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Nogales international., 1928-10-09
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Except for one thing ] might be
ion, the person who came back
from Hot Springs was not the
man who went there. That thing
is scar on this woman's abdo-
men--the scar of an appendicitis
operation My opinion now is that
she probably went there for the
operation-if that was indeed
where she went--in order that her
sex might not be discovered by
any one who knew her"
That's possibility" Brennan ad-
mitted.
She could have changed into
women's clothes at some stop
en- route" the doctor said, chang
ing back into male garments on
her return. If that is the answer
she must have had a bad time of
the operation to wear down SO
tremendously. But it is possible
that the man who left here that
time was not the woman-nlan who
returned here little later"
Brennan said nothing for full
minute.
I'm afraid / don't see much in
that idea, doctor" he said finally
There's too much of the il1pos
sible in it. The person who re-
turned from Hot Springs-if that
was where the. person went-was
certainly very much like the per-
son who left here as John Drane,
is it not so? Enough so that you
were not particularly suspicious?
Then how could substitution have
been made? Who was this woman
who was SO much like John Drane
that she could come back here and
take his place in the house and at
his Office and in Wall Street, going
on with his speculations without
creating comment? The thing is
rather absurd. Such a woman
must have planned taking John
Drane's place for years; she must
have learned all about his busi-
ness to the minutest details, and
all about his home affairs here.
She must have planned to murder
him or make away with him some
how. 1t is to improbable. doc
tor"
"You asked me, you know" said
DR.. Blessington, a little offended.
"And your answer is perfectly
good" said Brennan "Now let me
ask you another: did you ever
notice anything to make you think
this woman was insane? / mean
the victim of mania. What do you
think Of her idea of having sick
servants and no others? What
about her friendship with this
undertaken"
Dr. Blessington, turned these
questions in his mind before he
answered
"You understand that l am not
an alienist," he said then, choosing
his words with some care. Il am
only what is called general prac-
titioner. AS one of the hospital
staff | have sometimes recon-
mended to Drane, at his request,
chronic patients still able to do
easy work, and it never occurred to
me that there was insanity in his
desire to aid the unfortunates. To
tell you the truth, Brennan, |
Nogales international., 1928-10-09
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The maid had been surreptitiously
using the bath tub of her employer,
an elderly Bishop. He was a
bachelor, very fastidious about his
toilet, and desired the exclusive use
of HE tub.
He reprimanded the maid with
much indignation:
is that you have done this behind
my back"
A negro was receiving bricks at
the top of a ten-story building
where some repair work was going
on. Another negro on the ground
was loading the bricks on the car
rier.
The negro above accidentally
dropped brick, hitting the one
on the ground squarely on the head.
He was indignant, and yelled to
the one above: BE little more
careful up thar. That brick hit me
and made me bite nah tongue" :
He: Tomorrow morning you
will meet me at the Cosy Cafe"
She: "But suppose mother insists
on coming with me?"
He: "She won't. I have invited
her to meet me at the same time at
River restaurant"
Patient: IT can't afford to be
i'll"
Specialist; "Is your business SO
rro6table?'
Patient; "Noi yours is."
Nogales international., 1928-10-09
Ninth Installment
WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE

w I114 L1<AA GANED 0GVORG
Simon Judd, amateur detective, and Viii
liar Dart, an undertaken, visit John Drane,
an eccentric man of wealth at the Drane
place. Suddenly. John Drane is murdered,
and Dr.. Blessington, after examining the
body, makes the astounding revelation to
Amy Drane that her uncle" is q woman
and not a man.
All the servants in the household are
sickly, and it is revealed that John Drane
never discharged a servant for i'll health.
Dick Brennan. detective, arrives at the
house and makes thorough Investigations.
Simon Judd tells him the story of the
actual John Drane with whom he .Uudd)
was acquainted in Riverbank. Judd pro
pose to Brennan that he "go partners"
witt Brennan in the solution of the crime.
Bre, ian accepts, then Judd declares that
Am, is not Iohn. Drane's niece, CT any rel
ativ- of Drane. Mrs. Vincent, .housekeeper,
tells Brennan that Drane picked his ser
wants from among the chronic patients at
the hospital. DR., Rlessington is asked If
he mad ever noticed any special changesiu
|" Dyane.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
"Change?" the doctor queried.
"As if, up to some time, he was
the real John Drane and from then
or was this woman playin' she
was him." explained Simon Judd.
"NYhy, since it is brought to my
ate ntion with this mystery in
mind" DR.. Blessington said, there
was time when ! noticed
change in John Drane, shocking
change as ] thought it. The time
is pretty we'll fixed in my mind,
too. AS a matter of fact there
have been two very distinct
changes in this John Drane. One
was when he returned from Cali
fornia; l hardly knew him. The
other-the most shocking one
was some FIVE months later. AS
a physician, coming to the house
frequently. noticed it particularly.
lust before he went to California
this John Drane-man or woman
was decidedly run down in
health; in bad shape. thought,
although | was not asked to advise
him. Then he went to California
and when he returned he was like,
as we say, another man. He was
brisker, more cheerful, and he had
put on quite a little flesh for such
a thin man. He walked better and
stood better At that time his
hair was dark, but he probably
used dye. . The man who went
to California may not have been
the woman who returned. On the
other hand the change may have
been wrought by rest and the
warm climate"
"And the other time, FIVE months
later, said Brennan
"a more striking change the
physician said. From the time
Drane returned from California
looking so we'll he began to run
down again. l did make SO bold
as to speak to him about it and
he said he knew he must do some
thing; he said he thought he would
go south, to Hot Springs. and take
long rest. A week later he went
and he was gone three months.
He came back with his hair abso-
lutely gray, as it is now, his face
emaciated, his body nothing but
bones. 1t was shocking change.
Nogales international., 1928-10-09
ATTEND DANCE

Mrs. Anna B. Ackley, Mr.. and
Mrs. N. D. Pomeroy, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. E. Sanders and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. W. R. Speer and two
daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Pat
terson, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry V.
Farrior, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Raws-
thorne, DR.. H. T. Boozer, Miss
Zimmerman, William Johnson,
Souvia Harris, Hampton Raines,
Mrs. Carton E. Towne, Miss
Gladys Eckmeter, Senator and Mrs.
Andrew Bettwy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Craig Pottinger and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Sage were among many
Nogales persons at the candidates.
ball at Sonoita Saturday night.
Another dance will be held there On
the night of the county fair Sat-
urday October 20, and another one
on Saturday night November 8.
Nogales international., 1928-10-09

thought it was fine of him to give
these people jobs in his house.
Even when they fell i'll he saw
that they had the best attention,
medical and otherwise. When they
died"
"a good many did die, did they?"
asked Brennan, and DR.. Blessing
ton colored.
''You will remember that they
were mostly people doomed to
die" he said stifhy. "They had,
many of them-most OF them
incurable diseases"
"But they did die," Brennan in
sisted. What mean is this,
doctor: this woman known as John
Drane had great wealth, if she
wanted to help these incurables
she could have sent them to
sanitariums and She could never
have missed the money. She
seems to have liked to have the
sickly, the dying, and the under
taker clustered about her. I'd call
that morbid, wouldn't you?"
Eyes, / might call it morbid"
DR., BlessingtonN admitted. az
wouldn't say it meant she was
crazy"
well, | don't know that it
makes such a difference whether
she was crazy or not; she has been
murdered just the same, sane or
insane" Brennan said. "I'm Just
trying to get a clear picture of
her in my mind. That's all now,
doctor; l can get in touch with
you if anything else turns up"
The doctor opened the door
leading into the hall, but Simon
Judd held him with a question.
Say, doc" he said, chow long
have you known this John Drane,
anyway"
DR.. Blessington pulled at his
chin, trying to place an exact date.
He came here, L believe, in
1893" ne said "It may have been
90 or '94 l met him first that
same year when l called on him
for a gift to our hospital l know
that I hoped he might make use
of my services if he needed a
physician, but I was not called in
until two years later-say in 1895.
I've been the family physician since
then"
~"And along back there in '93 and
95 he was just about the same
feller he looks as he lies Up
there ON the bed" Simon Judd
asked.
"Yes," said the doctor slowly.
"Yes, increasing age and illness
taken into consideration.
"You don't mean to sayr' Simon
Judd exclaimed. well, black my
cats! And I dare say it was along
about when he called you in that
he begun to gather these sickly
hired. helps around him, huh?"
Eyes, | think that is So" DIR.
Blessington said. That is so"
"And when, doc" Simon Judd
asked cheerfully, "was the time
when he murdered the first of these
sickly hired hands of his1"
Nogales international., 1928-10-09
Fofa.cn.eorn Wan1en


The foreign-born woman married
to an American citizen from whom
America has the right to make all
demands for services in time OF
peace and war, must not be de
prived OF her vote due TO lack OF
information as to her rights. The
laws of the country affect her home
to the same extent as any other.
There are over one million for
eign-born women who are entitled
to vote. 1t has been brought to my
attention that election boards in
some sections of the country are
refusing to register such women on
the ground that they are not cit
liens.
It should be understood that any
women, who, prior to September
%, 1922, married a citizen is cit
izen of the United States by the
very fact of her marriage. Further,
any foreign-born woman who be-
came a citizen of the United States
by marriage retains her citizenship
though divorced or separated from
her husband, as long as she resides
in the United States.
Election officials should be fully
acquainted with the laws in rela-
ton to citizenship,~ and those who
have barred foreign-born citizens
from registering on that ground
have comm grievous wrong.
C;;f7crs Aid
The Democratic National Com
mittee is prepared to answer all
questions on this topic and atten-
ton will be given to each individ-
ual case so that the foreign-born
women will be fully informed OF
their rights. ! will welcome letters
addressed to me personally by
women who have been denied regis
tration and | will see that such
cases are completely answered.
The voting right is one Of the
highest privileges of citizenship,
and no woman should have any
sense of embarrassment about reg
istering and voting. The vote came
to our women after one of the
greatest political crusades inN the
history of the world. The vote has
a value to every woman. Properly
cast, it means a better home pro-
tected by better government. 1t
is at the same time a high civic
duty and an important privilege.
To vote is elevating, not degrading.
Do not be ashamed or afraid to
vote. Let your home express itself
In the affairs of the nation.
See that you are on the Registra-
ton List so that you will be eligible
to vote on Election Day.
Nogales international., 1928-10-09
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Lovesick

LOveSlck
DeGr Miss Terd,
1 am q young man Of q and l ON
deeply in love agtth a lGdy Of 81.
This lady has beer married before
bsst is MoaV dtvorced. She StIl keeps
hoWse for her former husband /
told her / love her dearly. She says
she feels sorry for me, but her heart
is broken and dead to love. WW
yoM please ddviSe me 1U|,Gt 10 do? /
can't seem to- find another girl as I
am girl shy. do 70d,,t saVeetheGYt.
/ am G|zVdys veGrnistg for a SsUeet-
heart and am starring for lo0e.
Please GdviSe me hoz0 to find true
Iove. Is it proper for young man
of % to love a divorcee of II?
Please advise me as / am lovesick
M. C. M.
Dear M. C. NJ, woman such
as you describe, why has had III
fortune, will respond readily to
tenderness and love. Make a
friend of her rather than constant
ly telling her of your affection, and
she may come to care for you in
time 1t is perfectly proper for
you to love her-why not? but
when you start writing about your
desire to find another girl right
after telling me of your deep love
for her, | begin to suspect that 1t
is Love that you love, and not this
particular lady. If so, if you simp-
ly want a sweetheart and don't
care much who this sweetheart
may be, why torment this lady
who has evidently many troubles?
II is not very pretty to make some
one sorry for you.
1t ought to be easy for you to
Nogales international., 1928-10-09
1bjiolhjit1p1
|OpfzZOt1G
Dy JQM.AA.AN.

A New Yorker charged with
making out a false check tried to
eat it in order to destroy the evil
dence against him. When he made
out the check, he probably didn't
think that he himself would be the
goat.
A pickpocket, when arrested for
practicing his art, said he was only
doing SO in an attempt to raise
the money for his bail bond That's
what we call enterprise.
The Plumbers Convention at
Atlantic City has voted for 40
hour week. Do they mean forty
hours OF work-or waiting for
tools?
Add SMILES: AS easy as getting
ticket for the Worlds Series.
Silence is Golden'-but you
can't get the producers who are
cashing in on sound pictures to be-
lieve it!
Our idea of a good guesser: The
man who predicted that Jack
Dempsey would win the fight in
the play he is starring in on
Broadway.
Governor Smith is out campaign
ing, and wears a brightly hued
pair Of susrenders. Let's hope this
isn't construed as q slur to the
corn belt.
Theatrical advertisement: Tack
Dempsey and his wife in The
Big FightP" Say it amt SO. will
yuh7
Nogales international., 1928-10-09
When Piano KEYS Stick

To keep piano keys from stick
ing open the piano and take the
front out where the music rack Is
located. Expose this place that is
open to the sun and air. If any
sun comes in the room. move the
piano to that spot; If it does not,
move the piano to a place where
there Is sun and air. The reason
,piano keys stick is because the in
side of the piano is swollen with
dampness.
Nogales international., 1928-10-09
Nearly a Tragedy

His Observation-Disclosures had got
him into such an unfortunate mix
up that he resolved To end it all.
He carefully stuffed the l.eyhole.
the window cracks. and then threw
himself upon the bed.
Next morning. when he DID not
appear for breakfast, they went up
stairs and smashed the Coor. They
found him snoring. He had forgot
ten to turn on the gas!
Nogales international., 1928-10-09
DANCE TO RAISE
FUNDS FOR AIRPORT

To raise funds needed for fur
ther improvements at the Nogales
international Airport, the Airport
Committee will hod dance Satur-
day night at The Cosmopolitan.
Harry Narcotic is chairman of the
committee on arrangements. Spe-
cial prizes-tickets for three free
rides over the city in Aviator Coles
airplane-wil be given away.
Nogales international., 1928-10-09

The Army and Ell Paso stores
were fined $50 each yesterday by
Police Judge E. r. Thurman on a
charge of selling merchandise on
Sunday. 1t is understood that the
case will be tested and carried to
the state supreme court to decide
the constitutionality of the Sunday
losing ordinance.
Nogales international., 1928-10-09
BY JOHN ]. RASKOs

Never before has campaign
presented issues of such vital I'M
portance to the wives and mothers
Of the nation. The American home
should be represented in full voting
strength at the polls.
The nation in normal times
makes tremendous demands upon
the American woman. In times of
stress the country calls upon its
womanhood to risk a surrender OF
future happiness.
American womanhood can pro-
tect the home against unworthy Of
ficials by choosing worthy ones on
election day.
The woman's viewpoint has be-
come essential 10 the peaceful
prosperity of the nation. This
viewpoint can only be translated
into national action by the exercise
on the part of the women Of their
voting right. In the 1920 election
only 81 per cent of the popular vote
was registered by the women.
More than half of the women Of
voting age refrained from casting
their ballots.
A particular appeal is being di-
rected by both parties to the
women for their votes. The Demo:
Gratis are basing their appeal on the
social welfare record Of Governor
Alfred E. Smith, the Presidential
nominee. His accomplishments in
behalf of women in industry, in the
fields and in the homes, the
mothers and future mothers of our
people, testify to his sincere regard
for the home
Nogales international., 1928-10-09
BISBEE WINS

By the close score of to 0
Bisbee high school defeated No
gales high in the first football
game Of the season here Saturday
afternoon. The scoring was done
in the first quarter. The visitors
far outweighed the local boys. No
gales put up a mighty fine game
and showed they are being given
splendid training by the new coach.
Nogales international., 1928-10-09

Mrs. Leonard Mansfield and two
children arrived Sunday evening
from Naco to make their home in
Nogales. Mr.. Mansfield, formerly
of this city, has been transferred
by she customs service from Naco
to Nogales.
Nogales international., 1928-10-09
Continued Next Week

meet lots of nice girls. Just be
social Visit your friends often,
Join clubs, ETC., and the right girl
will come along before you know
it. Don't sit around and NOPE and
think about how lovesick you are.
That attitude will never bring you
the divine creature you are long
ing fort
Nogales international., 1928-10-09
THE WEATHER

-. :. THE WEATHER :. -.
Maximum temperature the past
several days was 80 degrees Sat-
urday and minimum, 81, on the
5th. Two clear and two partly
cloudy days.
Nogales international., 1928-10-09

Four policemen have been jailed
at Magdalena in connection with
the recent assassination of Enri-
que Voolfolk, Magdalena editor,
according to word received in the
city.
Nogales international., 1928-10-09


Pat Patterson, for sheriff; Mrs.
Lula Larimore, for county school
superintendent; and Amos A.
Belts, for corporal on commission
er; are Democratic candidates
without opposition at the Novem-
ber~ election.
Roland Larimore, Democratic
committeeman in Sonoita pre-
cinct, and SAGE of the Santa Ri
tas, reports all the Democrats out
that wav ooine to vote the straight
Democratic ticket on November 6.
Nogales international., 1928-10-09

Tom Heady was in town yester-
day from Lochiel.
Nogales international., 1928-10-09
RASKOB URGES
WOMEN TO VOTE
Points Out Gov. Smiths Wei
fare Record His Legislation
in Behalf of Women.
ALL HAVE RIGHT TO BALLOT

(ThiS is The second OF a series
Of campaign discussions By John
J. RaSkob, chairman Of the Demo
cratic National Committed
, 1928-06-04

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t.a5 - .r5..l. VS.. g..a.y ~. person
gU:5u. +, aIea 81 resiaqs- The
Police za.. see That it is IN salts
factory working ORDER ana la Keep
Putnam patriot., 1928-11-08
EMERGENCY ALARM
 BOX IS INSTALLED
When 312 Rings Bremen Will Know Fire Is On East Side of Quinebaug River.

Charles T. Thayer, superintendent of the fire alarm system, installed a new alarm box near the Belding-- Hesninway Silk Company, corner of Main and Providence streets, Satur- day. The box is number SIP.
 The box is temporary and installed on account of the bridge over the river on Providence street being clos ed. sThe matter was taken up at the last meeting of the common council. It was stated that an alarm from box 36. near the Bloom Manufacturing Company, which is on the west side of the river, but covers the east side as well, would lead to doubt whether the department should go up Main street or cross Bridge street and go north on the west side of the river. Througn q possible mistake as to whether the fire was on the east side or west side. and with che one hc< there would be no way to tell this important fact, valuable tirae would be lost. With the new box 312 rung in, the firemen know the fire is on the east side. When box s6 rings they know II is on the west side
Putnam patriot., 1928-11-08
East Woodstock

Mrs. A. II. Hubbard and daughter Rebecca were in Hartford early in the week.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Bird of Doug las recently called on Mrs. Josephine Steere.
 Miss Dorothy Wyman of Somer. vile, Mass. tx visiting Mir. and Mrs. l.. II. Lindeman.
 Mrs. Myrtle Jordan has returned from a weeks visit with Mir. and Mrs Myron Pierce of Stoughton. Mass.
 Miss Fannie Upham is visiting friends in Webster after a two weeks visit with her brother, G. l.. Upham, and family.
 4. C. Morse and Richard Patterson, employed at the Saltwater Worsted O., have been confined to their homes with the prevailing distemper.
 Mr and Mrs. Carl Danielson of Hartford spent Sunday in town. Their cousin, Carl Holt of Ellsworth, Kan sas, returned home with them for a visit.
 Mrs. Charles II. May of Worcester was a guest of Mir. and Mrs Everett F.. May several days last week.
 Kenneth Pike is employed in Provi- denee, K. |.
 The regular meeting of the Com munity Club will be held November iath at the club house. and the com miftee in charge are arranging fur 6 whist. All are cordially invited Co at tend
 Mir. and Mrs. T. D. Faulkner and five children Of Hartford and Mrs. Charles E Bnnce of South Manchester spent Sunday with Mir and Mrs. Ev- erett F. May, Mrs. Bunce remaining for a week.
 Frankiyn Wetherell was in Boston on Saturday and attended the foot. ball game with his sister, Constanes Wetherell, who is attending schoo there. He also called on Dr. F. R Pike. who is still a patient at tn. Homeopathic Hospital.