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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-04
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by Beatrice Burton @ 1925 SERVICE INC.

In her trunk sho was In fever
OF excitement
When Dick came homo at halt
past five. Ahe was still hard at
work. her hair tousled ana her
checks flushed
Dick looked around the room in
blank establishment, Bureau drawers
were flung open. Dresses were
flung across the bed 4 pile Of
lingerie lay. white a. cloud. on a
chair.
wordlcasly, Gloria hmllsd at him
across the chaos siren smile
from halflowered eyelids and dim.
ping mouth.
What do you think you're doing
nowT' Dick asked.
Packing tho things that I'm not
going 90 take with me-" his wife
answered.
Take with you' what are you
doing. leaving me-" ile rat down
on the lingerie piled on the nearest
chair.
wei. / should any notF Gloria
cried, Did you think ia leave you
just because you were 30 angry ana
jealous. yesterday Why. / like you
10 be Jealous cause then /
know you still love me seer"
She battered across the room 10
him. and knelt beside hls chair.
Would you miss me terribly II
went away for little while
with Myra GRii7" she asked.
Dick sat up with jerk.
with Myra 0ailg But. good
Lord, she's going 10 EuropeF he
Easped.
Gloria nodded
80 ann l." she said calmly. III
you'll let me7''
Dick made n gesture Of despair
Honey" he haid. you can't so.
| haven't enough money in the
bank 10 pay for one-way ticket.
Look here. let me- show your
lie took his check book from his
inside coat pocket.
''Lcas than two hundred bucks
he said Hardly enough 10 pay tho
current bills' You know, you've been
hitting me pretty hard lately with
these new clothes you bought. and
your automobile and Rang
hllds wages"
Gloria walked away toward the
windows
"oh. SURF ia my fault We never
have my money. shs tossed hack
over her shoulder. u suppose you
never spend cent on those spe.
cinl ulgarcts you're forever Nmoking.
or on taxicaha. do your
Gloria laughed lmpudcnty
why don't you IRE Mtss Briggs.
and Eoi a atenographer who doesn't
expect n small fortune In the way
Of salary. II you're no terribly POOR"
she asked Sometimes I think you
must be in love with that woman
Honestly. I dor
Dick stood UP.
You can't 80 20 Europe" he
said auistly. and went downstairs.
Gloria stood looking out OF the
window into tho darkening street
for long time. sho was actually
sick with disappointment j.
Al day she had been dreaming Of
Europe. Of Paris. Of tho ahopS
their
And now sht was not to 20
when Rsnshild struck The din.
gong. she aid not 80 down.
TO Bc Continued Tomorrow
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-04

Of not SEEING him No all did not
occur 10 her
She went clp-clopplng upstairs IN
her blue satin mules
Raishild was cleaning out Glorla's
clothes-clOsul
Tho sight OF all her dresses hang
ING there ia neat. colorful rowa made
Gloria think suddenly OF Myra Gail.
Lucky Myral g.. With clothes
20 burn. hero she was getting ready
90 run over 20 Paris for two or three
more trunksful OF them
And she would come back not only
with clothes but with the lat
oat thing IN make up and hnlrcuts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-04
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GLORIA GORDON. beautiful Nap
Der marries DICK GREGORY. a
struggling lawyer. Hor idea of
mAfrlage Is fun and fine clothes
aren,
Fplck borrows his mothers maid.
MAGGIE. 10 teach Gloria 10 cook
But she refuses 90 learn. she
meets STANLEY MANBURN. an
Aetor with whom she once had
been IN love,
Gloria invites wayhurn 20 a
housewarming lie comes, aud
Dick instantly suspects that Gloria
- In love with him Wayburn
makes love all evening 60 MrRA
GAIL
The wild party break, up when
LOLA HoUGh "hawis out" pll.IA
SEYMOUR. Wife OF pR. JOHN SLY
NouR' Maggie. disguised, quits
her Job. Then Gloria hires RANG
iifLp SWANSON. altho Dick tells
her he cannot afford a housemaid.
she also buys new clothes end In
rista upon an automobile Gloria
begins 70 be Jealous OF MISS
BRIGGS Dicks secretary
Ono afternoon Dick returns home
Unexpectedly 20 find his wife en-
PERTAINING MaYburn. May Seymour,
and JIM CAREWE Next morning
May phones Gloria 20 tell her that
the gossip about her love affair
with Carcwo has kept her out OF
the Home Wnman's club. She hegs
Gloria 20 ask MOTHER GREGORY.
an officer Of the club. 20 put her
into H. Mother GREGORY refuses,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-04

webs IN hor brainf Had she Tccog.
niged the troubled mental state
Gloria was IA over Stanley Way.
bufnf
That was the trouble with
Myp. tho thing that made Gloria
hate and fear her. She seemed 20
see everything that was going on
everywhere, with those cold. gray
eyea OF hers. She never missed a
trick
Glory turned 10 Ranghlld.
III l went away for a few weeks.
DO you think you could manage the
house alone2'' she asked
Ranghild went on brushing a green
sports suit ns she reflected She was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-04
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY


COOK after Mays fearful tele-
~ phone message, Mother Gregory
got up 10 gu. she wrapped herself
in her black hroadelo,h and furs
that always smelled OF mothhRlis,
and pecked Gloria on her cheek.
Goodbye she said severely
and hope that your friend. Mrs.
Seymour. Will be an example TO
you OF what happens 10 foolish
wives who so traipsing around with
men who wouldn't marry them n
they had the chance, :. Decent
women simply won't have anything
20 do with them. And you can
tell May Seymour FOR me that until
!. she gives up that Carcwc. she can
\ whistle and wal, to get into the
Home wonan's club, or any other
club where I'm n member, For
I'll vote her down every time.
she's a disgrace 20 this town.
Mother Gregory jerked her ven
down over her Roman nose. and
swept out Of the house like a ship
in fun sail.
SO, Gloria. thought. il was
Mother Gregory who had kept May
on, OF the club. What hateful
womaa Dicks mother was.
And how dreadful for May TO
know that hundreds OF women were
against her. wanted TO have moth.
lng at all TO DO with her, To know
that dozens OF tongues were wag.
ging about her and her affair with
Jim Carewe, And yet. Gloria
knew that but for the grace OF
Providence. she might be in the
same boat with May Seymour. this
very minutel
For someone. besides Mother Greg.
orr. might have seen her and Stan
wayburn In her car. Just as people
had seen May and Jim togetherl And
there would be talk and talk
until this whole town would be talk
ing about her and stan
Gloria shlvered as she picked up
the telephone and gave Mays mum
her.
Maysie. dear. just finished talk.
ing 10 Dicks mother" Gloria began
unhappily when May answered her
ring. II did my very best for you
butts no use. She says there's
not a ghost OF chance for you 10
get into the club. You're right.
there has been a lot Of talk about
You and Jim. At least. Mother Greg
orr says there has :"
Tho old hypocriter' May broke In
harshly. I'm bet she's at the bot.
tom OF the whole thingi She's nj.
ways hated me the way n lot OF
other women in this town have :.
because i married their dear. dear
doctor, i. Women always have a
coy corner In their hearts for the
family doctor. And they sure do
hate him 20 have wife. I've found
that outr'
Gloria laughed in spite OF herself.
But not Mother Gregory she
protested. why. she's old enough
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17

by disease. The committee Of inc vestigation evidently was not cer- tain as to the reason for tho de- crease of shad but apparently seemed sure that pollution of the waters has not been the main or only cause.
 The last Legislature. w,h h enacted a stream pollution law, also permitted an extra day of shad fishing q week. Steps should i'm mediatcly be taken 10 make the anti-pollution law effective, and the first step in that direction would be to force an end to using the river as sewer by both Hartford and Middletown,
 Tho Investigators report. because lt concludes shad can get past the "ccsspoor districts, may be taken in some quarters as meaning that tho present condition of the river is satisfactory. Nothing can be further from the truth.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17

they continue to 20 higher they will look like belts,
 Yet on the whole. wcmankind is 10 be congratulated upon having adopted a style Of garment that Is such notable improvement over the old-style long skirts that trailed the dust and picked up the germs. Nothing looks more ridiculous to modern eyes than pictures of styles as they used to be. In time skirts may again get a little longer all though We doubt whether enfran- chised and Independent womanhood will stand for them ever again get ting much longer -- but they will never aFain trail the ground.
 Modern conditions are against long skirts. Fancy a woman with a long stage curtain" trailing behind her trying to get into an automobile. The job of getting into a machine even with short skirts is not as easy as 1t looks.
 Bringing about a radical change In styles would he a profitable stunt for the Partisan style industry. It is attempted several times a year, 1 the last time an occasion at a l French racetrack, when fashion 1 house dressed up hundreds of man. { nikins In broad -brimmcd hats and sent them 10 the stands. But there 1 is no evidence that broad -brimmeC hats will get in style again. Fancy woman with such a chapeau get ting into a sedan. IL won't work and that is why women will hay' none of them,
 The motor car is more effective arbiter of fashions than the fashiol entrepreneurs along the Seine Clothes that facilitate getting int
 and out of motors will get tn vogue, and the others the go-by
 That is one reason why skirts shor
 enough 10 show the jarrctierc ar
 so popular. We have an idea tha
 the motor car will tend to kec
 them populaire permanently.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
POLICEMAN IN AN AUTO
 NOT EFFECTIVE

Suggestions recently made at a meeting of the Common Council to the effect that a policeman in small automobile could cover much greater area of the city were probably well founded. He undoubt- sdly could. But. 1t seems to us that his "coverage" would be mighty superficial, that he would not be able to detect anything more than a street braWl or a motor accident that is, unless he was able to drive his car with his eyes every where but on the roadway and the sidewalk. He would be little better. while watching his driving, than no policeman at all,
 Street brawls and motor accidents are usually well advertised in every neighborhood, there are few dis tTtCtS NHEIt oDll5 IEslItllL VIII llOl call up the central police station for an ambulance or a peaccmaker. An extra policeman or two in the station with car readily available will take care of this class of events very nicely
 Where the patrolman IS of the greatest bcnetit 10 the community Is in the keeping down of petty mischief makers, backyard thieves and alley skulkers Of various kinds Afoot he might scent inclricn fights before there are serious de velopments, he might spot a ma rauder on some sort of mtschie bent Awheel he would not, and il Is absurd 10 expect that he could
 Motor ears and motorcycles are useful in certain duties, but the mo tor policeman can never take the place of the neighborhood patrol man
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17

Q. How many games did Walter Johnson, Washington pitcher, win last season?
 A. TWenty-three.
 c. How thick is the biggest vein of coal yet found?
 A. One hundred feet at Gillette, Wyoming.
 @. Is there any place where one may purchase q copy of the consti- tuition of the Confederacy?
 A. The constitution of the Con- federac wis published as senate docu- ment No. 1&1, 63rd congress, first session II may be purchased from the superintendent of documents, Government Printing Office, Wash ington, D. C,
 Q. What does the mark Great Britain, All Right Reserved" on book mean?
 A. That the matter from which it was written has been copyrighted in Great Britain, under the British law. and that the right to such copy right are reserved to the owner of the same. who may invoke the pro lection of the British law 10 enforce such rights.
 o. Are children of Mexican par ents citizens of Mexico no matter where thcv were horn? Does 8 woman become citizen of Mexico if she marries citizen of that country?
 A. Children of Mexican parents take the citizenship of their father, no matter where born. Wives of citizens of Mexico acquire Mexican nationality through marriage.
 Q. What is meant by second growth timber"
 A. l. is the growth after 2 primeval forest has been cut or burned out,
 9. What Is a "frohian"?
 A. A rude vulgar fellow.
 Q. How is the "fadewey" ball pitched?
 A. According to Christy Mathew son. the orly pitcher who ever used ttis ball successfully, it is pitched tn the following manner: The ball i' held very loosely at the tips of the khneers, the first two fingers beinE above the ball and the thumb be- low it. The arms arc thrown higf above the head, hut when the pitch ing arm begins to start the ball or it's way. the arm is brought ou from the side of the body and raised to an angle of about Is degrees. Thi motion is gone through so quickly however. that if is practically i'm possible for the hatsman to detec that fact that he Is going to ge something very different from dror curve. In the drop curve tn arm descends straight down in from but in the fadeway the motion c
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
THF, TRAPROCK MUSEUM OF
 UNNATURAL HISTORY
By pr. Walter E. ITdpFOCk The Coin and Metal Collection

ne Uill oltl 4fNtt0i NchANN'hSAA
 One of the groups in the museum that is of great personal interest 10 me is the coin and metal collection. containing, as 1t does, so many items which are intimately bound up with my own exploits. These Will ne found in the basement next to the cases of snow crystals.
 The coins are arranged to sho" the history of money from the earliest time. Money, it will be re- called. was invented by Cadmus. the Phoenician, who for a long time kept his invention a secret so that he was the only man in the world who had any money. It was his wife. Delicious. who pointed out to him that 1t was of no use unless spent. From that time until no" women have been exnenders of the money amasscd by their husbands. The early Greeks used oyster shells for money and our collection is rich in examples if this coinage. These were dredged from the Hou- satonic river, immediately under the musem throwing an interesting side light on the tremendous distances oysters will travel during the ml- grating season.
 Note, among the French coins, the famous Latin Quarter used by the students of Paris during the reign or Iouis the Limit. The old Spanish "rieres- of eight" are well represent cd. Our group is especially note worthy in that l. have assembled eight pieces-of- eight which original Ivy went together. These coins were struck as one large piece of money which was afterward broken up into eight pieces, no two alike. This was done to prevent counterfelting. Y took me nine years to find the com pleta set, This record has never been eaualled, even by the picture-puz2le fans.
 There is also the famous Trap rock Dollar" one of the special coins struck by the government to com memorate my discovery of the Fiji bert Islands. This dollar contains only fifty cents worth of silver. a' the Director of the Mint explained that the use of my name would make up the difference.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
25 Tears Ago Today

The trolley service between New Britain and Hartford will be inn proved in the near future. This will necessitate double tracking. The Connecticut Co. will lay another set of rails as far as Newington center and the Hartford company will meet them there.
 Mayor Bassett, Engineer Caldwell and Chairman Harbison have ac- cepted an invitation to inspect the Boston City sewage plant at Revere
 Denis Kennedy has given the pro- posed new street sweeping machine a thorough trial and is not satisfied with it He considers the price. S12o, tXorbitant.
 Jesse Clark, Frank Hull, John Langdon, Henry Schllltng, Charles Prclle. and Walter Prelle will leave sunday for weeks camping trip to Bantam lake.
 Dr, A. B. Johnson has returned from Westbrook.
 11EIllldu lJdIt VI e' tl ~iiNN ~ ''.N- set of diamond studs last evening hv number of his friends, the oc- casion being his birthday. The pre- sentation speech was made by N. N Lind
 The date for the Berlin fair ha' not yet been set.
 The Turner's will take part in thu | dedication of the soldiers monu ment A committee, consisting c George Vessels, Charles Kuper Paul Stoeckel, Louis Lehr, Charle Hirp Rudolph Gattung, and Jacol Walter has heen appointed 10 decid' what form this part shall take.
 Quartermaster Scgeant Mortime Lyman and Sergeant Allen keessl are in the Eight regiment, whicl has been ordered 10 China, Already the two Groves are fighting there are in the Eighth regiment, whicl lost one quarter of its members a the. taking of Tientsin, and Georg Kennedy is on the Newark.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17

quate laws to protect the people against this form of fraud. The in- stitutions were called wildcat banks because they were esta blished in the backwoods, and because their victims were "most awfully clawed."
 c. Under what authority does the president of the United States use the Mayfower for private cruises. and who pays for it's operation dur ing such times?
 A. The presidents use of the |. S. $, Mayflower, or any other vessel of the navy, is pursuant to and by virtue of his authority as comman- der-n- chief of the army and navy of the United States. The expenses of operating the Mayfower are paid from the appropriation for the navy available for that purpose. The presidents personal expenses of sub sistence and entertainment while on the Mayf1ower are authorized to be charged under the appropriation for 'traveling expenses of the presi- dent"
 c. Can you suggest good emer- gency treatment for ivy poisoning?
 A. A thorough washing with soap and water. immediately after ex- posture is often of considerable serv- ice in preventing the usual infam- nation of the skin. All exposed parts should be well lathered and washed; then some of the father should be allowed to dry on the skin. If this treatment does not prevent the inflammation. bathing with salt water may be employed to relieve the irritation. Sea water is to be preferred Another good ap- rlication Is made hy dissolving one teaspoonful of boric acid In glass of hot watern applying the solution when cool. Bicarhonste of soda made into 2, very thin paste with water is also of service, Every one or two days the affected parts should be hathed with warm water, carefully dried without rubbing, and the boric acid treatment resumed.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
Observations On 7he Weather

Washington, July iI---l orfcas' for Southern Ncw England, Far tonight and saturday; not much .hange m temperature; moderate in fresh north and northwest winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York Fair tonight and Saturday moi much chang. in temperatures moderate 10 fresh north and north west winds.
 Conditions. The disturbance that wa@ ID the lake region Hestcr- d,y morning has moved steadily eastward during the past q hours and is passing ont to sea l'y way of tha New England coast and the St. Lawrence valley. It has caused showers and thunder storms from Illinois eastward over the Ohio valley. the middle Atlantic and Nc" E,url3ul states. Areas of high prrssurc o,orlie the plains states and inc Pacihc Northwest with q trough of low pressure between them ex- tending from the northern Rocky mountains southwark to Southern California. I"mp'ftjurtS are moderately roo) in lho lake regions hut moderate elsewhere.
 Conditions favor for fhts vicinity fair weather With cool nights and sunny days.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17

the arm from its position at an angle of 45 degrees Is a small out ward swing. When the arm gets in front of the pitcher just about on the level with his chin. the hand is given a sharp twist inward, or to the left which brings the back of the hand on top, and the loosely held ball, which is revolving from the rapid action of the arm slips out sideways or off the second tln- ger. At the same time there is a rotary motion given to the hand. When the ball leaves the hand the arm is so twisted that the palm of the hand faces outward.
 Q. What is the value of four cent yellow stamp bearing the pie ture of Martha Washington?
 A. It Is catalogued at seven cents if uncancelled; If cancelled, one cent.
 Q. Why are orange blossoms used with the bridal veil?
 A. Orange blossoms are from one of the most prolific of all fruit bearing trees, and are a symbol of 1 fruitfnlness. The custom appears to have been introduced into Europe at the time of the Crusades. Even at that early date, sprgs of the blos- soms were worn as a crown on the bridal veil, practice which is said to be Saracenic In origin.
 Q. From what is the following 1 quotation taken:
 Towards die many times before
 their deaths;
 The valiant never taste of death
 but once.
 Of all the wonders that I yet
 have heard,
 It seems to me most strange
 that men should fear;
 Seeing that death. a necessary
 end.
 Will come when 1t will come.'?
 A. This is from Julius Caesar Scene II, by Shakespeare.
 Q. What were the "Wildcat Banks" that existed about 1885?
 A. This was the general name applied to the institutions which l were established in the south and west in large numbers after tht transfer of government deposits from the United States bank. Very frequently these banks had little capital or none at all; yet they is. sued bank notes, passed them out ir easy loans to land spectators, who in turn, paid them out in country villages where the standing of thu bank issue was unknown. Whe1 the unlucky holders of the note! presented them for payment, some times it was impossible to discover the hank of issue. This system 0 banks continued about four years resulting finally in the panic of 1887 After that the states adopted ade
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
PUBLIC WORKS AND OIR MONEYS WORTH

The manner in which contractors perform public work has frequently been the cause of complaint; when work is done for the city" or flor the state" 1t usually requires care full inspection afterwards 10 assure the public that skimping has not been in progress and the public bunkod out of some of it's hard earned tax money.
 One of the most outstanding eH- amples of poor workmanship, ac- cording 10 the views of innumerable people in Springfield, Mass, is the Memorial bridge Tn that city It is 2 nice concrete structure. It would serve d useful purpose were It not for fivvcrs habitually putting against the sides and knocking nieces of the concrete railing into the river.
 The following facctlous letter ap- pcared in a Springfield paper;
 Being q heavy taxpayer in Springfield, would like to see all laby carriages kept off Memorial Bridge, There is no telling when a front wheel of one of these vehicles may hit the railing and knock te" rods of it into the river.'
 The writer added that the railing was placed on the bridge for 'h' express purpose of decoying fltHHcr' into the river.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
THT MERRY WIDOW

By George T. Macy When Mary said she'd me support But took another honey I promptly haled her into court
 And got a lot of money. If Mary owed me fifty thou
 For calling me her kiddo, And failing then 10 keep her VOW, What would the Merry Widow , Poor Mary took her loss to heart. She said 1t was inhuman, And swore that worry is the part Of each down-trodden woman; Are single maidens, young and fai Of troubles ever rid, o" When Is a wife free from care? When is a Merry Widow?" So Mary lost her case, and grew Both sorrowful and doleful. Her clothes were somber in hue: Her face was sad and soulful, But soon her husband went and die And again I'm her klddo. We spend her jack; I'm satisfied,
 While shes a Merry Widow,
New Britain herald., 1925-07-17
SKIRTS TO GROW SHORTER AND SHORTER

The information from the maris of fashion that skirts will 20 still h1ghar - ar shorter - in the iall gained wide publicity and consider shIe comment. Even mere men, who are not yItally interested in skirts. puckered. eyebrows of sur prise. General comment was that if