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New Britain herald., 1929-09-17

Flip the Terrier had met J.ittl" Joe Otter for the first time. They sat on the bank of the Smiling Pool. Flip sitting beside Bowscr the Hound and Little Joe short dis tance away. Flip was full Of cari- osity. There was one thing that was puzzling him Little Joe Otter was far from being what his meme implied. He wasn't little. Actually he was bigger than Flip. buf, Of course. an entirely different shape He was smooth and slock and altp- gether d handsome fellow. FIp was full Of curiosity.
 If you please, Lit'lo Joe Otter, are you related to Billy MinN@' he asked
 Why do you ask" inquired Lit- tie Joe.
 Because" rrnuod Flip, you do look something alike, only Hly is 50 much smaller"
 Yes, We are cousins" replied Little Joe Billy Mink end are cousins. We both belong 10 th4 Weasel family"
 T guess 1 don't know that fam fly" said Flip. You 500. I'm uoA 10 the country. I'm just g,ttHg ac- quainted.'
 "You'te met one other member of the family beside Billy Mink and Little Joe" sad Bovscr the Hound chucltIing.
 "When?' d.meaael I'.p in snr. prise.
 Bowser chuchbd morr than eynr "The time you had to 20 off aHI live by yoursolf,' replied Ropscr
 Little Joe began 10 chucklo. "Ih must have met Jimmy Skunk" said Little Joe.
 He did," replied Eowsor "An. he wasn't polite to him, But h.. very polite now whenever the meet"
 Such q funny look as there Wa! on Flip's face. Do you moan to tcI me that Jimmy Skunk is a re.atiY' of yours?" he demanded, turning tt Little Joe Otter.
 Hes a member of the Wcase family" replied Little Joe.
 But he doesn't look the least bi like you" cried Flip.
 For which l am duly thaDkful. said Little Joe dryly, Nevertheless hes a member Of the family. He i one of the WeasnI cousins. IL i quite q family quite q family
 If you please" said Flip, "thcr' is one thing I should Ike 10 Lno".
 "What is that?' asked Little Jo' good naturcdly
 Why they call you Little Jo' Otter" replied Flip, T don't cal
New Britain herald., 1929-09-17
"The Larches''-Just the Place Tor Helena Brixton and Her Children to Enjoy a Country Christmas Lillian and Madge Agree


 Our concerted exclamation of .The Larches," broke the tension with which Lillian, reading, and l listening, had considered Helena Erixton's letter with its surprising ,,ews. With d grin Lillian h"Id up her thumb,
 I'm too lazy to go through the old formula" she said, and the only wish I have in mind I'd be ashamed to make"
 That Sam BriytoI's temporary absence over Christmas becomes q permanent one" l suggested,
 She nodded reluctantly,
 q know that's wicked and heathenish---"
 And most natural" I finished, q haven't any personal reason to 6istrust the man as you have, and yet I heartily echo your wish"
 T notice you do no- say 'GisIlk'' as well as 'distrust ' she observed thoughtfully. T wonder ii that means that you have the same feel ing about him as I have
 If you mean that you considc' him most engaging rogue and that you cannot help but admire his treatment of his wife and stepchil dren, then I share your feelings l returned. But l do net think that we should ever relax our caution concerning hlm."
 That, of course" she said, But I am surprised at my own reaction toward him since his visit 10 Us. His lalf-brothcr affects me as might q cobra lifting its hood toward me. But Sam-since I have seen how happy he has made Helena and he. ohldren-I cant hold the same rancor against him that I used 10 have, although I distrust him as much as ever, and am far more comfortable when he isn't around.
 Do you think that there's any chance of his changing his mind and coming back for the holidays It would make it rather awkward wouldn't it-for Harry-and you"
 lilllh IltitIltl N I'tN'l NbAllb' ti' if she were pretty certain of his movements" she rpled. But even If he does come back, I can't helI it, and Harry will be reasonable, l know that. But don't you see Madge, I can't refuse a request like that from so old d friend as Helena It isn't as if she were alone with her children and she was hintinE for an invitation to the farmhouse
 You know she would get it if you wished" l interrupted indignantly.
 The Best Bet
 "No one knows that better thar l, old dear" Lillian replied strenely but you wouldn't he permitted tc give it.. Christmas is sacred to tho family when it can be managed. No I'm not going to haul in anythine about the Underwood interlopers because we regard ourselves as par' of the Graham family"
 You just saved yourself Z switching" I told her, laughing.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-17
Herald:s Daily Pattern Service
SMART ENSEMBLE FOR MISS
Pattern 1894
Herald 15c Practical Pattern

Herald 15c Practical Pattern
 The smart young thing in her teens has adapted the ensemble idea for her very own, and today's model shows a clever rig in simple, stun- ming style. Design 1894 has a sep arate skirt, a tuck-in blouse and a short jacket.
 Jersey, tweed or kasha would be delightful for the coat and skirt of this ensemble, with printed silk crepe, linen or pique for the blouse. The tan mixtures are lovely for the young girl, and the blouse may have layly colored designs on a beige ground.
 May be obtained only in sizes s, 10, 12 and II.
 Size requires 7-S yards of 40 inch material and 1 IA yards print.
 This model is easy to make. No dressmaking experience is necessary. Each pattern comes to you with simple and exact instructions, in- cluding yardage for every size. A perfect fit is guaranteed.
 Patterns will be delivered upon receipt of FIFTEEN CENTS G5c) in coins carefully wrapped CT stamps. Be sure to write plainly your NAME, ADDRESS,, STYLE NUMBER and SIZE wanted.
 THE FASHION BOOK is FIF- TEEN CENTS, but only TEN CENTS when ordered with pat tern Address all mail and orders to Herald Pattern Department, 243 West 17th street, New York city.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-17
IIORIXCNTAII
Rc9i3tc,ed .. 5. PGtert Oittos

HORIZON AL 1. Who invented the steamboat? 6. Who was Jacobs favorite wife? II. Toward cea. l2. Devourcd. II. Pertaining to air, 5. To countcrsink. Anger 1T. To draw along. IS. Leaf. 20. A play. 24. Orchestra leaders stick. 2S. Above. %. To concoct. 50. Pedal eX;rcmities. 31. Pine tree. &3. Masculine. 35. Wcll-grounded, %7. Great tumult. a1. Manufacturing. t5. Departs by boat. 4G. Feast. h7. Merchant. 4S. Hereditary.
 VERTICAL 1. Unit Of electrical capacity. .. Custom.
 3. Field.
 4. Cap.
 ,. Spike.
 6. Long grass,
 [. Lowbred man.
 s. Pronoun.
 2. Epoch. 1O. Which is the second highest
 mountain in North America? 13. Rackng pain. i8. Obstruction. 9. To recede. 2f. Eggs of fishes. -. Hail, g. Encountered. .?5. Branch, .G. Afternoon meal. 9T. Night bird. &O Who helped Gutenberg 10 in,
 vert printing? &l. Distant. @2. Edge. 34. What is the insignia on our S1'
 gold pieces? 25. Flower vessel. SC, To mend. 3S. Nominal value. 30. Inlet.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-17
BY JULIA BLANSHARD NEi Service Writer

New York, Sept. 17.-Puzzle pie lures, ping pong and anagrams show signs of yielding their popularity this winter to q new fad-that of learn ing to speak French as it is spoken in Paris.
 Learning French, in fact, is rapid ly becoming a great American in- door sport, and the people'who are indulglng in it give a great cross section of American life, ranging from hello girls to s50,000 eXecu- tives of big business firms.
 This in on the authority of a Partisan, Mile. Simone France, who knows whereof she speaks. For Nile. France came to New York 10 years ago to take a degree at Barnard and remained to teach her native tongue to New Workers,
 Paris Strong Iure
 Everyone in America seems to have hopes of going to Pars.' Mile France explains this unprecedented move on the part of Americans to master I foreign language. 50, in the first place, there is practical reason for learning it.
 Second, it is considered very smart for Americans 10 be able to dicker with their Parisian coutur- iers, order dinner and wines and make hotel complaints in the French tongue. French always has been the continental diplomatic language, but this affected only a very few Ameri- cans. Now, with thousands visiting Paris each year, the advantages and the chic of knowing French become motivatng forces"
 So far, so good. Mile. France is charmed that Americans have an in- clination 10 learn her native tongue. Here, however, her approval ends. For in magazine articles, in lectures at educational conferences and on the radio this forcefu, intelligent young woman has launched a direct attack on the usual methods em- ployed here to teach French.
 The Old Method
 Most American schools and col leges teach French as a dead language for translation, not for con- versational uses," is her charge Pupils do not learn to think or talk
New Britain herald., 1929-09-17
Talks To a < A
 >sNtMA Aa pare1,ts
TRE STNOETIiT

By Ali"2 Judson PcIlc
 An uDtrustworlhy child is q re- flcction upon his home, not because he iT dcceitCul and dishonest hut because hjs beng so tells Inc world at large that lis home Is at fault
 More often than not the child whom tho noisa5oss and the school authorities l.Ho% 10 be untrust- worthy. has grown mp in a home where subtle dishonesty and pre- tense weave themselves mo its daily life. The chi4ds more obvious
New Britain herald., 1929-09-17
Menus for he FamiI>
By Mrs. Alexander George

by NTS. AleNandef GeOrge
 Days Menus
 Breakfast-Grapes ready cooked cereal and cream, French toast ma pie syrup, broiled bacon, coffee. Luncheon-Apricot salad, bread, butter, peach dessert, tea.
 Dinner-Deviled eggs, cheese loaf salad. creamed lima beans, bread, plum butter, pineapple de luxe, cof- fee.
 Cheese Loaf Salad, Serving Six
 tablespoon granulated gelatin, 3 tablespoons cold water, 1-2 cup sal ad dressing, 1-2 cup stiffly whipped cream, 1 cup grated American cheese, 1-3 cup chopped pimcnto stuffed olives.
 Soak the gelatin and cold water for minutes. Dissolve over q pan Of hot water, Cool and add to the rest of the ingredients. Pour into a glass mold. which has beea rinsed
New Britain herald., 1929-09-17
LITTLE JOE OTTER EXPLAINS
 HIS NAME
By Thornton N Burgess

We choose our friends, but We arc fated To have no choice to whom related.
 Little Joe Otter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-27
GREEK ASKS Jury
IN THREAT CHARGE
Man Accused of Menacing
Minister Held Under Bond
of $1,000.

Requesting that he be tried before a
jury, Dionissios Catawatis. 43-year-old
decorator of New York City, who yes
terday forced his way into the Greek
legation and threatened the life of the
Minister, Charalambos Simoponlos. to-
day was held under $4,000 bond by
Judge Robert E. Mattingly in Police
Court.
Catawatis is held on charges Of carry
ing a dangerous weapon-a .32-caliber
automatic pistol-and making threats
in menacing manner.
Appearing in the Office of Assistant
United States Attorney Joseph C. Bruce,
Emile G.. Vrisakis, first secretary of the
legation, declared that the man ap-
peared at the legation, 2139 r street,
and demanded that he see the Minister.
The Greek Minister. however, Is in
Newport, and the defendant Is said to
have threatened VriSakis.
According to the secretary, Catawatls
has previously appeared at the ofhce OF
the Greek consul in New York and re-
Quested that his brother, who has suit
for damages pending in New York
court, be given aid. Refused, he came
to Washington to request that the Greek
legation intervene and attempt to secure
aid for his brother through the Gov
eminent of the United States.
Detective Sergt. Dennis j. Cullinane.
who responded to the call from the lega-
ton, diSarmed CatawatiS and placed
him under arrest, is named as COM
plainant in the charge of carrying a
dangerous weapon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-27
ASSAULT CHARGE
|SNOLLEPROSSED
IN M|NTOSH CASE
"Frame-Up," Says District
Attorney Rover in Order
ing Case Dropped.
DEFENDANT A WITNESS
AGAINST GLASSMANS
Is Expected to Testify for Govern
ment in Liquor Conspiracy
Trial.

Declaring that he was convinced OF
a 'frame-up" in a charge of assault
lodged against Levin NJ. Mcintosh. said
TO have been former employee of the
Glassman Auto agency and now a
Government witness in the liquor con-
spiracy charges against Herbert Glass
man, David Glassman and others, Dis
trict Attorney Rover today had it nolle
pressed.
The Office of the assistant district
attorney in Police Court reported that
Mcintosh. after leaving the Glassmaa
service, had been hired by the Seigei
Motor Co. In connection with his new
position, he was detailed to repossess
a taxicab operated by Gustav B. Herno
Carrying out his orders. Mcintosh
was said to have hired the taxicab and
requested that he be driven to an es-
tablishment where friend was waiting.
Arriving at the premises, it is alleged.
he sent the driver into the house, and
then drove away in the vehicle.
The driver of the car secured the ar
rest of Mcintosh by declaring that he
was forced to abandon his vehicle when
threatened with a pistol, and the as
sault charge was preferred.
Assistant District Attorney Hobart
Newman, declared that investigation
aroused suspicion that the arrest of
Mcintosh was an attempt to damage
the testimony which the Government
expects to introduce against the Glass
man brothers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-27
DISTRICT TAX DUE
ON NEXT TUESDAY
Bills for Personal Levies
Mailed for First 1929-3O
InstaIIment.

The first installment Of the 1929-1930
real estate and personal property taxes
will be due Tuesday, it was announced
today by William P. Richards, District
tax assessor. Bills unpaid on Septem-
Der 80 will incur penalty OF l per
cent.
The personal tax bills, numbering ap-
proximately $4,000, already have been
mailed to taxpayers. Only small num-
her Of the real estate bills have been
mailed, however, because of the lack OF
the addresses of property owners. Own
ers of real estate, therefore, will be re-
Quired to call at the tax assessors Of
flee for bills. The bills will be mailed
upon request II the square and lot num-
Der Of the property is furnished,
The real estate bills for the first time
indicate whether there are any ar
rearages on former bills, or whether
there are any special assessments
against the property which have not
been paid. District officials believe that
this service will reduce the number Of
properties listed for sale for non-pay-
menf of taxes, since the bills in the past
failed to show whether there were de-
lnquencies in preceding years and
property owners paid the current bills
only to find their property listed for
sale for an old delinquency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-27
SAMUEL M. DARRAGH
DIES AT RESIDENCE
Officer of Printing Firm Had Been
Seriously Ill for Several
Weeks.

Samuel M. Darragh. 81 years old,
secretary-treasurer and general man.
ager of the printing establishment OF
Gibson Bros, Inc, 1912 I street died at
his residence, ASIA Connecticut avenue,
today. He had been seriously Ill for
several weeks.
Mr.. Darragh was active in many Or
CARNATIONS of this city and widely
known here. He was a member Of the
Chamber of Commerce, the Washington
Board of Trade, the Washington Ty-
potheta, Cathedral Lodge, No. 40, of
the Masonic fraternity, Washington
Commandery. No. l, knights Templar.
and Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine.
He also belonged to the Columbia Coun-
try Club and the City Club.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Jessie r. Darragh. and sister, Miss
Katherine A. Darragh.
Funeral services will be conducted In
the chapel of j. William Lees Sons, 1872
Pennsylvania avenue Thursday morn
ing at II o'clock. Interment will be in
Rock Creek Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-27
REED AND CASTLE
TO ERECT COSTLY
HOMES IN CAPITAL
Pennsylvania Senator and
Assistant State Secretary
Plan New Residences.
BOTH WILL BE LOCATED
IN FASHIONABLE DISTRICT
Buildings Are Designed With View
for Entertaining House
Guests.

Senator David A. Reed of Pennsyl-
vania and William r. Castle, jr. Assist
ant Secretary of State, are to have
costly new homes to be erected shortly
at 1900 and 2210 S street. in the fash
tonable section near the former homes
of President Hoover and the late Presi-
dent Wilson, 1t was learned today. Plans
with the District building inspector
and work is to be started in the near
future.
The new residence for Senator Reed,
which has an estimated construction
cost of $108,500, is to be of three main
stories containing 80 rooms in all. The
home for the Assistant Secretary of
State has an estimated building cost
OF S86,500. It also will be of three
stories and will contain 80 rooms.
Planned for Entertainment.
Both homes are especially planned
fer entertainment purposes, according
to plans filed with the District govern
ment. Both are to be erected by the
G. A. Langley Co.. from plans drawn
by Carrera & Hastings architects. The
houses will be of brick facades with
stone ornamentation.
On the ground floor of the home of
Senator Reed will be a vestibule and
entrance hall with marble floors,
stairhall and grand staircase, a large
loggia, flower room. large dining room,
servants hall and kitchen, and dressing
rooms or lounges for both men and
women.
On the second floor will be drawing
room with teak plank flooring and fire.
place, an adjoining gallery and library
with fireplace, breakfast rooms and pam
try, halls and six servants rooms.
Third Floor Plan
On the third floor will be large bed
room at the rear center with an adjoin-
ing bath and large boudoir, a master
bedroom at the right rear, with fire.
place and private bath. and guest bed
room at the right front, in addition to
two additional servants rooms, sew
ing room and storage space.
The home for Mr.. Castle will have
on the ground floor women's and mems
dressing rooms. large reception room,
which will connect with large piazza
at the rear. large hall adjoining the
entrance lobby and vestibule; kitchen,
servants hall, coat closets and other
service features. On the second floor
will be drawing room. library, dining
room, pantry, and two master bedrooms,
one with large dressing room
On the third floor will be an extra
bedroom. storage room and five serV-
ants rooms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-27
$4,000 BAIL ASKED
FOR BOND BROKER
Joseph T. Barry Faces Court
and Is Held for Grand
Jury's Action.

Joseph r. Barry. investment broker,
of Baltimore, Md, who is charged with
larceny after trust of approximately
$500. was held under $4,000 bond
for the action of the grand jury when
Mattingly in Police Court today.
Assistant United States Attorney Jo-
seph C. Bruce said that Barry as a
member of the Barry & Grove Co.. in
veStment bankers of Baltimore, had Sc
cured $4,000 from persons to be used
in the purchase of stocks. 1t Is charged
that the stock were not delivered or
was the money refunded.
Arrested in New Jersey.
Detectives B. w. Thompson and Ira
tody and questioned Barry admitted Sc
curing $4,000 by this method. Barry
was arrested in New Jersey.
The stocks which he Is said to have
exhibited in persuading prospective
customers to buy are alleged to have
been reputable securities, large quanti-
ty Of which were from the Bank Stock
Corporation of Maryland.
Two Specific Charges
Detective Thompson said that Barry's
several months and that in the two
specific cases with which he is now
charged he is said to have secured
$500 in one instance and 1920 in an
other.
His wife appeared in Police Court
today to ascertain the amount of bond
that would be required to secure her
husbands release and intimated to De-
tective Thompson that she would at
tempt to get security. but today Barry
was committed to jail to await the
posting of bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-27
GOLD CUP RACERS
ENTER LOCAL MEET
Winners at Red Bank to Run
Here for Presidents
Trophy.

Virtually all of the winners in the
Gold Cup races at Red Bank, N. j.,
have entered their boats in the Presi-
dents Cup Regatta, to be run of on
the Potomac River September Is and
IA under auspices of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Power Boat Association.
Representatives of the local associa-
ton, who have recently returned from
Red Bank, today announced the fol-
lowing additional entries in the races
here:
Richard Hoyt of the Columbia Yacht
Club has entered his Imp, the boat
which won the Gold Cup race.
Girls Ripp, Meadowmere Park, ia
maica Bay, Long Island, Meadowmere
II and Bay Head II.
Cliff Hadley, Ozone Park, Long Island,
Hadley Plane w.
Gibson Bradford, Evansville. Ohio.
Buckeye II.
E. w. Hammond, New York City,
Westminster III.
Edison Hedges, Atlantic City, N. j.,
Uncle Sam.
Elmer H. johnson. Bennington, w.t.,
Sparrow w and Sparrow v. 4,
Ralph Sheldon, jr, Jamestown, N. Y,
Littleone II.
Carroll M. Hall, Jamestown, N. Y,
Thunderbolt II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-27
PAY APPEALS WON
BY us. EMPLOYEES
Two WEIGH Act Rulings Bene-
fitting Workers Handed
Down by McCarI.

Two rulings benefiting Government
employees were handed down by Con-
troller General McCarl today, both in
volving aspects of the WEIGH pay act.
In a case appealed by an employe of
the War Department. the controller
general held that when position
has once been finally allocated by
the Personnel Classification Board
it may be filled by appointment, promo
ton or transfer with the approval of
the Civil Service Commission without
action by the board. The ruling held
further than any action of the board
on it's own motion in attempting to re-
allocate the position downward is with
out effect to reduce the salary rate of
the employe.
Mrs. Virginia M. Offutt. now assistant
to the principal clerk, enlisted division,
personnel service, quartermaster gen.
erals Office, appealed for change in
classification and difference IN salary
on the ground that she was doing work
and filling position which the board
was without authority to reallocate to
a lower grade.
Controller General McCarl upheld
the appeal. In the other case it was
held that henceforth transfers OF en-
ployes from field service to depart
mental service positions in the District
under the same department are not re-
quired to be considered as new appoint
ments, which mean that neld service
employe earning $4,000 salary. on
being transferred to departmental
position where the minimum salary is
81 800. is entitled to the $4,000 salary
and does not have to take the minimum
salary to which new employees are sub
ject.