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Evening star., 1926-11-04

cor1ely in the world Some of them
pluck out their eyebrows with
tweezers. and have their finger nails
polished by BARRIERS. and bathe always
in perfumed waters"
THE perfumes are nice" she said.
wistfully. Il smelled an odor of Arabia
as the young man passed me-the
youth I told you about"
Always the young man. he said.
II wish could hear no more of
that young man."
The girl sighed. perhaps you never
will. 1t may be that he will not come
again."
She went on with her work of
decorating the walls with bright
colored fabric, and arranging tables
and deep couches along the walls. She
and her mother, whose eyes were
swollen with grief, stopped now and
again to whisper together Of Jared
and what might be his fate, but they
did not talk with Antonius Of their
sorrow.
He lay, watchfully, looking out the
door, and working on his sword.
sharpening it with a rough stone that
I4aila had brought to him days be-
fore
If my leg were healed" he said.
feeling the edge of the blade with
his thumb, II would like nothing
Evening star., 1926-11-04

With all possible work done around
the house, the women and servants
sat before the door, straining their
eyes toward the village. The soldiers
bed was SO placed that his head eX-
tended into the open air.
The afternoon passed. The sky was
clear. and they could see the sun
descending toward the distant sea:
The lower rim of the golden ball
was touching the hills, when word
finally came to the anxious group that
waited.
ITO he continued)
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better than to meet these captors of
Jared-all of them" He fiourished his
weapon. They would flee, yelping,
over Gilboa.''
y manservant, sent to Ezra g
dwelling, brought back word that the
kindly little elder and all the men of
his household had been gone since be-
fore dawn.
Only few roads are open"
Antonius said. THE military road,
that leads through Nazareth. is the
likeliest place to search for Omar, save
in BethShean alone"
Evening star., 1926-11-04
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.

The place is the village of Jezreel. in
Palestine. The characters are: Laila, an
Arabian woman. who has fed the village
threatens to sell her as slave. for taxes
Jacob himself who has Just been arrested
2 Roman soldier. who lies with a broken
ful daughter of the village. whose father
jared has Just been arrested on an accu-
satiOn of theft Maryam and her mother
and their servants accept Antonius' offer to
guard them the night Jared is carried away.
From his pallet. in the middle of the night,
he sees figure appear In the doorway
Evening star., 1926-11-04

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New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
Two, Witohut Licenses,
 Fined S10 bv Judpp

Three arrests were made bv tbo police last night for operating auto- mobiles without licenses. In court this morning, James J. McGratb, aged IS, Of 458 Main street, admit ted never having had a license. He said he had not driven a car prior to his arrest by Policeman Peter oklerkowski. Judge Alling imposed q fine Of S10.
 Herbert Andres, aged 37 Of fl Warlock street. who was arrested after midnight on the same charge of driving without license, pleaded guilty. Sergeant Patrick 4. Me Away arrested him on Elm street following 8 slight accident Andres said he has had licenses for the past three years but neglected to obtain one this year He was fined S1a.
 The case Of Israel Lipman, aged 2l, of 151 Washington street, sim llarly charged, was nolled by Assist ant Prosecuting Attorney W. NJ. Greenatein. Lipman has 2 license. but failed to have it with him when hs was stopped on Main street last night by Officer Sderkowski. who noticed one light out on the car. He produced his license this morn- ing and was not required to go to court
 The case Of John Bojniewicz, of l97 Fremont street, charged with theft of ss worth Of lumber from Gozzo & LaRocco, contractors, was nolled this morning having been continued last week.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
W. r. NJ. SOCIETY SOCIAL

The Women's Foreign Missionary society of Trinity Methodist church gave q luncheon in the church din- ing room Monday. About 50 women were present A program was rem dored following the luncheon which consisted of several piano selections by Miss Nellie Biyby Of PlainviIe. which were rendered in 9 very pleas ing manner. Miss Bixby will soon finish her course at the Hartford School Of Music. Among her selec- tons were the following: "Rondo by Mendelssohn. Par titiQue Sonata" by Beethoven, and ''False Caprice" by Rubenstsin. Allyn Norton also pleased the audi ence hy his violin selections which were Souvenir" ." At Dawning," and Memories"
 After the musical program. Mrs. " T. Flnney of Stamford, who is secretary of the Mission ary society. gave an interesting talk on the work,
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
THREE SENTENCES
 ONLY ARE CHANGED
OpOth'S Minimum Term Is Gut
 Down to Three Years

Hartford, May 4 LP,-Two con- mutations Of sentence and one con- ditional pardon were granted by the board of pardons in session yester- day at the state prison at Wethers- field.
 The conditional pardon was award ed to Michele CarpineuL 46 years old sentenced at Waterbury, Decem- Der 3. 1907. following his conviction on g charge Of second degree mur- der. Joseph Spoth, serving from 10 to lo years for mansIaughter had his minimum sentence commuted to three years, and Mabel Kenyon. serving a similar sentence on 3. siml- lar charge, had her minimum re- ducad to six years.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
PREDICTS i. O.P
 PLATFORM PLANK
YaTe Says 1928 Will See De-
 DlaHd for Modification

Philadelphia. May I LP-A pre- dIction that the 1928 republican na- tlonaI platform will contain q plank demanding modification of the Vol stead act Is made by Congressman William s. Ware, candidate for the republican nomination to the United States senate.
 The Volstead act' he said last night must be amended if we arc 10 restore sanity to America. A law that permits the favored classes to stock their cellars with alcoholic drinks and makes q criminal out Of the workingman who wants 2. glass Of beer or light wine, is a farce and that farce must end"
 Ware gave as a reason why his election will pave the way for early modification because as United States senator T will be slated as delegate at large to the next republican na- uonal convention, and I pledge you that I shall move in that convention for q plank in the party platform demanding modification. What do
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
TOWERS TO BE ELECTED
 PUBLIC WORKS CHAIRMAN
New Commission Win Have First Meeting Tonight-Johnson to
 Remain ss Clerk.

Reginald Towers will be elected chairman Of the board 0: public works tonight at its first meeting since its reorganization under the administration Of Mayor Gardner C. Weld. IL will be the first meeting for Commissioners John Moore. Thomas Grove and Joseph Mlynarsll. These. with Commissioners John Ohlson and John Pagan, will make ID tho personnel o1 the board.
 Moore. Grove and Mlynarski. al- though new appointees. have been members Of the board previously Grove was q former chairman.
 George Johnson, clerk of the board for several years. will again be elected to that office tonight After the organization, routine busi- ness will be discussed.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
VANDERBILT PAPER
 TAKEN OVER TODAY
Receiver il Charge of ODe-- En-
 ployes Operating Another

Los Angeles. May 4 CR-Ths H. frustrated Daily News. tabloid news paper here, founded two and q half years ago by Cornelius Vanderbilt. Jr.. was published today under rs- ceivership.
 Following failure Of the publisher to obtain financial assistance, due, he declared in c New York statement last night to unfavorabIe reports emanating from the eastern city, at- torneys for Vanderbilt Newspapers. Inc. filed 9 bill in equity in federal court, asking q receiver be appoint ed Vanderbilt Newspapers, Inc. is the holding company for the three Vanderbilt tabloids in Los Angeles, san Francisco and Miami Fla.
 Attorneys for the local paper i'm medlately fled an answer, admitting the contentious set forth in the peti- tionlng bill and joined in the request. for appointment of g receiver. The court appointed Meredith P. Snyder, former mayor Of Los Angeles. as re- ceiver.
 The San Francisco Daily IlIustrat- ed Herald later was ordered suspend ed. Recently announcement. was made by the Illustrated Daily News here that the Sunday edition would be discontinued and the price of the week day issues reducd from two cents to one cent
 The Miami Tab, last of the three Vanderbilt tabloids to start publica- ton will continue to be published. the New York announcement said, and its management will cooperate with the receiver for the Los Angeles paper to meet the corporations pay rolls and obligations here and in San Francisco.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
Resume Work on Sewer
 To Serve Belvidere

Work has been resumed on the Belvidere trunk line sewer system which it is expected will be complot- led and placed in operation this year. Several miscellaneous are now in use and when the Stanley Quarter loop has been completed an entire system will be operative. This sew age system has been awaited by Belvidere property owners for many years. Promise of its installation was mainly responsible for with drawal Of opposition to the elimin- ation of a second taxing district sev- eral years ago.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

years,
 Rev. MT. Fiske To Speak.
 Rev. Samuel A Fiske. pastor Of the Berlin Congregational church, will deliver an address tonight at a meeting or the Exchange club of New Britain at the Burritt hotel, that city. Rev. Mir. Fiske will speak on the general subject Of boys work East Berlin Items
 There was a large attendance at the Sacred Heart church whist last evening, many attending from Mid dletown and nearby towns, The majority Of the prizes went out Of town with the exception Of two, Mrs. William Brown and William Brown, Jr,. both taking prizes. Those win n!ng the prizes were Mrs. Jack Welsh. Mrs, A SiegaI. Mrs. J. O'Bren and Mrs. C. Post, all Of Mid dletoWn, and Miss Catherine Crowley and Philip Pagan Of Kensington. The consolation awards went to Mrs. M. Murphy and John Leonard of Mid dletowr. Next weeks whist will be in charge of Mrs. Patrick Holigan who will ba the hostess for the eve ming.
 The "Y'' exhibition for Friday evs- ming will be the greatest event Of its kind ever held in East Berlin ac- cording to reports, several having seen q few Of the stunts and feats which are to be performed at Com mun.ty hall. Physical Director Will liam Ogle has been working for the pas. three months with the boys and girls Of the combined clubs mapping out a. program Of stunts that are guaranteed to be hair-raisers. In addition 10 the work to be put on by the local clubs there will be several acts from New Britain and Hartford which will be new to East Berlin. No expense has been spared to make the exhibition a noteworthy event in thu towns history. An out of town or chestra Of five pieces has been se- cured to furnish the music for the occasion
 The regular weekly prayer meet ing will be held at the Methodist church Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
 Application blanks have been mailed to all local athletes who are 10 participate in the state elimina- ton track meet at South Manchester Saturday. All who qualify in this meet will compose the county .Y" team which will participate in the state meet at Wesleyan on Saturday. May 22nd. Prizes will be awarded to point winners Saturday. East Ser lin will put team Of Is men in the field Saturday. Anthony Randall of West Cromwell has been putting the team through their paces for the events.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
TRINITY MAN HONoRFD.

ThompsonyIle. Conn May 4 LPt- James II. Liberty Of TAompsonville, a. senior at Trinity college. has been notified by the national hoard ot ed ucation that he is one Of six students in the [. $. 70 be awarded a one years scholarship at a university in France He will be notified soon by the French government al which university in that country he will study next year The scholarship is awarded for high scholastic stand ing.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
Big Reservoir Is Full,
 Pumping to Be Halted

Shuttle Meadow reservoir is now full and unless there is an extraor- dinary drought during the next few months, use of the pumping sta ion at Forestville will be dispensed with for the remainder Of the year, the water department announces. The present situation allows suffi- ctent water for the city's needs with out the additional costs of plumb ing, and in addition permits, with out extra cost. of the continued sale Of water to neiEhboring towns.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
EmploTes Take Orer Paner

San Francisco, May 4 LR - The San Francisco Illustrated Herald, the second illustrated newspaper started ny Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr,. was in the hands Of employes today.
 Ordered to suspend publication yesterday the editor called a meeting Of the employees and they resolved to carry on and and issue the paper today cutting it from 20 to F pages.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

you think the answer Of the conten- tion will be to the demands Of re- publican Pennsylvania? The plank will so in"
 MT, Ware, campaigning on a ''wet" ticket, IS opposed for the nomination at the May IS primary election by United States Senator Pepper and Governor Pinchot.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

Philadelphia - Because she des- cribed Gottleib Roseman. 75, as too gay, Mrs. Roseman, 45. has obtained a separation and s5 week. Hes just returned after a whirl of social life on the California coast, she says.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

New York -- Miss Barbara liar r.son q, daughter Of Francis Bur ton Harrison. former governor gen eral of the Philippines, has come into possession of an estate apprais- d at S2.56a95o. l. was left by her mother, who died when Barbara vas q baby.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

New York - Uncle Joe Cannon thinks John Hays Hammond should shake hands with himself for hav- ing accomplished so much in short life. Uncle Joe expressed his senu- meats in wire 10 the celebration o1 Mr .Hammond's list birthday.
 Shenandoah. Iowa - Alleys Of this town are practically free Of tin cans. C. J. Laua, movie house pro- p-letor. offered an admission ticket to each youth who brought four cans in g spring "clean-up the town campaign. One youth produced l. 11S cans.
 Knoxville Tann. - Charging his wife. Maud Janeway. with having lived with him only four days after their marriage in April 1925, John Janeway 79, one Of Grants soldiers and an inmate Of the National Sol- diers' Home at Danvtlle, III, has hled s1lt for divorce here.
 New Haven - Nutmeg 4. c. o.- fers Louis (hid) kaplin $25, 000 for title bout ln New Haven with Bobby Garcia.
 New Haven - German measles necessitates several changes in seat ings Of Yale varsity and freshman crews.
 Bridgeport - Witnesses name Constable Arthur J Bennett as raid ing officer who fired shot which killed Henry Fischer.
 Hartford - Striking steam filters return to work when wage increase demand is granted
 Hartford - Trinity college ri pod" undergraduate newspaper. rec ] ommends the substitution Of in- tramural sports for intercollegiate athletics a. the institution.
 Hartford - An "ancien-" car which owner tells court wouldn't do more than thirty" does 40 in test before judge ines owner for speeding, and catches fire.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
FLASHES OF LIFE: SWEDISH PRINCE
 WILL BE HONORED ON VISIT HERE

London - Mrs. Stanley Baldwin has confidence in her husband, the premier, under the shadow of q na- tional calamity. Quoting his words at Q meeting Of women she said;
 Keep steady" And she has thought 1 to herself with pride, he is a man. Rome - Fascist newspapers are sarcastic, saying that while Italy is
 working steadily under tyranny" tree England. which is trying to teach Italy to solve the labor prob lem, is paralyzed.
 Stockholm - Crown Prince Gus
 tavus AdoIphus is likely to run Marshal Foch a close second in re- 1 tcelving degrees from American uni . versailles. Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Chicago and Minnesota are already
 on his itinerary.
 New York - Bernard E. Jones Of Quebec is hunting for a bottle of real bootleg liquor to take to Eng land in order that it may be an-
 alyzed and its contents revealed to British prohibition workers. It seems If hs should not have to hunt long.
 Tarryrown. \. Y, - Patrolran Arnold insists that Miss Charlotte Nanderlip. daughter Of Frank 4. NanderHp, was the girl he overlook speeding in a roadster after the toughest chase he ever had. He gave her a ticket. but the girls aunt is just as insistent that she has been at BrGn Nawr college, and that she has no car.
 New York Nathaua Crane. | BrookIyn's I2-year-old poet is out . with a novel. 4 new poem precedes each chapter about q 16-year-old ! duchess who IS shipwrecked and | cast away on an island where she . has a romantic adventure with the |. last survivor Of the child crusade.
 New York Mrs. Mark Benja- min, sister-in-law Of Caruso's widow ! is making her stage debut on the same bill as Jack Delaney and . Johnny Farrell She sings. They . box and swing golf clubs.
 Albany Y. r. - Mrs. Fannie Soper sentenced 10 be slectrocuted . at Sing Sing for murdering her hus- band, refuses to ask Governor Smith for clemency. If God wants me to 20 this way I am ready 10 go," she told her attorney in the death house. An appeal is pending in the courts.
 New York -- Miss Barbara liar r.son, T, daughter Of Francis Bur ton H9rriSon former governor gen ]
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

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New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
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New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
BERLIN NEWS

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New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

beeHSah$fdctorily settled during he last few years by inc researches Of the scientific StqT.'
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

Hartford - An 'ancien-" car which owner tells court wouldn't do more than thirty" does 40 in test before judge ines owner for speeding, and catches ire.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

Hartford - Trinity college Fri pod" undergraduate newspaper, rec ommends the substitution Of in- tramural sports for intercollegiate athletics a. the institution,
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

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New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

Hartford - Striking steam filters return to work when wage increase demand is granted.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

Many
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

Bridgeport - Witnesses name Constable Arthur J Bennett as raid ing officer who fired shot which killed Henry Fischer.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
Answer1ng some more questions about the United States Rubber Conpany's
 Rubber Plantations

when in the interest of greater econ- omy and better and more uniform quality,it would be advisable for 1t to know all there was to know about rubber growing, and to be producing a considerable portion of it's own rubber. Recent events have justi- fled this larsighted policy, and every man who buys a United States Tire OF any other United States Rubber Company product is today benefit ing by 1t,
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

New Haven - German measles necessirares several changes in seat ings Of Yale varsity and freshman crews.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

New York - Mrs. Mark Benja- min, sister-in-law Of Caruso's widow IS making her stage debut on the same bill as Jack Delaney and Johnny Farrell. She sings. They box and swing golf clubs.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

New Haven - Nutmeg A C os- ters Louis (kid) Kaplin $25.009 for title bout in New Haven with Bobby Garcia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
Athletes NeiShborhood Prescriptions, Social Customs
Man With the Card Trick Who Ranks
Among the Chief Drawing Room Pests

You spoil the thing. Here, try again.
Pick q card"
''All right. I've got it,
Put 1t back in the pack. Thanks.
(Shuffie, shuttle, shuffle-fiip)-Th
is that it?" (triumphantly).
II don't know. l lost sight of 1t.
Lost sight of it. Confound it, you
have to look at it and see what 1t is.
"Oh, you want me to look at the
front of it,
ONCE MORE TO SLAUGHTER.
"Why. of course. Now, then, pick
card"
IAN right I've picked it. Go
ahead" (Shuff1e, shuttle, shuttle
Say, confound you, did you put
that card back in the pack?"
why, no. 1 kept it."
! Holy Moses. Listen. Pick--a-
card-just one-look at it-see what
it is-then put it baek-do you under
stand?"
"Oh, perfectly. Only 1 don't see
how you are ever going to do it.
You must be awfully clever
(Shuff1e. shuttle. shufiie-flip)
There you are; that's your card.
now, isn't it," This Is the supreme
moment.)
A VERY WHITE LIE.
mo. THAT Is NOT MY CARD"
This is a fiat lie. but Heaven will
pardon you for it,
Not that cardW. Say--just holdf
on a second. Here, now, watch WHAT
you're at this time. / can do this
cursed thing, mind you, every time.
| I've done it on father. on mother and
on every one that's ever come round
our place. Pick card. (Shuffle, shut
| f1e-flip, bangJ There, that's your
card"
mo. 1 AM SORRY. THAT IS
NOT MY CARD. But won't you try
| it again? Please do. Perhaps you
are a little excited-I'm afraid 1 was
rather stupid. Won't you go and sit
| quietly by yourself on the back YER
andah for half an hour and then try?
| Oh, I'm so sorry. 1t must be such
an awfully clever little trick. What!
| You have to go home? You won't
stay for any more bridge? Good
night" - ,ooa
Copyright. 1920