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New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
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CHARACTERS OF THE STORY

PIIILO VANCE
 JOHN FIX MARKHAM ......................
 :........... District Attorney of New York County ALVIN H. BENSON ......................
 Well-knoWn Wall Street broker and man-about- town
 who was mysterously y murdered in his home MAJOR ANTHONY BENSON ...................
 .................. Brother of the murdered man MRS. ANNA PLATZ .... Housekeeper for Alvin Benson CAPTAIN PHILIP PEACOCK -. Miss St. Clairs fance hEANa'ER 11 ? K PFYtE :.. Intimate of Alvin Benson's lRS: PAULA BANNING .......... A friend of Pfyfe's ELSIE HOFFMAN N.....................
 ....... Secretary of the firm of Benson and Benson COLONEL BlGSBY OSrRANDER A retired army officer rla Wll,l,lAM h. @ MORiARl4 ........... An alderman GEORGE G. STITT .......................
 Of the firm of Stitt and Mccoy public accountants MAURICE DlNWlDDlE Assistant District Attorney ERNEST HEATH ..... Sergeant of the Homicide Bureau BURKE, SNITKIN, EMERY .....................
 ..,............. Detectives Of the Homicide Bureau BEN aANLON .,,..:,..;.:..:;.. Commanding Officer
 of Detectives assigned to District Attorneys office PHELPS, TRACY, SPRINGER H1GGINBOTEAM
 Detectives assigned to District Attorneys office CAPTAIN CARL HAGEDORN ....... Firearms expert DIt DOi.E.Noo ....,.......... Medical Examiner FRANK SWACkER Secretary to District Attorney D. .. VAN LINE ..................... The Narrator
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
Mary Harrison Is Again inc Center
 of Interest


 Lillian and l were standing a lit- tie apart from the rest of the group on the Nerlnda as Noel Vrtitzsu made his gallant and piacating little speech to Eleanor Lincoln That she shared my astou.shment in the sud den change iu the young violnists Iemeanor. 1 knew when she spoke 70 me in q queer mouutorous jar son inaudlble 10 anyone saye thc u.rson in whose ear she Is >reaking. She has perfected the feat SD that no one casually observing her Can detect any movement Of her lips, tor she omits lahials. counting on the qLicknoSs of ear and perception of her listener 10 catch her mean lns And. Of course, there are but r.w p-opl" 10 whom she speaks in -He fashion which she learned dur .1c for secret service days,
 "Mary's upset the Ieutils at last" she said, her kson eyes rovlng from Noels expressive face apparently .H HL l.. di|tHllOl ID AllS1 lsiitpll 70 that Of Mary Harrison, lifted pro- Hocativcly 10 that Of young MT Jackson. "I thought she would when lou sent Ter mo the hall Noels mad clear through, DII you hear .nat spiel or his about now being master Of his time? That means ra's slipped his leash, and believe Inc, ifs going to be some time be- Tore Mary can whistle him back again. There's bit of Phils arro- g1nce hidden deep in that gentle boy"
 1 shifted my position so that no one save Lillian could see my lips, for I am not as adept in noiscless conversation as she is
 Mary doesn't appear 10 be either penitent or worried, just now" l said.
 shes a good actress" Lillian re. torted, and besides shes we'll pro- Nided for just now. Your friend, AIr. Jackson, is some shcik. He sure
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

QuSSllOI OI ldCl UT OTtldllOD Dy writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau, 1922 New York avenue, Washington, D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advice cannot be given. nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal reply. Unsigned requests cannot be answered. All letters are 1dential.-Editor.
 Q. How old will q man who vas horn November 1, 1877. be on the first of next November?
 A. Fifty years.
 Q. Would boy born in Eng land who moved to Australia be considered foreigner in that coun- try?
 A. Since it is a British territor- ral domain where British law Of ma tionality persists and determines the political status or allegiance of the inhabitant he is not a foreigner.
 Q. How did the custom of color ing Easter eggs originate?
 4. It is very ancient Le Brun says that the ancient Persians had the custom. The Jews also had 0 similar custom from an early time, and may have learned it from the Persians. The custom Is much older than Christianity and the Christian Easter
 Q. What do the following names mean: Frederick, Howard, Walter, Augusta and Arthur?
 A. Frederick. abounding in peace; Howard. keeper of the stronghold; Walter, powerful war rior; Augusta, exalted, imperial; Arthur, noble.
 Q. Where does the expression something rotten in Denmark come from?
 A. shakespeare's Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 4.
 Q. How is water pressure inside of a sphere calculated?
 A. It is expressed in pounds per square inch. the same as in a cy- lindrical boiler, tank or anything of that nature. The total force would be equal 10 the inside surface area of the sphere, in square inches null tiplied by the average pressure in pounds per square inch. The pres sure will vary from the top to the bottom of the sphere being greater at the bottom, the same as in any other vessel.
 Q. How much damage was caused by forest fires in the United States last year?
 A. It amounted 10 s26,912,2e1. The loss was the result of 91 ,793 fires which burned over 24,316,l33 acres.
 Q. Who is the Director of the Yerkes Observatory
 A. Prof Edwin B. Frost
 Q. What kind of q play is The Cat and the Canary?
 A. It is a three act mclodrama by John Willard.
 Q. Who played the part of the Judge" in Naughty Bat Nice?
 A. Claude Gillinswater
 Q, How can copper specimens be kept bright?
 A. By brushing them over with banana oil.
 .. How many railroads enter the city of Chicago, and how many sta tionS are there in that city?
 4. There are seven railroad sta- tions in Chicago and thirty-four railroads enter the city.
 c. Please tell me something about tho life of Ken Maynard?
 4. He was born at Mission, Tex as. July 21. 1895 and served for q while in Mexico under one of the revolutionary generals. He is five feet eleven and three- quarters inches tall; weighs lSl pounds. has gray eyes, black hair and is mar ricd. Some of his pictures are "Thc Unknown Cavalier; The Red Raider": "Senor Dare Devil' and The Overland Stage"
 .. What is the highest mountain in the world? Has it's summit ever been reached by man?
 A. Mount Everest in Jnlo-China
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29

is the highest: it is co,l4l feet high and it's summit has never been reached by man. Q. For how long has Tom Mix been associated with motion pie lures?
 A. Since 1910.
 c. What was Mary Pickfords' real maiden name?
 A. Gladys Smith. Pickford is the family name of her mother.
 c. Should a girl extend her hand
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
NOW BEGIN THE STORY

"Wednesday, June 19; D. m.) When We were again outside Markham asked;
 How in heavens name did you know she had put up her jewels to help Pfyfe?"
 My charmin' metaphysical de, duCtions, don't V know" answered Vance. As ] told you, Benson was not the open handed, big hearted altruist who would have lent money without security; and certainly the impecurious Pfyfc had no collateral forged the check. Ergo: someone lent him the security.
 Nov. who would be so tlustin' as to lend pfyfc that amount Of security except sentimental woman who was blind 10 his ana2in' defects? " know, I was just cNil-mindod enough to suspect there was q Calypso in the life of this Ulysses when he told us Of stopping over in New York to mur- uur au reVoir 10 someone.
 "When man like Pfyfe fails to specify the sex of person. il is saf" to assume the feminine gender. So ] suggested that you s,nd Paul Fry to Port Washington to peer into his trans S-matrimoniaI activi- tics: felt certain a honne annie C,t,1l l,, | h.. mysterious package, which ob- Niously was the security, seemed 10 identify itself as the box of jewels seen by the inquisitivc housokeeper l said 10 myself: 'Ah, Leandcr's misguided Dulcinea has lent him Ter geWgaws 10 save him from the yaWning dungeon
 "Nor did ] overlook inc fact that he had been shielding someone in his explanation about the check. Therefore, as soon as the lady's name and address were learned by Tracy. I made the appointment for
 We were passing the Gothic Renaissance SahWah residence which extends from West End ave- nue 10 Riverside drive at seventy third street: and Vance stopped for a moment to contemplate it.
 Markham waited patiently, Al length Vance walked on.
 ". Y know. the moment I saw Mrs Banning ] knew my con clusions were correct. She was q sentimental soul, and just the sort of professional good sport who would have handed over her jewels to her amoroso.
 Also. she was horoft of gems when We called.-anl a woman of her stamp always wears her jewels when she desires 10 make an i'm press on on strangers. Moreover. shes the kind that would haze jcwelry even if tho lardor was empty. IL was therefore merely q question of getting her 10 talk"
 con the whole, you did very yell" observed Markham.
 Nanc. gave him 4 copdosccnding bow.
 Sir Hubert is too E"ncrous.--- But tell me. didn't my little chat with the lady cast a glam into your darkcncd mind 9"
 Naturally" said Markham. "1'm not utterly obtu-r, She played u1- consciously into cur hands. Sh" believed Pfyfc did not arrive in New York until the morning. after the murder and therefore told us
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29

first when being introduced to . gentleman? A. Yes, this is proper. c. What is the Arabic word fo!
 "father"? A. Abu. c. Where was gold first discoI cred in Alaska and where was first mined? A. First discovered al Sitka ir 1876. but not mined extensively un til 1880 at Juneau.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29

By ihorutun W, Burgess The one whose conmonseusc has Is cry apt 10 lose his head
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29

Rabbit. I think you're little blt crazy and I know that you are 20 jealous that you have lost your head"
 Pm not jealous" s,ormcd Peter. Y never was iralous in all my life, l haven't q bit Of jealousy in me"
 Copyright, 1927, by T. W. BurGass)
 The next story; Mrs. Peter Leaves the Dear Old Briar- patch"
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
THIS HAS HAPPENED

Vance eliminates Miss ST Clair as d suspect and prevents Markham from arrcsting Leacock when Pfyfe's statements strengthen the case against the captain. II is brought out that Pfyfc had forged Alvin Bensons name to a check. Paula Banning admits to Vance that she had loaned her jewels to Pfyfe 10 put up with Benson as security.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29
Answers No. 8

1-Manush Of Detroit.
Gen. Henry Lawton.
3-John G. Calhoun, 1882.
4-Fourteen parts gold. ten parts
alloy.
5-When Adam ate the forbidden
fruit a piece Is said to have lodged IN
his throat. where the bulge appears.
6-"Ralph Roister Doister." written
by Nicholas Udall. probably between
1884 and l541.
THE Scandinavian. i.
Sat the University Of Oxford: In
1902.
.9-Gen. U. S. Grant.
1O-United States Steel corporation,
Standard OH, OF New Jersey and Amer
lean Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany.
11-George Burns Of Cleveland.
12-Cork Is the outer bark Of spe-
cies of oak which grows liz southern
Europe and northern Africa.
13-In South America, where "cow
trees' yield fluid which resembles In
appearance and quality the milk of the
COW.
14-Delaware.
15-1S93.
1.-The Last Supper" "Mens
Lisa"
1.-THE Urals.
1S-WashingtOn Irving.
19-Admiral David G. Farragut.
2O-The northeastern states and
some parts of the West.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29
WOMEN OF y
MIDDLE ACE
Praise Lydia E. Pinkham's
( Vegetable Compound

Mrs. Annie Kwinski Of 526 list Ave
nue., Milwaukee, Wis, writes that she
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29
What's the
Answer ......,...
Questions No. 8

Questions No. 8
Who is the champion open golf
player?
2-What is an electric eel?
3-Why do we smile when we are
pleased7
4-For what queen was Virginia
named?
Show many Presidents Of the
United States came from Virginia and
who were they7
6.-What composer wrote the largest
number Of melOdious and enduringly
popular American songs?
(which continent has but one ac-
tive volcano?
S-What was the real name Of Pierre
Lott?
9-Who said: "You can fool all the
people some Of the time, and some Of
the people all of the time, but you
can't fool all the people all Of the
timer
~ w HICI 10 O0t h~A bCot
forest?
11-What famous novel was written
about a whale, and by whom?
12-Whlch Is the largest salt water
lake In the world?
13-Who Is the national woman ten
mis- champion?
14-What is an electron?
15-What Is the ratio Of workers to
population in the United States?
16-HOw much did the United States
pay Panama for the Canal zone?
17-What famous American explorer
was once imprisoned in MexicO7
18-What was Shakespeare's profess
sional work other than poet and play
wright?
19-WhO said: "The public be
d-dw?
20-What proportion Of the words in
the present English language are de-
rived from Norman French?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29
Human Speech Calls
for Little Energy

Speech requires small amount of
energy, according to telephone engi-
neers, who explain that If million
persons were to talk steadily, and the
energy of their voices were to be con-
verified into heat, they would have to
talk for an hour and half to produce
sufficient heat to make cupful of tea.
One acoustic expert has divided the
English speech into SO letter sounds,
and he found that the vOwels carry
most of the energy. 1t is estimated
that at the upper and lower limits
of hearing it takes a million times as
much energy to make sound audible
as in the range of 1000 to 5000 cycles,
where the ear is most sensitive.
On the radio the sounds "th," "f,"
IS" and "v" are the most difficult to
hear correctly. This is attributed
chiefly to their very weak energy
Scientific American.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29
"A NetO Way to
Make Jellies
Without Staining Finoers-Without
Long Hours Of BoiIing-Without
Depending Upon Berries or
Fruit Being in Season.

One of the most, interesting and yet
one of the simplest new products In
the food field Is called minute jelly
1t is pure fruit or berry juice already
boiled down and concentrated. To
this concentrated juice, fruit pectin
in the right amount has been added.
The pectin is that part Of fruit which
makes jelly 'jell." 1t Is as pure and
wholesome as the fruit juice.
To make the Jelly take the little
bottle of concentrated juice, pour in
q sauce pan, add water and sugar ac-
cOrding to directions on the bottle and
boil few minutes. Then pour into
jelly glasses and when 1t has become
cold you have the most delicious pure
fruit jelly you ever tasted.
A few bottles kept on hand, selected
according to your taste for jellies, and
you can make up few glasses just
as you want it. One small bottle makes
two glasses Of jelly. If you wish to
try two bottles send us twenty-five
cents and we will give you your choice
of grape, mint, pineapple, orange,
raspberry, strawberry or blackberry.
Or four bottles-all different-for fifty
cents. Address Department WI, Cen
eral Packing Corp, Crawford, New
Jersey.-Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29
Pccuns

The bulk of the commercial produc-
tion of pecans is at present in Texas,
Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Georgia and Florida. But the tree Is
native to river bottoms from Indiana
and Iowa southwest into Mexico.
Southeastern states and California
have taken up pecan growing to some
extent. but there has been little COM
mercial success with these trees north
of latitude 40 degrees.
The tree attains height of Is to
40 feet. The crop is harvested when
the great majority of the nut husks
have opened. AS rule 1t is dis
posed Of before Thanksgiving.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29
Luminous House Numbers

A luminous number which can be
seen from a distance at night has been
put up on the town hall at Budapest,
writes the correspondent of the Lon
don Observer, and the authorities are
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of putting
luminous numbers on all houses in the
city, and luminous plaques at the
street corners on which the street
names may be easily read after dark.
1t is claimed that Budapest is the
first city to consider this method of
obviating this difficulty.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29

ing much better.
Mrs. Matte Adams. who lives in
Downing Street, Brewton, Ala, writes
as follows: "A friend recommended
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and since taking it feel like
q different woman"
With her children grown up. the mid
dle-aged woman finds time to do the
things she never had time to do before
read the new books, see the new
plays, enjoy her grandchildren, take
an active part In church and civic
affairs. Far from being pushed aside
by the younger set, she finds a full,
rich life Of her own. That Is, If her
health is good.
Thousands Of women past fifty, say
they owe their vigor and health to
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and are recommending it to
their friends and neighbors.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29
The First Dolls House

What may prove to be the earliest
British dolls house has been discov-
cred in an old country house in
Chelmsford. 1t is a two stored house
about five feet high, built of solid oak.
and contains four large rooms. attics
and a balcony on top. The legs on
which the house is mounted and the
paneling and the mirrors, are, it Is said
of definite Queen Anne design and
workmanship.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29

became so weak and
rundown that she
was not able to do
her homework. She
saw the name Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound in
the paper and said
to her husband, Il
will try that medi-
cine and see If 1t
will help me-" She
says she took six
bottles and Is feel
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29
The Modern Hotel

A new hotel in Buffalo is completely
electrified from the radio station on
the roof to the pumps in the subbase-
ment. About 2,1OO miles of wire are
Installed in the walls to serve %. G3s5
outlets for lamps. appliances, motors
and the like
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29
Sure, That's Right

She-YOu can't blow rings.
He-Can't Ell? Didn't l blow a -
carat, gold-filled one on you?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29

Gossip is habit like lying. Some
are predispOsed to It.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-27
Not a Political Aim

The pro and con arguments over the
AL Smith-Marshall Catholic Church de-
bate are still being argued fiercely here in
the national capital. A curious feature
of the discussion is the division of opin-
ion as to how this Exchange of letters
originated. One group holds that the
original letter of inquiry addressed to
Governor Smith was part of a pre-ar-
ranged political plan and that the Smith
answer was written simultaneously with
the Marshall inquiry,
Those who follow this line of thought
say that the movement originated with
Smiths friends who felt obliged to lay
the religious political ghost and took this
means TO accomplish their ends. Anoth-
er group set forth that the Marshall letter
from the beginning was an unfriendly
move in which the Protestant Anti-Smith
people in the Democratic organization
had a hand. There is another group.
smaller, it is true. who because of the
high standing of MIR. Marshall who wrote
the letter, who is not only a lawyer but a
specialist in church canon law, maintain
that the communication had no political
origin and was written by Mr.. Marshall in
his character as a Christian gentleman,
honestly seeking information. However
it originated. all parties are agreed that
instead of laying the political ghost ii has
given substance to the whole issue and
provided line. rule. precedents and cita-
tions for the continuation of the argu-
ment and has thus popularized something
which otherwise had only been a matter
of whispered discussion.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-27
atched Chicks
Are Best Winter LAYERS

Late Matched pullets rarely lay nm
til the middle of the winter or early
spring. Chickens should be Matched
not later than the last of May II they
are expected 10 lay eggs In the late
fab or early winter. Often it Is DIFF
ficut b get fully matured pullets be-
fore winter sets in This can be done,
however, by early Matching and proper
feeding Of the pullets during the later
summer and early fall. If the pullets
do not receive their proper growth
by November and show signs Of lay
Ing, t 3 doubtful whether they will
lay 10 tsny extent until the following
spring. The cockerels should be sep
arated from the pullets as soon as
possible, thus giving pullets plenty Of
opportunity to develop size. If they
are allowed to flock with the old hens
and cockeress they may be stunted,
as 1t is impossible for them to get
their proper allowance Of food. Keep
ing them out on the range separated
from the rest Of the flock is the best
method Of handling them.
Ai-F ~
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-27
A Nation of Road Builder

Less than ten yeare ago ii would have
been impossible to figure on driving an
automobile more than about six or eight
months of the year in the rural districts
of most Of our states. A touring car
making an extended trip, would carry
ropes, chains and a shovel to use-i cases
of emergency, which were quite frequent
Today automobiles may be driven from
coast TO coast and north and south with
little inconvenience. Another ten years
will see paved roads to every important
point. No nation ever attempted such a
road building program as we are nov
carrying out, as an established feature OF
state and national development.
Not only are we building and hardsur-
facing new roads, but are widening and
Strengthening thousands of miles of old
roads. Our annual bill for building and
maintaining highways is approximately
n billion dollars. 1t is necessary tc
keep close watch to see that this money
is properly expended on scientifically
built highways and permanent and prac-
teal bridge construction. Thousands OF
miles of feeder roads into the main high
ways must be improved with a water
proof wearing surface.
The telephone, the automobile, our COCO
highways and our transportation system
make possible instant and continuous
communication and association between
all sections of Our Country.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-27

There are enough roads In this
country to completely grit the earth
100 times, or, estimating the average
width at IS feet, TO make a single high
way around the world 2,160 feet In
width.
The Connecticut highway depart
ment spent s10,5O3, us during the
fiscal year ended July /.
The Japanese government is plan
ming an extensive road construction
campaign which will cost 100, 900, 00t
yen and viii result In 1880 miles
of automobile roads.
Highway improvements in the
United States for 1926 are estimated
to cost 81, 100000 900. There is not {
state In the Union whose roads In 1921
cost less than $2,o00,0O0.