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New Britain herald., 1929-08-13

Historians of the future will won .
 der why Americans in this prosper
 ous era did without clothes and food.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-13
ccsomach Dis sorders First Revealed by
 Coated Tongue

Your tongue is nothing more than the upper end of your stom- ach and intestines. It is the first thing your doctor looks at. tells at glance the condition of your digestive system--and physicians say that 909o of all sickness starts with stomach and bowel trouble.
 A coated tongue is danger sig nal of those digestive disorders which lead to so many kinds of serious illness. It tells why the least exertion tires you out; why you have pains in the bowels, gas, sour stomach, dizzy spells.
 Coating on the tongue is a sign that you need Tanlac-the .medi- cine which has helped thousands who were physical wrecks from stomach and bowel troubles-who had tried everything" in vain and about given up hope.
 Tanlac contains no mineral drugs; it is made of barks, herbs and roots. Get bottle from your druggist today. Your money back if it doesn't help you.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-13

Isn't science wonderful. After centuries of study it has learned that Nature intended us to exposn our hides to the sun as savages and cattle do.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-13

Remorse is the feeling that slowly wears off next morning as you be- gin to think you may live, after all.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-13

war president, and though the war ultimately did not insure democracy everywhere it certainly produced thls in the late enemy country.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-13
New Britain Herald
suRscRlpTIoN RATES
HERALD PUBi.IoHiNO CONPANY

Issued Daily Sunday Exeepted) At Herald Bldg- q Church Street
New Britain herald., 1929-08-13

Politician: A broad yellow streak keeping quiet to see which way the cat will jump.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-13

The best known cure for insom nia is to place one foot in front of the other and repeat behind a blow from a. m. until sundown.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-13

As last desperate effort to get cool, you might ask some banker for a loan on your plain note.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-13

A good fellow" is one who spends $200 at a night club while his wife is making over an old frock.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-13

And some men think they are tol- erant when they merely have a fel- low feeling for a ghastly ass.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-13

Entered at tho Post uf'ics at New Britain
 as Second Cian hatl Matter.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-13

Americanism: Feeling rich be- cause we have doubled the price for doing one another's washing.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-13

32oo Three Months
 7sc- Month
New Britain herald., 1929-08-13

The slavery question would be with us yet, too. if statesmen in the sos had been afraid to talk out loud about 1t.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-13

The advantage in adopting an or phan is that the sad result of your foolish training can be blamed on it's parentage.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-13

"At the opening of the course this fall l will pile up my textbooks and reference works on the table before me and say to the students: The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-25
CIRCLE LIGHTS
JAM TRAFFIC

Iowa Circle today was damned
by traffic as new lights went into
operation. Hundreds of cars
moved through the intersection
inch by inch in a conglomerate
mass.
Car hit car as drivers puzzled
their way around the intricate
lights. The traffic signals are
operated similar to the system on
Dupont Circle, with a short red
light for pedestrians.
No lights have been placed for
turmoil traffic, those in opera.
ton being placed straight around
the circle.
Traffic was stopped for neary
two blocks during today's rush
hour as cars became interiocked
and were unable to move.
The circle marks the intersec.
ton of two important boulevards,
Vermont Avenue and Thirteenth
Street, besides a number of less
frequented thoroughfareS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-25
Mission Union Pleads
For Cast-Off Clothing

A plea for discarded articles of
mems wear. especially warm gar
ments such as overcoats, sweat
erS, underwear and gloves, is be-
ing made by John S. Bennett,
superintendent of Central Union
Mission.
Bennett says that many unem-
ployed and needy men were given
shelter and aid at the mission
during the cold weather of the
weekend, and that the supply OF
mems clothing is almost de-
pleted. He asks that persons
having, clothing to donate leave
it at the Mission. the 800 block
of C st. N. W., or telephone Ma
tional 4349 that the articles may
be called for,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-25
SHOUSE SCOTS
At HOOVER

Blame for the failure of the
special session of Congress to en-
act tariff revision was deposited
on President Hoover's doorstep to-
nay by Jouett Shouse, chairman
OF the Democratic National Exc
Uutive Committee.
Shouse summed up the stu
etion from a Democratic view
point by describing Mr.. Hoover as
a leader who refused to lead"
further, he declared the Smoot-
HaWley bill was of 'indefenSible
character" that it failed to do
Justice to the farmers, the indus
CrlallStS and the consumers in its
original form, and actually, had it
been passed, would have levied
on the pocketbooks of the people
OF the United States to the extent
OF something like $900,000,000.
Congress has adjourned with
The Republican majority which
accompanied Herbert Hoover into
office shattered into fragments,
each one of which represents the
Presidents views" Shouse OBJ,
served. But why should shat
tered army be blamed for the dis
comfiture of a leader who re
fused to lead? Why blame even
the Senatorial Old Guard for fail
ing to carry out the Presidents
policies when nobody can more
than guess at what those policies
are?"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-25
WiIbur's Report Sees
Big Power Expansion

The Federal Power Commission
in it's annual report made public
yesterday by Secretary of the In
terror Wilbur forecasts continued
expansion of the country's cleo
trical industry and it claims that
a new high record for energy pro
duction will be established this
year.
A vast construction program
must be undertaken, according to
the report, to provide the new gen
Grating facilities required for the
rapidly increased demand.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-25
LACK Of WATER
LIMITS WEST

Population in the West is lin
tied by one item and that is
water, Secretary of the Interior
Wilbur told President Hoover's
Commission on Conservation and
Administration of the Public
Domain, which held its initial
meeting here under the chair
manship of James r. Garfield.
of Cleveland Ohio.
Wilbur said the Vests popllla-
ton had grown up to its water
supply and any further develop
ment will depend upon a more
careful handling of the public
domain and the national forests
in order that they yield more
water.
He stressed the point that these
two features of the Nations vast
resources have not been properly
handled in the past, with the re-
suit that there have been floods
and droughtS.
we uceu W ucNClOp hCW
strategy in the West in order to
make these water possibilities
greater than they are at present.
he said. Rainfall pay no at
tention to State boundaries and
single stream may run through
several States. 1t is necessary,
therefore, not to view this Situa-
ton locally but continentally"
Chairman Garfield said there
were four major problems to be
considered by the conference.
These include grazing. reclama-
ton, in the light of 20 years ex-
perienCe, development of water
power and consideration Of min
eral resources
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-25
GOnzaga High Alumni
To Produce "Brevities''

The Gonzaga High Alumni
show, Alumni Brevities," will be
held tomorrow night at BIS
o'clock at Gonzaga Hall, 40 I
st. N. w. The show is being
staged to increase interest in
the Alumni association. Matt
Horne and George O'Connor will
be in charge of the program.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-09
|I|||' ||||||' < a MQhaMk R0ndg

Hold hard" cautioned Obadiah quickly Did Ben find it empty?"
 He declares he found it in the condition in which he gave it to Miss Prescott in my presence"
 Well" Obadiah drew in his breath and let it out slowly, "Ben's statement gives the lie to Miss Prescott"
 Jim's start almost upset the lamp.
 What do you meanp' he de- manded harshly.
 "If Ben picked up an empty en- velope immediately after Miss Pres colt lost the letter, she must have removed it's contents before that" lretorted Obadiah dryly. You over look the obvious, I'm thinking, same as Ben"
 Ben is the liar" Jim's protest rang out hotly, "and not Miss Prescott!" He sprang to his feet. 'I'll wiring his neck"
 Go to it!" exclaimed Obadiah with whole-hearted encouragement. "Ben's been counting trouble for some time, snooping around where | he oughtnt to be. Stop minute, !" and Jim, already at the door, paus ed reluctantly. "If Ben has the let ter well and good, get it; if not" he hesitated, stroking his chin with cold fingers, it'll be time to reckon with Miss Prescott" l Jim swung back, his eyes blaz- ing: NO threats" i Obadiah regarded him steadily.
 "If I'm not here when you get back, don't wait up for me-" and so saying, the farmer, ignoring the others presence, took up the Litcn- field Inquirer and holding it spread out before his face, proceeded to peruse the editorial page
 But Obadiah made no sense of the printed words, and as the front door slammed on Jim's departing
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-09
Chapter 18 FURTHER COMPLICATIONS

Pop! Where are you?"
 Here I bel'
 Obadiah Evans dropped his stockinged feet off the ottoman and started to lift his big frame out of the deep-seated armchair just as Jim appeared from the hall
 Whats wanted?"
 You answered the young man tersely. Let's have talk" I'm agrees ble,' acknowledged Obadiah genially, sitting back in his chair. Well. whatgl we talk about Miss Prescott?" and the twinkle in his eye was unmistakable.
 But there was no levity in either Jim's expression or manner
 Miss Prescott was here this noon"
 How come? 'Twarn't nobody home" Obadiah asked.
 MT. Chase hadn't left; he brought her here after she sprained her ankle"
 Jim strode over to the mantle shelf and fingered the ornaments there. Suddenly he faced about,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-09

SYNOPSIS: Confined to Few Lodge with a sprained ankle Peggy's spirits soar when Jim appears after an absence that to her seemed prolonged and shows tender solicitude. He has engaged a celebrated criminal lawyer to defend her against the murder charge. She is wor- ried about the loss of a letter to Obadiah Evans from Com. Jamies0n Sinclair which was placed in her mail box by mis- take. Ben, the Evans hired boy. returns the letter to Peggy. Jim examines it and finds the en- velOpe open and empty.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-09

"Ben's the liar, not Miss Prescott, propping his shoulders against the mantle.
 Our mail got mixed" he began, and the fool put letter to you in the Prescott box"
 Well, what of it?" questioned Obadiah "Tisnt nothing to get mad about-my mails innocuous. Let's have the letter" and he ex- tended his hand.
 T haven't it."
 Didn't Miss Prescott give it to you?"
 No, she lost it"
 Obadiah eyed Jim through a cloud of tobacco smoke; he was ac- customed to the latter's irritability but not to his unnatural pallor.
 Sick, son2" ne asked, bending forward in genuine concern, to be rebuffed instantly by Jim's uncom- promising No"
 Then what in tarnation ails you?" he demanded with some heat. T aint fussing cause Miss Prescott lost the letter; she's wei come to all of mine.'
 This" Jim spoke slowly, impress sively, this letter was from Com mander Sinclair, and it fell into Miss Prescott's hands"
 50 that's it."
 Obadiah laid down his pipe And Miss Prescott knows"
 Nothing" harshly. She lost the letter unopened"
 Jim took an envelope from his pocket and tossed it in Obadiah's lap.
 Ben picked it up on the way here from Yew Lodge and took it tc her-empty"
 After one comprehensive look al the envelope, Obadiah twisted il into cooked hat and threw it into the fireplace
 Haven't you anything to say?' demanded Jim, with rising ire Don't you realize that letter is floating around somewhere, involv- ing you"
 Stop right there!" Seldom hae Jim seen Obadiah moved to wrath The look in his eyes was indica. tive of his feelings and the young. CT man paused, startled. What hae his incautious words provoked? Int veins in Obadiah's lean hands clenched around the arms of hi chair, stood out like whipcords.
 Suddenly he relaxed his grasl and lay back panting.
 Wait" as Jim made a nasty mo tion in his direction. Let me think You say Miss Prescott lost the let ter between here and Yew Lodge.
 Yes" as Obadiah paused, evi dently expecting a reply. "An' when the envelope was picked u' by Ben 1t was found to be empty.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-09

Jim protested, rising to his feet. figure, he ret the newspaper fail unheeded eo the floor.
 Time passed and still he sat, head back, eyes half closed, his ac- tive brain busy with many prob lens. A bedroom door closed up- stairs as Deborah, his housekeep- CT, retired for the night, and arous- ed him.
 Getting slowly to his feet he went over to the smoking table and re- plenished his empty pouch. AS. he put back the large can of pipe to- | bacco, he noticed the scratch pad was written on and adjusting his reading glasses inspected Aquila Chase's memorandum as to the sale 1, of pig.
 |, Below the fine chirography of the botanist, with even the time of day recorded, was scrawled a further message in his housekeeper's writ ing.
 Shutdown was hanging round all day looking for work; sent him to the shed, but the woodpile beant no bigger SO ran Deborahs cryp- tic message.
 ! A small photograph in one of the divisions of the old wallet slipped out of his hand and for fully a minute he continued to stare at the pictured likeness of his wife. Her eyes smiled up at him with the same trust and devotion he had known in those happy, bygone days eyes like, yet unlike, Jim's.
 Obadiahs toll worn fingers brush ed his wet lids and then slipped the precious photograph back into its hiding place.
 Going to the barn, he stepped into his car and drove off toward Torrington.
 Copyright, D. Appleton and Co.,
 What mission takes Obadiah l to Torrington? Continue the
 story in tom0rrow's installment.
 Bread sales decreased from 10 to 25 per cent when the temperature scars above 85 degrees, say San lsranciscc bakers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-09

What mission takes Obadiah to Torrington? Continue the story in tomorrow's installment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-09

Bread sales decreased from 10 to 25 per cent when the temperature scars above 85 degrees, say San lsranciscc bakers
The Washington times., 1929-12-04

thrust the diagram in his
pocket.
Now listen" he said to the de.
tective who was secreted all
these days in the Bryce home,
don't have your men RESPONSE
BILE for a death. Let me rescue
my child. At least give him the
one break.
"Good--God," he went on,
almost un2 BILE to form syllables.
Think Of the mother. Now
I'm going. I have to go dowr
town to get these bills. The
fellow IS right-I'll have to
move quickly"
Barbara Bryce stood at her
fathers elbow, her cheek
pressed against his rough
sleeve.
Now she moved over to the
detective and put thin hands
on his shoulders. These hands
had a fierce grip. Her eyes
were terrible to look upon.
"You have a child" she said,
hoarsely. Think of your own
son. Let my father go alone.
You MUST and SHALL let him
80 alone"
The man nodded. "Yes-let
him go alone"
1t was half past eleven when
william Bryce found the two
posts indicating the footpath.
He wen slong this into impene-
trable dark. The moon was
not yet UP and he plunged on,
breathless holding a flashlight
near the ground.
He saw the fence and could
The Washington times., 1929-12-04
Mothers, Mix This
At Home for
a Bad Cough

You'll be pleasantly surprised when
you make up this simple home mixture
and try it for q distressing cough or
chest cold. It takes but a moment
to mix and costs little, but it can be
depended upon to give quick and last
ing relief.
Get 21a ounces of Pinex from any
druggist. Pour this into pint bottle !;
then fill it with plain graduated sugar
syrup or strained honey. The full pint
thus made costs no more than a small
bottle of ready-made medicine, yet it is
much more effective. 1t is pure, keeps
perfectly and children love its pleasant
taste.
This simple remedy has a remark
able three-fold action It goes right to
the seat of trouble. loosens the germ
laden phlegm, and soothes away the
Inflammation. Part of the medicine is
absorbed into the blood, where it acts
directly upon the bronchial tubes and
thus helps inwardly to throw of the
whole trouble with surprising ease.
Pinex is highly concentrated COM
pound of genuine Norway Pine, con-
tanning the active agent of creosote, in
a refined, palatable form, and known
as one of the greatest healing agents
for severe coughs, chest colds and bron-
chial troubles.
Do not accept substitute for Pinex.
It is guaranteed to give prompt relief
or money refunded,
The Washington times., 1929-12-04

I'VE are mad to lull ourselves
with this false hope. We don't
want to think of Billy harmed,
and so we fancy him safe IN
Guys hands. What if some
fiend has done this?"
Bryce shovel away the
thought:
Remember, the woman said
Billy was laughing. He seemed
to know the man and followed
eagerly. He would not follow
stranger. You know this. Per.
haps Elliott told him he was
taking him for a ride in the
plane. Or to play with his
They repeated things like
this. When one was almost in
collapse, the other took the
torch and lit anew with hope.
Finally on Friday night the
second note was given into
Bryce's woefully shaking hands.
1t was delivered by the Western
Union. Accompanying the mes
sage was a square package.
The letter was free Of all
dramatic flourish. No skulls;
no bloodmarks or crosses. It
was typewriter on a sheet Of
plain white paper to which
was pinned a large card with a
diagram of the spot where the
ransom must be placed. The
diagram was clear and explicit.
This was the message:
Take your $4,000, turn 1t
into bills of $40 denomination.
Do NOT take the numbers of
these bills. You are not dealing
with an amateur like Hickman.
Any attempt to find the writer
of this will end in failure but
the attempt will be strenuously
revenged. Now move quickly.
You have exactly two hours.
Follow the directions mi
nutely and you will just make
connections. You haven't time
to notify the police nor to in
vestigate the locality where you
are to place the ransom Fail
In any of these directions and
you. William Bryce. are not the
only one who shall sweat blood.
The child is safe at present.
He has not been hurt. He cries
for his mother. It is up to
you to say whether he shall
ever see his mother again and
whether you shall ever again
hold his living form in your
arms.
Here are your directions.
Il. Turn the $4,000 into bills
as specified.
The Washington times., 1929-12-04

-. Put these bills into the
box which accompanies this
note. Tie the box securely with
the cord you will find enclosed.
Do not wrap the box.
IS. Get in your machine and
come alone to the spot dia-
grammed on the card attached
to this sheet. The spot Is easily
found If you carefully note di.
rections. FL
a. Place the box just within
the abandoned flume shown In
the diagram. Time yourself so
that you place the box there
just at midnight. Leave i'm.
mediately.
IS. Do not show this note or
package to the police. 1
g. If every letter of these
directions Is followed, your
grandson will be returned I'M
harmed" *
The diagram ordered Bryce
to take the ocean shore road to
Salada Beach. Drive through
the town to the big white barn
on the left of the road. Park
the machine here. Just south
of the barn he would find a
foot path. The foot path was
marked with two small posts.
Follow this path up the hill un,
til he came to a fence. Then
follow the fence about 500
yards He would reach a level
spot surrounded with trees.
And here, just where the fence
ended, he would find the
mouth of the abandoned flume.
Just within this let him place
the money.
William Bryce read this and
whipped out his watch. Three
minutes past ten. Beads of
perspiration burst out on his
forehead. He reached quickly
for the square package.
A hand restrained him.
Bryce started as though he had
felt a ghost. Don't touch that
box. 1t may be a bomb"
Bryce doubled the sheet of
paper with a frantic appeal to
the detective standing at his
shoulder.
You're not following me!
I want the child! Let the kid
naper escape. I'm going alone.
He undid the package. It
contained a leather box with a
strong handle. It resembled
one of those vanity boxes that
were the vogue for women about
five years ago. Within the box
was ball of heavy Irvine.
Bryce tied up the package,
The Washington times., 1929-12-04

Barbara sat with her palms
Siveted together and her mind
in a swoon with the pictures
it conjured Of her son. She
heard him call. Calling and
calling down endless dark tor
tured night. She rushed, dis
tracted from the house-hurried
up one street, down another.
Blindly. Grady. Sometimes
she went to the park and beat
her fists against that tree near
which he had vanished.
One brutal vision assailed
her. It came again and again
though she fought with all her
strength to shut it from her
mind. She would see the littls
boy tied up in some dark hole.
He called to her, his eyes full
Of reproach. Then a shadowy
figure emerged. It raised a
club. The child drew down
screaming with terror. He
cried out: ooh, don't - oh.
don't!" But the club laid on
him until his cries grew still.
I'm already mad she
thought, frightened. And went
weeping back to the house to
ask, coWed: HAS word come
yet? Oh-not yet?"
Finally she went up to- Will
lam Bryce, She laid a cold
hand on his. For a long while
she stood so, her eyes closed.
Finally, as though she forced
the words from a wild, terrible
reluctance: Guy Elliott has
NOT done this"
The man did not move.
She asked pitifully:
do you sti1' think he may
be reSponsible?"
He, took a long, chugging
breath.
ut seems the most reason.
able theory. We've run down
every other chance. Every pos
sible suspect has been watched
and checked"
The girl nodded. All, yes
even that poor little maid o.
hers whom she had suspected
Of stealing her jewels-even
that chauffeur of Bryce'S who
had broken into the cellar and
made off with the champagne.
"And that wild fellow-that
Tom Burns?"
"Has been at his work every
hour. AL Monday when Billy
The Washington times., 1929-12-04

have cried out in relief. Up the
hill. And now ploughing
through thick underbrush, dim
~ befor, him the flashlight
revealed the trees. And alb
ruptly IT, fence came to an
end.
He looked at his watch. 1t
lacked ten minutes of midnight.
He waited. He heard the
crackle Of twig and jumped
violently. Only an animal stir
ring In the brush.
Midnight. He went up to the
flume anC laid the box just
within the mouth.
And stumbling-half mad,
hurried away. When he reached
home there was message tell
ing where Billy Bryce would be
found.
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow.
Copyright 1929, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1929-12-04

was taken, Tom Burns was at
his work table. He hasn't
missed an hour since. His
house was searched. But God
-" said Bryce, half sobbing,
TN glad it's not he-glad any
way for that"
But why, If Guy wished only
to force you, should he hold
him after you've broadcast
through the land that he could
have his patients-that he may
return and we won't prosecute?
Oh, father" she went on, sud
denly recalling her last meeting
with Guy and the way he had
played with Billy, the way he
had kneeled on the floor and
thrown the stick to the dog,
The Washington times., 1929-12-04
Swiss Aviation Service

The Swiss military department ia working for complete
reorganization of the military aviation service The program
includes the purchase Of 106 apaneS of the latest types
% for bombing and 40 for observation purposes