacific
Steamship Company has legal
right to bring suit against the
United States Shipping Board and
Fleet Emergency Corporation to pre-
vent the sale of five President ships
to r.. Stanley Dollar of the Dollar
line OF steamships will come up for
argument in the District Supreme
Court today.
In its answer to petition for an
Injunction preventing the transfer
OF the ships to the Dollar concern
the Shipping Board claimed that the
Pacific Steamship Company, outside
of being tax payer, had no legal
right to maintain an action to stop
the sale OF the ships.
The Shipping Board asked that
the suit be dismissed which point
Will be argued today.
The legal issue raised by the Pa
cific Mail in seeking q permanent
injunction against the board to pre-
vent the sale Of the ships not only
involves the right of the board to
dispose Of the vessels, but the Ques-
ton Of keeping them in the hands
of American interests.
The boards reply vigorously up,
holds the sale of the ships to the
Dollar line and questions the right
of the court to interfere with the
Discretionary powers of the board
which declares that the Pacific Mail
concern has no proprietary rights
involved.
Commissioners PIummer. vice chair
man OF the Shipping Board, Com
missioners Thompson and Benson
voted against the sale Of the ships
to the Dollar line and filed separate
affidayits in the court in which they
specify their respective objections to
the sale.
Mr.. Benson did not present his
viewpoint to the coLrt by affidavit
being content to have his position
stated in the minutes of the board
as filed Friday by Chauncey q.
Parker and O. M. r. Brown, gov
eminent counsel, with the answer
of the board as such.
Meantime radical snake-up IN
the Shipping Board is Impending,
whichever way the court flgnt
ends.
President Coolidge has taken
cognizance Of the unprecedented
bitterness of the board row, and IL
is believed certain that some resig-
nations will be called for before
many days.
The President has called upon
Chairman T. v. O'Connor for g. full
report on the situation. O'Connor,
with three other members OF the
board, favor the sale OF the liners
to the Dollar interests. with Com
missioners Plummer, Thompson and
Benson, dissenting.
1t is the contention Of O'Connor
and the majority that in selling the
ships to Dollar, the Shipping Board
is merely carrying out the injunc'
ton of Congress to get the Govern
ment out Of the shipping business
as fast as possible"
| The minority contends that the
vessels are being sold to Dollar
J for a fraction Of their worth, and
/ that the board accepted the least
advantageous offer for them, re.
| jecting a higher, although different
ly constituted, bid from the Pacific
Mail lines, which now operate the
ships.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
SLOGAN HELPS
ALEXANDRIA
HEALTH
Keeps Or. Louis z. FouIks
Busy Caring for Those
Seeking Vaccination

ALEXANDRIA, April 20.-The
slogan. Better have small scar
on the arm than a hundred on the
face" used by Doctor Louis E.
Foulks, city health officer, in a
determined drive against smallpox
in this city. caused the local
health office to be swamped with
persons desiring vaccination. Over
500 were vaccinated within a
period of twenty days. Since the
first of the year only five cases
have developed here. none OF
which has proved fatal.
The health department has also
met with success in Kidding the
city of mad dogs. Since Feb.
ruary19, 700 OF the animals have
been inoculated against rabies and
200 stray dogs have been executed.
No case of rabies has been reported
since March Is.
Alexandria housewives received
their ice today on schedule time
following the rounding up OF
twenty-one of the Mutual Ice Com
pany's mules at a late hour last
night. The mules, used to haul the
ice wagons, escaped from the COM
pany stables yesterday and visited
numerous parts of the city on
sightseeing tour. The last of the
wanderers were discovered at
Shooters HILL surveying the
81, 900 900 masonic memorial temple
under construction here.
D. - al
son of the late Doctor Kate Waller
Barrett. will be the principal
speaker at the Confederate memo
rial exercises to be held in front
of the famous Confederate monu-
ment. Prince and South Washing
ton streets. The exercises will be
held on May % this year. as the
oath falls on Sunday. The veterans:
led by the Citizens Band, Will
march from Lee Camp Hall at
D. m. to the Confederate monument
and thence to Christ Church. where
soldiers from Fort Humphreys Will
fire salute over the graves or the
departed heroes.
The birthday of Jefferson Davis
will be observed here June under
the auspices of the United Daugh.
tiers Of the Confederacy. Generdl
C. B. Howry, of Washington. a ma
tive of. Mississippi. will be the
orator Of the day.
Officers for the ensuing year VIII
be chosen by the Business and Pro-
fessionaI Woman's Club at mees'
ing to be held tonight in the Cham
Der of Commerce. Plans will De
completed for the entertainment oil
the Virginia Federation Of Business
and Professional Women's Clubs.
which will hold it's sixth annual
.convention here May and 8.
Alexandria's first country club,
the newly completed Belle Haven
will be formally opened with a
dance and housewarming ceremony
on Wednesday. April %. The club
has a membership of 17S and ex
poets to limit the number to 200
Golf course and tennis courts will
be ready for use by May 1.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
AUTO, HIT BY TRUCK,
SMASHES ANOTHER CAR

A collision between truck and a
passenger car in the 200 block of
Conduit road today caused the
smaller car to crash into a parked
machine occupied by Harry Morgel'
who suffered injuries to his knee.
The truck swerved from the road
and broke down a telephone pole.
The truck was driven by Leo
Kane, 912 Twenty fifth street north
west and the passenger car was
onerated by Snowden Dover, of
Cabin John, Md. Morgels car was
demolished
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
With The
|Alibi Artists
A Cross Section of the
Nightly Grind in Judge
McMahOn's Court.
Read EN- and Weep.
By DONALD McDOUGAL.
A Rare Specimen.

He ran past my signal at 9Th
and ID. your honor. and when !
asked him what he thought the
Go-go sign was for. he said, come
to think of it now, he'd noticed
several Of 'em around different
parts of the city, and asked
what were they for.
II told him, and he said, well
that's clever idea, and so OBJ
vious, too. They are really self
explanatory, and l should have
apprehended their use at once.
But / was pre-occupied with
other matters
''He had D. C. tags. a Mary
land permit, said he was a resi-
dent Of South Dakota, lived in
Chevy Chase, Maryland, and had
q job in Washington.
He gave his occupation as en-
tomologist and when / enquired
what that was, he told me an
entomologist was one who col
lected bugs.
Classification Expert.
II told him i was in the same
business. and IL he'd drive around
to the traffic bureau with me
I'd have him catalogued.
II climbed in with him and he
told me, Don't sit down on that
pasteboard box there. It's fra.
gile, and very valuable. That
specimen represents nearly five
years work.
When l picked the box up to
look inside he spoke pretty quick,
i wouldn't open that, here. The
specimen might get out. It's a
very unusual species Of tarantula
the only really deadly one there
is.
I'm studying the effect Of its
sting. It's reported that the
victim swells up to twice his
normal size, and death ensueS
within six hours, preceded by a
considerable period of the most
intense agony. I'm looking for
someone to volunteer as a sub
= ject. but I guess I'm not going
about it right.
II wouldn't mind your open
ing the box if you were in a
closed room, but it wouldn't be
wise to do that here. These arach'
nirds are marvellous jumpers,
and he would probably leap out of
the box, sting you on the neck,
and escape during the confusion.
Then my five years work would
be wasted. I've got to try him
on several different animals If
my experiments are to have any
value.
Impresses Traffic Cop.
when he said, 'tarantuIa' +
got a little uneasy. and / can't
say now whether 1 quoted HIM
exactly right after that or not,
because l was on the other side
of the street.
~ yelled to him to drive over
to court, and I'd follow fifty or a
hundred feet behind. He wanted
to take his tarantula home first,
because he was absent-minded, he
said, and might mislay the box.
II recalled the regulation that
says an officer needn't take a
traffic violator into court person
ally, if ii seems advisable not to.
Approves Regulation.
1T struck me that this case
came under that regulation, and
l told the defendant to meet me
here at s o'clock"
Boob: 1.-THE man / bought the
car from last week said could
use his Dealers tags until l got
the Maryland number plates,
your honor.
II didn't know that my drivers
permit had to match the tags
/ was driving with. We don't
have to get drivers permits in
my home State-South Dakota"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
SOUTHWEST CITIZENS TO
CONTINUE COUNCIL FIGHT

The Southwest Citizens Associa-
ton will continue its campaign 10
inquire q representative on the
Citizens Advisory Council. George
M. Yeatman, president, announced
today
He plans to carry his case to
each citizens association and win
probably appear before the District
Commissioners to protest against
council dominated by northwest
citizens
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20

out there. You've applied for
Maryland tags?
A week ago-the day / got the
car, yes, sir?'
And you have a Maryland
drivers permit?"
Eyes, SIR
You seem to have done all
that you knew how to comply with
the law. But you can't drive
car with d. c. tags and a Mary
land permit. Get a d. c. permit,
bring it around here tomorrow NOR
ing and show 1t to me and the
charges against you will be dis
missed
Thank you, your honor" lab
sently) Now, what cid do with
that box of fleas-" (Animatedly.)
oh, yes. let 'em in the bar
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
FRAUD ORDER ISSUED
AGAINST N. Y. CONCERN

A fraud order against the Good
year Engraving System, of New
York, has been approved by Post
master General Harry 8. New, 1t
was announced today.
Investigation by the Postoffice
Department showed that the con-
Germ was operating work.at-home
scheme with resultant loss to those
who answered advertisements,