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marriage as if they were printing the story Of
o death
The house Of the Crandan- johnson might be
said to have shivered to its very timbers
For three months the great, solemn, brown
doors were closed to Adelne and her slender
blonde husband. Then solemnly inevitably and
rather terribly, with the news that Adeline was
to become mother, they swung open, taking
mo the silent NAV Of that house on Wittegar
street the young figures of Adeline and Jacques
Stendhal
Promptly 1t swallowed them Promptly 4
engulfed them. Promptly the solsmnity of that
environment flowed around them in rivers
brown as mud. The young Frenchman who
had married Adeline because to him she was
flower almost too sweet to pluck pulled in
the beginning against the drag of this en-
vironment
But In the end he too began to succumb
BY the time Adeline's baby girl was born the
young pair were part and parcel of the house
on Wittegar street.
1t cannot be said for Jacques Stendhal that
ne was OF the stun that parents would select
as the husband OF q loved daughter He was
frail fellow, probably in character, too. A
constitutional dilettante, unstable by nature
playful. and in = way that was forever to be
adorable to Adeline, dependent upon her for
decision
linen, zoo. ne loved her. There was no doubt
OF that This volatile Frenchman, full of ira
ditions that were alien to the very life and
being Of Adeline. had one quality Of stability
that was impeccable
He loved Adeline.
1t was curious. but within that household,
slowly. surely. steadily rs relentlessly as the
progress of a Greek drama unspoken plans for
the destiny Of Adeline Stendhal began to shape
themselves In the minds of Martha Crandall
and her husband, DeepinG johnson.
HIS catastrophe that had come to them was
not to be borne. This frail, blonde, volatile
young outsider, with the stagcitke name Of
Jacques Stendiaal, music teacher, was rot to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-22

be endured within the substantial walls Of the
Crandal mansion
And it must be admitted that as time
marched on Jacques himself gave justification
to their enormous reSentmentS against him.
He twaddled away his days. After his mar
riage his slight income from the teaching Of
piano fell of entirely. 1t was nothing for him
to spend hours on end in the narrow strip
Of garden behind the Crandan house, dandling
his baby girl on his knees.
In vain Adelne, as II she Sensed the menace
that was forming between Them pleaded with
him to stabilize his life; to either resume his
own profession of piano instruction or adapt
himself to some form Of work In her fathers
vast cotton organizations
It was no use. To all intents and purposes
Adeline had married q ne'er-do-weli
When the baby was ; years old, q phantom
Of delight il ever there was one. affairs In that
household began to shape themselves toward q
climax. For 30 months Jacques Stendhal had
not turned his hand in an earning capacity, the
threats the aspersionS, the abhorrence Of his
parents in-laW notwithstanding.
For 30 months, until her sweet eyes were
trimmed with weeping. Adeline had inaportuned,
begged, coexed And to what end? To the
end that after these importunings Jacques, re.
mOrseful for the moment. would promise and
the scene would end in one Of play, the young
father, the young mother. their child between
them. romping IN their youth and vitality
through the scmbcr rooms Of the Sonber man.
sion.
It was ut the end Of the fourth year how
ever. that the older Crandals did succeed In
creating schism. It was finally borne in upon
even Adeline herself that life with this play
boy was uncomfortable: 1t was not only unfair
to herself and to her parents but to the young
ster at their knees, to continue As his wife.
Just why it was unfair Adeline never stopped
to ask herself, except that, according to all the
traditions Of the Crandalls and the Johnsons,
every man must produce. It never occurred to
Adeline that the fact that the Crandali-
Johnsons had seven millions should be more
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TvHE house of the Crandalls in Wittegar
street was one of those massive brick
and. stone affairs that looked as If it
had been built and passed on for a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-22

HIS catastrophe that had come to them was
not to be borne This frail blonde, volatile
young outsider, with the stagcltke name Of
Jacques Stendf,al, music teacher was not to
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17
THE SUPERIOR TRAFFIC COP

The other day a woman was pass ing from the northeast corner of Main and Church streets to the northwest corner. The traffic light was amber.
 When she got three quarters of the way across the light changed. An autoist, impatiently waiting at the northwest corner, immediately stepped on the gas and passed the woman with only a few inches to spare. His speed was such that had she been struck she would have been severely injured.
 The law specifics that a pedes trian, once having the right of way across street, retains it until he or she arrives upon the opposite side walk regardless of a change of lights. One autoist who tried to fight this
  dose of damages about a year ago.
 But what is to protect such a pedestrian or curb such reckless driver if there is no traffic cop at the corner?
 In the days of traffic cops at such corners such things could scarcely happen; at least not without an ar rest.
 With no traffic cop present there are too many drivers who conclude that traffic lights cannot make ar rests, and thus have no compmction in going contrary to the law and manifest rights of individuals.
 The lights may be all right, but what they need is traffic cop near by to make arrests.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17
A WORTHY AIR ENDEANUR

The business of advancing aviation has taken on more practical uses of late. Instead of one transatlantic flight after the other-mostly fail ures-we have had q plethora of en- durance flights, with planes refuelcd in the air, This development has come to the point where Nick Manner and Art Walker, two airmen with fame and fortune as ballast. are en- deavoring to provide the nation with the thrill of noting how an airplanc can travel from the Pacific to tho At lantic and return quite at leisure and with such necessary retakings or fuel en route and in the air as occasion demands.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17
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GEORGIAN SAYS HE
 IS CHARLIE ROSS
Claims to Be Principal ill
 Famous Kidnapping Case

Brunswick, Ga, Aug, 17-Thc most famous Kidnapping case in hlse tory-that of little Charlie Ross, has been solved" again.
 A faded confession, dated Sept, 5, 1879, and just found in an old trunk in dusty attic, convinces Coly Me Hale, of Brunswick, that he was the little boy who was stolen 55 years ago from Germantown, Pa, Phila" dclphia suburb. The mystery grip ped the nation as $G0,0O0 reward was offered, but no trace of the child was ever found.
 Coly McHale is the newest of sev- eral claimants who have bobhled up in recent years, none of whom has ever been able to prove his case But MCIIale is so certain that he is the lonG-lost Charlie Ross that he has adopted that name. The Ross family has not objected. but Walter Ross, a brother of Charlie and now a broker who recently paid a huge sum for a seat on the New York stock exchange, refuses to recognize the Georgia workman as his brother.
 Kidnapped in 1871
 Charlie Ross was kidnapped in 1874 by two pcddlcrs, traveHng about the country in a wagon, who offered him candy. Years ago two men sus. pccted of the crime were shot as burglars in New York, but they died while apparently on the verge of q confession.
 McIIale says he remembers some thing of his childhood and that he was brought south in wagon by tinWare peddlCr who posed as his father, The latter died some years ago.
 The alleged confession. just found, is signed with the name of this man. ii states that the actual kidnapcrs hired him to hide the child, which he did in an old mine When tho search became too hot, they gave him money and told him to dress the boy in girls clothes and flee south with him. Later. he heard that thcse two men had been killed in a burglary.
 MCtlalc says he had long sus- pectod that the man was not really his father and now he believes this "confossion" proves he was really the kidnapped Charlie Ross.
 But the Ross family, which spent thousands on the search that con- tinued for many years, is far from convinced.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17
THE OBSER VER- Makes Random Observations
 On the City ano Its People

government experience that he has. He has represented the first ward for years and, in justice to him this must be said. he has attended faith fully to business. His attendance al committee meetings has been note worthy and he has made an effort to give serious attention to prop lens brought before committees on which he has served.
 Alderman Johnson and Alderman Falk have many supporters but 1t IS not thought that either controls enough strength to win a nomination in contest.
 Speaking of contests, the repubil- can have adopted the custom of not having any. Before the primary, can- didates who are not eligible, ill the opinion of the powers. are allowed gracefully to withdraw. It remains to be seen whether these methods are successful this year.
 George A. Quigley was listed among neither democrats nor repuo- licans. He is being talked of as the head of an independent ticket. This much is certain-if the republican leaders can possibly prevent 1t, he will not get the republican nomina- ton. Although miracles do happen in political circles. This last thought is added as an alibi which the Ob- server can use if the c. o. P. does nominate Quigley.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17
HE'S ALWAYS SAYING THE FUN
 NEST THINGS!
Overheard by John J. Eustis

Overheard by John J. Eustis
 IIilda: "You write funny things for the magazines and newspapers, don't you?"
 Mac (modcstly): Occasionally"
 Hilda: I'm mad about people who are humorous us-absolutely."
 Mac (embarrassed): "Er-real- ly?"
 Hlda: "Yes you know I know the funniest boy-he's simply screaming because he's always saying the fun niest things I mean they're really heaps funnier than the things you read, do you know what I mean?"
 Mac (generously): "Well, that's often the way"
 Hilda: Isn't it the truth? I mean I keep telling this boy-his name is Herbert, by the way-he ought to write down these things he says all the time because they are actually friehtfully amusing"
 Mac (slightly annoyed); "Um-m, yes; they must be"
 Hilda: My dear, they actually arc because they're so sort of spontane- ous and everything. I mean I think these people who write funny things for the magazines make them sound SO sort of forced and everything. do you know what I really mean?"
 Mac (real sulky): some of 'em aren't so good '
 Hilda; Absolutely. I mean they simply bore me to tears. but this simply killing Herbert l know says things that are honestly too amusing for words. l mean if some one would just write them down they would he heaps funnier than the awful tripp these humorists keep writing for the magazines, do you know what I mean?"
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17
No Medals for Conn. Men Who Enlisted in France

Connecticut has fallen in line and IS ready to award medals to ex- service men who served in the World war. The medals will be given to all men who enlisted from this state and served with the colors against the Central powers. Other states have their medals, but there are many of those who enlisted in France, and joined the United States army when they were most needed, who will set no state medals. These men belonged to the French Foreign Legion and the American Field serv- ice. They could have come home to the United States and re-enlisted ofttimes with higher rank than they Feld in France. These men, many from Connecticut. saw the hand writing on the wall due to their as sociation with the French, and en- listed in the services of Uncle Sam. They knew that the, morale of the French was at a low ebb. On the lips of every E'rerchman was the question, When will the Americans get here" In those Americans, who enlisted over there, patriotism in its highest degree existed. If they didn't enlist it meant a trip home, q fur rough. and seeing their loved ones, but they realized their duty and stayed where they were most need ed, fighting and keeping up the morale of the allies.
 To these men no state medal will De awarded-they joined in France. It would seem to these men who cx- pect no medal that the United States government would take care of that and acknowledge patriotic debt " hich has been overlooked. Then, too, the state of Connecticut could stretch point and give the Connec- ticut medal to her boys over there
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17
Observations On The Weather

Washington, Aug. 17.-Forecast for Southern New England: Fair, slightly warmer in interior Satur- day; Sunday mostly fair.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair slightly warmer in interior Saturday, possibly followed by show CTS in extreme north portion Satur- day afternoon or night; Sunday mostly fair.
 Conditions: The disturbance that was over northern Manitoba Thurs day night is advancing slowly east ward. The northeastern disturb ance continues to advance slowly northeastward, an area of high pressure covers the Middle Atlantic and North Atlantic states.
 The temperature has fallen slight ly in New England and the outlook is for mostly fair weather Saturday and Sunday in the Washington fore cast district except for showers Saturday night The temperature will rise on Saturday in the interior of the Middle and North Atlantic states.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17
25 Fears Ago Today

The police arrested IS drivers of rubber wheeled vehicles last eve ming for not having lanterns on the rear of their wagons.
 Two weeks from today the C. N. G. will start for Manassas, Va.
 Most of the merchants on Main street have complied with Chief Rawlings orders to raise their avn ings six and a half feet from the sidewalk.
 The payroll of the water depart ment last week amounted to $46S.65.
 The Landers M. A. association will hold an excursion to White City on August 27. It is expected that 1,2O0 will make the trip.
 While over in England, George NJ. Landers had his car registered He intends to take it to London in the near future.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17

If anyone thinks New Britain nap mems to be standing still the record of post office receipts will change hls attitude. The jump from $405,64S Tn the fiscal year 1927-2S, to S421,219 in the fiscal year 192S-29, happens to be the largest increase for years. Future postal needs of the city are based upon the trend of postal re- ceipts. and these figures show a good reason why increased postal facilities here are under way.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17
TRY THIS YOURSELF

The number of white bands on the highways has rapidly increased the past month; or even the past week.
 The white bands are there for q purpose. Autoists are not expected to drive over them without due deliber- ration and in some instances at in tersections without stopping.
 Plant yourself on such an inter section and bide the time for five or ten minutes. Note how many auto ists pay attention to the white bands
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17
Mayor Is Made Victim

of Every "Touch' in Town.
 The mayor of the City Of New Britain receives the princely salary of s3,oOO a year for filling the office, and he's a lucky man if his balance sheet doesn't show disbursements Tn excess of that amount caused solely by the fact that he is the chief ex- ecutive of the city government.
 Forgetting, for the time, the fact that he must give of the busiest hours of the day to hearing the story of a wayward son or daughter, the plea for assistance in securing the release of a boy from the service, or, not infrequently, from jail, the more or less irate property owner on an unaccepted street, or the pala- yer of a political job seeker, the mayor must be constantly digging into his pocket for cash.
 It seems to have grown into cus- tom that no program or new publi- cation can come into the field with out plimentary advertisement. A quarter page conveying the may or's best wishes can usually be had for about s1O, but the committee really expects a half-page which shears the mayors bankroll to the extent of a crisp twenty. Then there are the tickets wich entitle their holders to participate in the awards of whatever appears on the face Of the ticket. The man on the street can buy three for a quarter, but the mayor receives five books, exchange able for five bucks.
 When the community chest is be- ing made up. or whenever any charitable institution feels the need for funds, or a civic undertaking is gotten under way, the mayor is usually privileged" to be the first subscriber and is reminded that his donation is likely to be the guide for others.
 The down-and outer. unable to find work and to proud to accept municipal charity has no qualms of conscience when he walks out of the mayors office folding up bill when he knows he will never return.
 No public entertainment or gath ering from lawn strawberry festi- val to the strong man bending trol- ley rails across his chest faces sue cess until the mayor has dipped down in his pockets for a pair of tickets. Glib salesmen talking against time no Si a fIYy the dotted line. if for nothing mora than the desire to have them absent themselves.
 Municipal problems frequently take the chief executive to other cities where common problems of city governments are being discus sed and transportation is at the may or's own expense as are meals and other incidental expenses. The ad- vantagcs of New Britain must be pointed out to visiting mayors and officials and they must be entertain ed while here.
 If he is in business, his politlcai opponents establish an effective boy colt, a condition reflected in the books of every businessman who had held the office, at least in recent years.
 On the face Of it, there would some to be some justification for the belief, generally held, that the s3,- 900 paid the mayor is "velvet" for him. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17

Competent torecasters declare that the fight over the tariff which IS due in the Senate will be the hottest bebeId in the last decade. And here we have been thinking that the C o. P. controlled the Senate or maybe. as seems likely, some ot the nolitical war horses can't stay hitChed.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17

who enlisted to carry on until they were joined by their "buddies" from the state. The gesture would be ap- preciated, and the American Legion boys who served under such condi- tions could sport their Connecticut medals along with their comrades marching in line at state conven . tionS.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17
facts and Fancies

If there were no talkies in ancient days, who were the Hamites?
 How old Noah must have been veXed when he found the two stow away cooties,
 Recipe for a successful airplanc stunt: First get St. Louis 10 back it.
 In just a little while school wilt open, and then youll know where the children are.
 There won't be complete sex equality until hubby has refrcsh mcnts with his golf and friend wife must eat snrdnes by herself.
 Modorns who think this age has q monopoly of thrills should have seen an old-fashioned drummer swing aboard after the train start. ed
 Our similo for today: Attracted no more attention than q celebrity at a summer resort
 People are rather decent, after all. How long could spcakoasy live if it had to depend on collection plate?
 Even the common mans life is to Capital now He al- ways has about ten more ustlll- Ilents
 Jones got rich by buying land at $2
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17
JAPANESE EDUCATOR DEAD

Tokyo, Aug. l7 P}-tbc-ko Tsu- Ga, Japan's foremost woman educat- 1r and a graduate of Nassar collC ge died today at Yamakura of a cere- nral hcmorrhagc.
 She was G4 years old and studied in the lntthcd States by government rrdcr. Latter she became prcsidon of the Tsudu Eigakujuku or girls English college.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17
IT MAY BE YOU

A reflection for the week-end; Whose name will figure in the acci- dent accounts of Mondays papers?
 Will it be the other fellow or will it be you?
 That depends largely upon no" you drive between now and Monday
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17

This, we repeat, is practical ap- plication of new principles. It means long distance flying in the future without the necessity of riskiug too heavy a load of gasoline at the original take-off.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17
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Send all communications to Fun Shop Editor, care Of the New Britain Herald, and your letter will be forwarded to New York.
HOW AROUT TT?
0W AxYAkL ILDEZZ

HOW ABOUT IT? Unless we keep the carbon out our engines will not go. We just can't make the hills on high
 and sometimes not on low, Let's take the hint-are fun-gines too,
 get carbonized with cares, But Folks, since laughter'll take it out,
 let's do our own repairs,
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17
OUT OF BOUNDS

Two little Negro boys were fight ing in an alley with two white boys, when a man in the next backyard tiring of the din, stepped from his gate and called out: Here, you nig- gers, scat outa here, quick,'
 "Yaah you" instantly came back
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17

Clifford: Sir, your daughter has consented to marry me. Before ] make the final arrangements, how ever, I must ask a very important question: Has there ever been any insanity in your family?"
 Her Father: No, and there isn't going to be-G EFT OUT!'
 Marie o. Gay.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17
,,. ,t ths Associated Press

The Associated Press Is eH''usiFeS en titled 10 the use for re-puOiea 'ion
 ,, no,g. credited to it or not otherwise cradited in thls paper and also local news published therein.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17

an acre and selling at s400; trying to get rich the same way by invest ing your money in s400 land.
 The talkies are doing good. They provide instruction in weighing the evidence at a murder trial.
 Evidently Russia and China could think up no way to make single track railway resemble a sacred principle.
 There are two kinds of people: Those who SympathiZe when prison CTS riot about the food, and those who never boarded.
 The true optomist is one who turns into the detour and reflects happily that it has no billboards.
 Just when statesmen had persuad- ed US to think Englishmen and Americans the same kind of folks, an English jury jails a rich young motorist for killing somebody.
 Just as a matter of eparedne 5s. lets have another endurance test and see how many times a doughbov can salute before he drops dead.
 If Nature had intended man to wear anything when he went swim ming. he would be endowed with the ability to shake himself.
 "Women are more air minded than men," says an airport official. Probably a reference to the fact that air changes constantly.
 Correct this sentence: Doc blam- cd my rheumatism on something else" said the patient. "before he knew my teeth and tonsils were out"
 Copyright 1929. Publishers
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17
,,.u,n., .udit Bureau of Circulation

Member Audit Bureau Of Circulation Ths A E. C. ls national oIsa"'"a''oA yhIcb furnishes newspapers anu auNe' x!Asrs with strictly honest aha'Ssis circulation. Our circulation statistlcs are ,..ad unor this audit This tusures pro ,action against fraud ID newspaper d'sI tribution figures to both national anu local advertisers
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17
ROIT THE StNE'

Higes: "The motto Of the ancient5 was Eat, drink, and be merry"
 Hanson: And the motto of the young ones is, 'Gulp, guzzle, and make whoopec,'
New Britain herald., 1929-08-17

They can talk about caneeiilng the war debts, but they can't cancel the argument every time there Is a reparations conference.