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New Britain herald., 1928-06-01
SHOWER FOR MISS RJ'CHiS

A miscellaneous shower was held last evening in honor of Miss Anna Buchas at her home in Elm Hill.
 A mock marriage was featured with the following taking part, Clergyman, Miss Esther Young bride, Peggy McDermott: bride groom, Frieda Stohl; bridesmaid,
New Britain herald., 1928-06-01

miral Louis M. Mutton. superintend- ent, announced last night.
 Four other honor men in ciaas of 175. who will graduate 1sxt Thuss- day. include. Midshipmen C. NJ. Baackford. of Salem. w. Va. James +. Lee and William E. Howard. both of Washington: and Raymond o. Burzynski. of Milwaukee, Wis. who were ranked in the order named.
 Each Of the five midshipmen maintained an average in scholar ship of S5 per cent. or better, dur ing the four-year course. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED AnS
New Britain herald., 1928-06-01

Helen Buchas; best man, Anna Dom broski.
 number of games were played and buffet lunch served. Miss Buchas received many useful and pretty gifts. She will become the bride of Libby Guala of Corbin ave- nue on Tuesday, June 1e.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-01

and the rental of his home, which is S25". This IS approximately s700 more than he now receives and Sl,- 800 less than was paid Ralph Vain right, his predecessor.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-01
CITY WILL IMPROVE
 RECREATION PLANT
New Facilities for Golf, Tennis
 and Baseball Players

Pnttlnc greens for golfers in Wal nut Hill park, tennis courts in Stanley Quarter p1k and regula- tlon has, ball diamond in Washing ton park We're among the subjects s discussed by the members of the park board at meeting last night. at winch it was also voted to rec ommend that the salary of Supt Clyde Ellingwood be fixed at ss.0oo.
 Commissioner Arthur J. Berg was named committee to consult with manufacturers to obtain cinders Wth which swampy portion of stanley Quarter park may be filled in for tennis court foundations. He also suggested the idea of greens al Walnut Hin park. whcih t4s been posted against golting for the reason that long driving is regarded as hazardous for other persons using the grounds
 Former Administration Criticized
 It was voted to take an inventory of the shrubs. trees and flowers in the city nursery. report having been made that much of the stock has been lost through negligence on the part of the previous park adminis- tratlon. The commissioners have been informed that many of the plants and shrubs have died, and that some of the trees have been al- lowed to stand without transplant ing until they have grown to size that makes transplan,ing costs pro- hihitive. During this discussion it was brought out that under the pre- Nious board, blueberries were plant ed in one Of the parks.
 Supt. E,llingwood was requested to secure prices on wire mesh fences and on hedge fence to be placed between the border of Will low Brook park and the carnival ground immediately to the south. Carnivals not being allowed in this city, they have made practice of leasing the plot just beyond the city limits, thereby drawing patronage from among the New Britainites. The result has been abuse pf the park lands~
New Britain herald., 1928-06-01
Ohio Midshipman Will
 Graduate With HOnOrs

Annapolis, Md. June l P,-Mid- shlpman Charles R. Watts, of Zanes- vile. Ohio, will graduate with first honors this year from the United States Naval Academy. Rear Ad
New Britain herald., 1928-06-01
MAPLE HILL NEWS

The annual flower show of tho Newingt on Garden club will be held Wednesday, June 13, in the Newing- ton Congregational chapel, instead Of Thursday. June z, as formerly planned. The postponement is duo to the late season of iris and peones.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-01

Miss Frances I. Sorrow. daughter of Mir. and Mrs. w. J. Sorrow Of Sequin street is home from Pratt Institute for a few days Miss Sor- TOW will graduate next month.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-01

Mir. and Mrs. F. R. Skinner and daughters, Eleanor and Barbara of Thompson street. Were guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Mckcnna Of New Rochelle last weekend.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-01

William Pape. student at Pratt In- stituto, is spending q few days with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. Elmer w. Pape of Robbins avenue.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-01
I.ilinXWOOsi Satisfactory

Members of the board expressed complete satisfaction with the work of Supt. Ellingwood and his attitude toward the position he has filled for three weeks and toward the public. The increase in his pay which is recommended would come in the form of cash payment Of $2.G50
New Britain herald., 1928-06-01

Mrs. Douglas Johnston of Freder- ick stroot and her mother, Mrs. G. Fl. Ewing of Springfield, both alum nae Of Northf1eld seminary, will at fend the commencement Of the seminary Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-01

The annual community picnic giy- en under the auspices of the Wom. ans club Of Maple Hill will be held Saturday afternoon, June 9. at i o'clock on the lawn of H. H. How
New Britain herald., 1928-06-01
Harry Hazen Purchases
 Store on Main Street

announcement was made today that Harry Hazen. buyer of the fur nish'ngs and confectionery depart ment at the Besse store. has purchas- ca rom Jacob Goldstein. "The vanity Box" at 242 Main street. For the present. the store will be man. aged by Mrs. Hagen under it's pres ent policy. Later Mir Hagen plans fo extend the scope of the store and add line of cigars. candy and ladies' hosiery.
 Mrs. Leo Wilhelm Meyer, believed 10 be the worlds tinicst mother and who is only 2S inches tall, has a nor. nal husband and a normal child,
New Britain herald., 1928-06-01

The official languaga Of Brazil is Portuguese.
Evening star., 1928-12-16

feeling: "We're as far apart as the
poles. love you, yes, do love you,
but we don't speak the same language
You say things that seem SO monStrous
to me that know you have no Gen.
ception of what they mean. You speak
of my work as if it were sort of con-
venient meal ticket, as If worked only
because have to support myself, as
if ought to be glad to get rid of it,
almost as If there were something to
be ashamed of in it. 1t wouldn't be
suitable for your wife to work. There
are, in your world suitable hours for
this and that, little conventional laws
and rules you must live by. Oh, all
very well. You're used to it, you ac-
cept it, it doesn't irk you. Only-it
doesn't happen to be my world. In
my world there's only one rule, one law,
and that is, If you have any gift-and
have, / know I have-you must not
cheat it or play with it. You must
give all your strength, all your power,
all your devotion to making it as honest
and as great and as beautiful as you
can. think my world is a better
world than yours. Robert can't do
it. Every moment since I landed I've
known / couldn't"
You mean" he said at last, that
=
Avery, what sort of marriage viii we
have, If you don't?"
IF conditions were reversed, If you
had an exacting. jealous, hard profess
sion. you'd not think of leaving it be-
cause you married You aren't going to
give up the management of your prop
erty because you marry"
mo, of course not. That's different
You can't argue from that premise"
Talent has no sex. Robert. And
will tell you this: I've had a poor,
meager life compared to yours, sup
pose. but 1t taught me what can do
without, and what must have. I can
no more give up my work and be only
contented, casual travelling companion,
a hostess for your friends in your big
houses. well dressed, smiling wife,
and, if we have children. thoughtful.
attentive mother, than-than can sing
like Galli-Curci. / think 1t will kill
me to part from you, but I know it
would kill me to part from my work
It is my life, 1t is me-"
But. Avery, be reasonable. And
don't talk about us parting, for we're
not going to. I'm trying to understand
you, but you give me ridiculous part.
I'm to sit at home and wait until you're
through with your daily toll, and, If
you're not too tired. we might go out,
or entertain-oh, Avery, that's all so
absurd. 1t isn't marriage, my dear"
ut isn't your idea of marriage.
know. My work isn't ridiculous, don't
see how it can make you so. But that's
no matter It's just that you want
something have not the power to give
you. My work, my necessity to work
wish could make you see-it's as re-
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How New York Detective Fell Into Police Ne
Curtain of Pistol Fire Lifts Clear Up the Robee Riverside Drive
With the Capture of Dangerous Criminal

Hogan and Schnaible listened and
wondered. They were men of dark and
devious doubts, and into their conniv-
ing heads came suspicion that seemed
too ironical to be true. It was common
enough for crooks to pose as detectives.
Could 1t be something like that now?
They murmured their vague Surmise,
pianissimo con espressione. to Gertie.
She glared at them. She stamped her
foot. She waxed wrathful and con-
elusive. They thought they were wise
guys, a couple of foxy bulls. Well, she'd
show them. They could look her boy
friend up--if they promised not to be
mean enough to get him into any trou-
BILE. They promised fervently. Well, his
name was Mclaughlin. It took little
looking up. There was no Mclaughlin
on the New York police force who fitted
the part of Gertie's boy friend. On the
other hand. the description Gertie gave
of the supposed officer of the law
matched that of one of the robbers
who had looted the West Side flats.
The false detective, as 1t turned out,
was notorious and dangerous criminal
who had long record and was wanted
for various misdeeds. including the
shooting of policeman. In the course
OF his evil Scheming he often posed as
plain clothes man. It was in his con-
stabulary guise that he met Gertie and
wooed and won her. She told him many
time of her disastrous marriage with
a crook and how she was off crooks for
life, and was SO happy on the other side
OF the fence with q detective for her
boy friend He kept up his pretense.
The fake dick, likewise, was the laun-
dryman who had beguiled cooks and
maids in the big West Side apartment
houses. He had got a job with the
clothes washing company and used 1t
as means of scouting for robberies
AS a laundryman he could readily study
the layout of houses and the habits Of
families, so that he could arrange movie
jobs.
The gir1 in Mrs. Silbermans coat
had indeed been caught in a tragic
net. When Hogan and Schnaible con-
yinced her of it, her anger brought the
case to rapid, violent conclusion
Ordinarily 1t is hard to get squeal out
OF a woman, but Gertie's feelings were
so sorely wounded and outraged that
she told everything she knew.
X X n
CHE was to meet the sham bull that
night at her apartment after she
was through at the dance palace.
Hogan and Schnaible left her at the
Evening star., 1928-12-16

every respect capable laundry man.
A pleasant and amiable laundry man,
too. He was a talkative fellow, who
would stand and chat with elevator
boys, janitors. cooks and maids-espe-
cially the cooks and maids. He cut
quite dash with the girls in kitchens
and Railways, and doubtless there were
romances that went their moonlit way.
However, this is no love story Of humble
hearts, no sentimental idyll of affection
on the back stairs, but rather an affair
of pistol shots and of death yawning
in the darkness, and the love story In
it is passing strange.
Several robberieS occurred soon after
ward in the high apartment houses
with carved entrances and emblaZoned
halls. They were what in technical
language are called movie jobs, bur-
glaries done during the favorable hours
of evening, when inmates of households
are at the movies. On one particular
night, that of November Q, two fats
were turned OF. The Rcsensteins. at
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20 long and so persistently that he

so long and SO persistently that he
heard it.
Good heavens!" he said, as he put
1t down. Il forgot all about my wife's
party. Well-you be on hand at $3.50
tomorrow and we'll finish up, and then
you better rent a studio and fly to it,"
Avery looked at her watch 1t was
20 minutes of 8. On the way back to
the hotel she realized that she had
not said word to Kiehler about her
marriage. She hadn't had a chance,
she assured herself-but she knew that
the truth was that she had forgotten
it. And, in further bleak honesty, she
admitted that she wouldn't give up the
chance to decorate that bank for any,
thing-or-anybody.
With this, she found herself back at
the hotel, listening to her mother: mfr.
Fraser'S telephoned half a dozen times:
he's afraid something's happened to
you. / didn't know where you'd gone"
The telephone, ringing again, siienced
her. 1t was Robert. "Oh, Avery, nv
dear, I've been frantic. If you hadn't
been back this time, was coming right
down and notify the police, search the
hoSpitals-"
His solicitude tempered her answer.
1t was sweet to be cared for. But what
ANN'o 01OAV AAObkA14Ey do IL Sic were a
child or pet dog. I'm terribly sorry.
I was at Kiehler's and forgot the time,
his plans were so wonderful"
There was strained pause, then his
voice again, angry, cold Its beastly
to say so, but I'd almost rather you'd
been In an accident"
y X 4 X
THE morning brought more flowers
from Robert, and then his voice,
contrite and eager and anxious, on the
telephone. "I'm ashamed of the way
/ spoke to you last night. But it SEEM
ed as If you'd gone away from me, that
you'd forgotten all you said and all
you promised on the boat, that there
wasn't any reality in it. Tell me, I'm
fool, tell me 1t isn't so. want to hear
you say it."
"Of course, it isn't So" She had to
say it, but--was it true?
He went on explaining, apologizing
excusing himself Toward the end, she
began to feel impatience She did not
want her emotions played on.
The morning with Kiehler, repeti-
ton of the hour of the night before,
gave her lift. restored her. 1t swung
her away from emotional disturbance,
put her on the heights of confident Gre
alton.
She snatched a sandwich and glass
of milk, and commenced her search for
studio. From this she went back to
the old Veda House at Z, tired to
numb stupidity Robert was waiting
with bunch of orchids. Orchids, when
all she wanted was bath, bowl of
hot soup, and her bed Tired as she
was, it made her want to laugh.
Avery dressed as quickly as she
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lentless as thirst, or hunger, or passion,
and as strong. It's the fox that gI1awS
the Spartan boy-only, If it grawed me,
I'm afraid / wouldn't be very Spartan"
She smiled at him wistfully, but there
were tears shining behind the smile.
"Oh, Robert, why didn't you fall in love
with a woman who hasn't a taskmaster
like mine? We'd better part right now.
cut everything off clean. let it be as If
make you-and me-a little unhappy
now than great deal later"
He said no more, but called the
waiter and paid him. They went
out to the car. you really mean,
Avery, that. when we are married, I'm
to have only the scraps and edges of
your time, that painting the walls of
banks and SO forth means more to you
than the life 1 can give you? II you
do mean that, know that you don't
love me-"
Il do mean it, and yet do love you.
can see you'd never be content, that it
would always be a fight between my
work and you. couldn't live like that,
Robert"
Then what are we going to do?"
Avery gave lone weary sigh. She
must choose and having chosen, she
must hold fast to her choice. But It was
very hard. We're going to tell each
other good-by.~ she said at last. 1--WE
worked too long, Robert; it's in my
bones, it's In my soul. can't stop"
AS the car stopped at har hotel, he
put MS hand over hers. and the warm.
firm touch set her trembling. But she
held her voice steady. "Good-by." she
said, thank you for-everything Good
by
oh. it was hard. She did not dare
look after him, for fear she would call
him back, he looked SO proud, so angry,
and yet so lonely and so hurt. She hur-
ried In, away from him. To get away,
to cry. to let her heart break in solitude,
that was what she wanted. 1t killed her,
this parting.
And yet. through all the pain, she
knew an exultation. The way was clear
again. there would be no more clutter
and fret Of emotion, no pulling back
from her task. no compromising her
greatest need. If she was less woman,
she was, she knew, more artist. She
reached her tired arms skyward in a
gesture of triumph
Now" she said. nov, I can work"
(Copyright, 192e)
Evening star., 1928-12-16

No. $50 West End avenue, and the
Silbermans, at No 230 Riverside drive,
were the victims. In each case good
haul was made, and in the Silberman
case the thieves made away with guam
titles of Mrs. Silberman's jewels, trim
kets and furs, including spectacular
fur coat. Two crime-hunting Sleuths
of the local station house, Sergt. Hogan
and Detective Schnaible, made an in
vestigation. They discovered little, save
that two crooks were operating to-
gether and that they were flashy
pair. smartly dressed, fiambuoyant
rogues.
Ten days later Mrs SHERMAN etrolled
over to Broadway and then along that
legended street.
''what?" she murmured. "Am I
dreaming?"
She saw a splendorous coat. She
could have recognized it among a mil
lion. 1t was her own coat. The glorious
piece of raiment was moving slowly
along. It was cloaked around the slen-
der form of smart, handsome young
woman. And dangling in the young
woman's grasp Mrs. Silberman saw a
dazzlingly beaded handbag, her own
handbag, that was among the things
stolen.
MRS. SILBERNAN kept cool head.
A'A The girl, with another trim STEP
per, was sauntering along slowly Mrs.
Silberman, reasoning that they would
keep on their leisurely way, darted into
drug store and telephoned to the sta
ton house. Sergt Hogan on the wire,
and it was arranged that she should
| keep after the two beauties while
Hogan and his partner, Schnaible, hur-
ried to meet them further up the street.
Thus it happened that the girl in
Mrs. Silbermans fur coat found her.
self in the uncouth, unlovely surround
| ings of a police station, where grace
and beauty are as If in desert. She
| said she was Gertie Smith, an in
structress in one of those blaring dance
palaces with gaudy walls and shiny
floors, where the muse of the tripping
toe is served with a padding of fiat
feet. She was shapely and blond, with
face a feast for the eyes. Her pro-
tests were loud and fervent. indeed.
| she made angry fun of the two stall
warts of the law
'The coat and handbag?" she cried
scathingly. "Where'd get them?
Sure, I'll tell you. The boy friend gave
| them to me. Who's he? That's the
laugh. I'll tell you who he is, and
you'll feel foolish Why. he's one Of
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you boys. He's detective. He's a
plain clothes dick down at headquar-
terS.''
Hogan and Schnaible paused for
thought and then pursued-the name
of the boy friend detective.
"No, / won't tell you," she re-
sponded with precise asperity, "and
you two guys, you're dicks, pals Of his,
and you wouldn't want me to tell you.
1t might get him into trouble. You'll
understand. He pinched girl for
something or other, but he didn't lock
the kid up. He took her coat and
handbag and turned her loose. So he
gave the stuff to me. You wouldn't
want to get him into trouble, would
you?"
Hogan and Schnaible paused for
breath. The girl in Mrs. Silberman's
fur coat observed the perplexity In their
faces and mocked and Jeered.
do you guys suppose I'd have a
burglar with the cops after him for a
boy friend? did once, a husband,
But never again. I'm on the other side
of the fence now" Continuing her eX-
carnations of scorn for the two de-
tectives, she unfolded tale Of curious
romance.
y Il u X
4 FEW years before she fell in love
with a handsome, magnetic man
who was robber She did not know OF
his profession, which was automobile
stealing. After an idyllic honeymoon
and joyous beginning at housekeep-
ing, the cops walked in and seized the
bridegroom They sent him out to the
West, where prison walls closed about
him. Gertie liked all of this not a bit
1t had been bitter experienced. She
was left Inundated and disillusioned.
All she could say was never again
and that she was of crooks for life.
In time she met tall, engaging chap
her detective. It was a thrill. she
said. After her misadventure with the
robber the law had more than its usual
majesty for her, and this broad-shoul-
dered, swagger light Of the law stood a
glamorous figure In her eyes. He be-
sought her with gallant wooing, and she
yielded. His being member of po-
lice organization fascinated her. How
different this love. the very poles apart,
from the first. If you have bad luck
with crook, try detective. 1t was
indeed the other side of the fence.
At the station house the girl in Mrs.
Silberman's fur coat finished of her
story with laugh and a flourish.
Il made fool mistake once, but this
time played 1t SAFE"
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could, whipping up the remnants of
her energy to do 1t, but when she got
into the waiting car she sighed with
fatigue. Fraser heard and was silent.
He had already ordered dinner and it
was promptly served
II told Nancy about our engage
ment, Avery. She wants to come
could hardly keep her from rushing
down there today. What time tomor-
row can she Gomez"
She tried to think The remem-
brance of tinkling, trivial Nancy, and
the prospect of her unlimited COM
panionship, dismayed and irritated her.
'It will have to be in the evening.
I'll be all morning at Kiehler's. and
looking for a studio again in the after
noon."
why can't you put off your studio
until day after, and see Nancy to-
morrow and have dinner with her and
me in the EVENING""
"Oh, but, Robert, I can't lose a sec
ond getting into that studio. If you'd
see the gorgeous piece of work Kiehler'S
got for me-"
He faced her squarely do you mean
that nothing else matters but your
work? What am I to think? Avery,
you must give 1t all up. Where will
you find time, my dear? We've got
SO many things to do together. / want
to take you all over the world, I want
to do everything all over again with
you--well have a yacht on the Medi-
terranean, and play round the Riviera,
We'll go camping in the Canadian
Rockies, and then there's Southampton
and the farm In Virginia-you'n love
it. Well take house in town, too, If
you like. Don't you see. darling girl.
what fun Wen have, and what it will
the jolliest things In the world?"
With every word he became more
alien to her. Robert, don't you ever
work?p she asked at last.
Why, of course, I look after the
estate, and that's not such small job,
you know. But it's not especially exact
ing. / can direct everything by wire or
cable just as easily as If were on the
ground. And I've very competent
people"
But my work is the sort no one can
do but me. must think it out, must
work 1t out, actually shape it with my
hands"
"Yes, but, dearest, there isn't the
slightest necessity for you to go on with
it.. I couldn't bear the idea of you
shaving away in a smelly studio at the
beck and call of any architect who's
building something and wants you to
decorate 1t. It's not suitable for my
WIFE"
CHE waited again before she answered,
~ and, though she spoke to him, it
was as much to herself, slowly, a shap-
if1O and an oxrraSSiOY1 nf hnr dannpSt
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to the floor and began to shoot.
schnaible plunged into the black room
after him. shooting. BY the light of
pistol shots they could see a tumbled
confusion. The crook had grown sus-
picious at Gertie's not being at home,
and then had heard the footsteps of the
two detectives down the hall. The sus-
picion flashed on him--cops He threw
a bed against the door to block It, and
then swiftly hurled the other furniture
to form barricade. He snapped out
the light. and flung himself into am
bush to fight 1t out, shot for shot.
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police station and waited in front of
the house. A figure came along the
street. 1t was their man. He entered
the house, and, after an interval they
followed him upstairs. They heard his
door open and close. They kept on
and down the hall to the door. There
was loud banging inside, as If furni-
ture was being thrown about. Hogan
tried the door. 1t opened few inches,
against an obstruction. The light in
side snapped of. Hogan forced his
way in. A shot banged out. He felt
the bullet cut his clothes. He crouched