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New Britain herald., 1929-04-05
SCHOONER BATTLES
 SEASF0R il DAYS
Captain Lost 0Yerboad- Mil
 lion,irt Owner, Crtv Exhausted

Philadelphia, April R-The auxiliary schooner Nomad was at anchor in Philadelphia harbor to- day. her skipper was in a watery grave. and her millionaire owner and crew of two were resting from the strenuous efforts in II days bat tie with angry seas.
 The 125-foot pleasure craft was lowed into port here early today by coast guard patrol boat 107 from a point IS miles off Cape May, where it had been sighted. apparently aim lessly drifting. by Ensign w. E. An derson, coast guard aviator.
 Aboard the schooner was customs officer Luther Sterner. who told of the Nomad's terrifying log as it had been related to him by the owner. Leland H. Ross. of New York city.
 Ross and the crew, Richard J. French. steward. and Henry C.. Bush, sailor, were in their hunks be- low decks.
 The Nomad. Sterner said, put out iloIl SHdIleStOil, 5. C., QdyS dsO, flying the pennant of the New York Yacht club. Ross, as if acting on premonition, placed his wife ashore just before they left. Within a few hours the motors failed and when efforts to repair them failed, sail was set.
 The Nomad plowed through grad ually mounting seas under full sail until a sudden squall tore away part of the mainsail. Captain John l.. Schofield climbed aloft to repair it and 3 rolling sea wrenched him from the mast and washed him overheard. He was not seen again.
 Day after day Ross and his crew worked to keep the craft headed in- to the seas. Water flooded the stores and submerged the engines.
 A distress signal was flown on the 11th day. with all on board pros- trated by exhaustion. The Nomad was sighted by the aviator and a pa trol boat despatched to assist her Sterner denied that Ross and his crew were drunk or that the craft
New Britain herald., 1929-04-05
ELUSIVE MACKERB
 REMAIN A MYSTERY
Maine Fishermen Ready But
 Fish May Not Come

Portland, Me, April R-Once more the New England fleet of aux Hilary schooners with their huge purse seincs, and the power craft with their gill nets. are ready for the annual chase after the elusive mackerel.
 This is the original mystery fish of the north Atlantic. Even the ] bureau of fisheries ichthyologists can tell nothing about it's winter habitat except that it is somewhere beyond the continental shelf, in deep water.
 The late Sol Jacobs, Gloucester's famous fish killer" ventured only this:
 I've been followin' mak-ril for 50 years or more, and studyin' 'em and their habite. Now all l c'n tell you about 'em is that they have fins and tails sos they cn swim where they darn plcase,"
 Thirty to 35 years ago mackerel swarmed in New England coast wa ters every summer. They drove into the bays and harbors and bit raven ously at the hooks, of hand liners falling easy prey'to the seiners Since then it has been 'off again, on again" with them. Some years the fishing has been flat failure: then gin others the mackerel would stage a ''comeback"
 Finally they were taken only in small catches: the main schools .had disappeared. Old fishermen de- clared that something had wiped >them out and prophesied that never 2 again would they be taken in large quantities.
 But in 1923 they demonstrated their right to he called the mystery fish by returning in vast hordes.
 There have been six years oi abundant supply. The question be- fore the fisherman is: Will 1928 show similiary satisfactory totals o, Is the willy mackerel due for an- other unaccountable disappearance
 Mackercl schools generally show up olf the Delaware and Virginia capes between March 20 and April Q. GraduaIl,' they work north with the season clear 10 the outer coast of Nova Scotia. In October their ranks begin 10 thin. By No- Nember there $ marked diminu. ton, while in December all save occasional struggling schools have been ohlterated from the marine map until another spring.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-05

was without a helmsman when pick ed up. He declined to comment on report that 40 bottles of liquor were found in the ships cabin. It was re- ported that federal authorities will make a thorough investigation of the Normad's voyage since leaving Charleston and the manner in which Captain Schofield lost his life.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-05

Not day passes that MT. Wood- ward the Bon-Tone expert at Miller and Hanson's drug store doesn't hear words of praise for this won- derful tonic. Old and young alike testify as 10 it's merits and mar velous power. There is nothing mystifying about this medicine-it is just Mother Natures own rem- ody, made from roots. leaves, barks and berries, and each and every one of these assist the other to form tonic and a system purifier and alternative of the highest type. Bon- Tone is not make shift, not just another patent medicine. but in- stead the herbs used in Bon- Tone have been carefully selected as to their therapeutic value in the treat
New Britain herald., 1929-04-05
CLAIRYOYANT SOLVES
 PRAGUE MAIL ROBBERY
Draws Picture Of Man Who Stole &tO,OOO-Rewar1cd by Job With Insurance Company.

Prague. Czecho- -Slovakia, April 5 R-Clairvoyant tracing of 2 stolen letter Of credit for $10.000. equiva- lent to 100000 crowns. absolved :he Czecho- -Slovakian post service and won a job for young man of the name of Hausmann with the insur- ance association. Riunione Adriati- caid Sicurta. A director of the as sociation told the story here.
 The letter disappeared from the post en route from a bank in Ru- mania to Prague. The local post office was blamed and the insurance association had to stand tAo loss
 Hausmann was an applicant for a job with the insurance people. He claimed clairvoyant powers and led local postal authorities to the frontier, whence an official accom- panied them to the town of kosice. Hausmann even drew picture of the thief and the man was arrested and convicted.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-05
PLAY IN WICHITA FALLS

Wichita Falls. Tex. April 5 Pl- A tired and weary White SoX team trooped into Wichita Falls today for a game with the Texas League Spud- ders.
 Yesterday at Seminole Okla, they were listless and were defeated 6 10 by Des Moines.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-05
MACON BEATS CARDS

Macon, Ga. April Rl-A ninth inning rally by Macon cost the St. Louis Cards to 6 game yester- day. Manager Billy Southworth got into the scarp as pinch hitter and remained as right fielder.
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rather than against Jack Hayward.
She knew she was innocent. :. :.
"Gees!" an awed voice broke the
tension.
McMann swerved instantly to the
red-headed elevator operator, who
was regarding Ruth with a curious
mixture of awe, admiration and
fear.
"All right, Moranl Snap out of
It'll You've got to do a lot of plain
and fancy remembering, my lad, if
you don't want to spend a night in
Jail to refresh your memory" Nc
Mann snapped at the instantly terri
fed boy. First, want you to give
me the name of every person who
used your elevator after 1 o'clock
Saturday"
NTICKY MORAN rumpled his red
1V1 hair in despair. Gees! ATS
gonna be big order, boss. Nearly
every tenant and steno on this side
of the building beat it at 1 o'clock.
Car was damned, boss, for two or
Cnree JrlpS.
"Give me as many names as you
can," McMann ordered, seating
himself at Borden'S desk, to make
notes. wait a minute!. You're
getting samples of blood from those
pigeon footprints outside and inside,
aren't you, doc? and Ferber, you'd
better photograph EN- before the
doc scrapes' EN- up. NOW, Moran"
The boy drew deep breath and
then ratified off a dozen names,
which McMann listed, with the
number of the Office to which each
belonged. "Now, Moran, when did
Miss Lester leave? With the others
at l o'clock?"
The boy shot an apologize glance
at the girl who was waiting, breath
drawn in, hands tightly locked over
Jack Hayward'S rigid arm.
TO Be COntinued)
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"I should think it is obvious, doc,
even to a stodey, scientific mind.
This window was open before and
after the murder. and possibly while
it was being committed.
Certainly it was open afterwards,
or the pigeon could not have flown
into the room and walked about in
Borden's blood. Also, Borden'S body
was alone in the room when the
pigeon entered, unless--by George!"
please don't go mysterious on
me, Sherlock" DR.. Nelson begged.
Il assure you I'm all agog. Unless
-wlat?"
Unless" McMann explained i'm
pressively, "the room was occupied
by someone the pigeon was not
afraid Otto whom it was accus-
tomed!"
On the last portentous word, the
detective swung about so that he
was facing Ruth Lester, who in
voluntarily cried out, as if he had
accused here then and there of the
murder.
Jack Hayward flung protecting
arm about the shoulders of the
trembling girl. "McMann, resent
the insinuation you have made
against Miss Lester! /"
please, Jack!" Ruth begged, in
a panic of fear as to what his next
words might be. She turned to
McMann then, her pale face lifted
bravely to meet any verbal blows
he might give her.
1.-THE pigeons are accustomed to
no one but me, MIR. McMann, and I
was not in this room when MIR.
Borden was shot, or afterwards, I'M
Til found him this morning"
TN the next Office, perhaps, with
the door open?" McMann shot at
her.
mol" She was trembling no lon
ger, was almost glad that his sus-
picions were directed against her,
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rHIs HAs HAPPENrn

HANDSOME HARRY BORDEN, pro-
motor of dubious stock companies. IS
murdered some time between nalf-paSt
one and four o'clock on Saturday. HIS
his private office Monday morning by
his pretty secretary, RUTH LESTER.
Ruth is engaged TO JACK HAYWARD,
whose Office Is Just across the narrow
airshaft from Borden's.
Ruth runs TO Jacks office 30 tell MIN
OF the tragedy and, finding him out,
searches for his pistol. which he hao
purchased at the same time ne had
bought an identical weapon Tor her 70
keep IN her desk His gun is gonel
Ruth then recalls his Matchmaking be
havior Of the past Saturday and his
angry threat against Borden.
Jack comes in and accompanies RUIN
back 10 Borden's suite While ne
phones for the police, Ruth. fearing JACK
shot Borden across the atrshaft, hurries
into the private Office to close the win
dow. She gasps with relief. for II IS
already closedl Ruth tells DETECTIVE
mMANN vs IF B0T SITS 5Te stq nia
club dancer, and Mrs. BORDEN, his
wife and mother Of his two children,
who called for her monthly alimony
check. Mrs. Borden comes in during
the Questioning and McMann merciless-
" accuses her Of the murder. She says
she left Borden alive and saw only one
person near his office, MINNIE CAS-
SIDY, the scrub woman.
Nelson. medical examiner. arrives.
When search is started for a weapon,
Ruth tells of the pistol in her desk.
NeMann looks for 1t but it. too, is gone.
While McMann is questioning MICkY
MORAN, elevator operator, a black
pigeon iles plump against The the window ldoy,
and his ejaculation Of surprise startles
VOW co ON WITH THE STORY
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His work OF packing the suitcase
finished, the reporter went to sit
on the edge of Crystals cot before
the fireplace, while he wrested with
the problem of her story"
i've got it," he announced tri-
umphantly, after a period of frown-
ing concentration. This kidnaper
fellow had taken the gag out OF
your mouth when you'd nodded a
promise not to scream.
He didn't think there was any
danger of your being heard any
way, in this lonely spot. When he
heard Lon Edwards and the girl
step up on the porch, he didn't have
time to gag you again, but whipped
out his gun-he was sitting beside
YOU on the cot-and leveled it at
you. to keep you silent.
You were afraid to scream at
arst, though you knew help was just
outside, but after a bit you made
up your mind that he'd be afraid to
shoot you. and you did scream.
The kidnaper dropped his gun
that was the clatter that Lon and
Grace heard"
a gun and a poker dropped on
the floor would sound pretty much
alike" the young man reminded
Ter.
Well, the kidnaper dropped his
sun and clapped his hands over
YOUR mouth to keep you from
screaming again.
He was a frightened as you. were,
Tor fear the visitors would force an
entrance. Then with a Ile:i on
your mouth and the gun in the
other hand, he waited for them, al
though you couldn't see him for the
bandage over your eyes, you know,
and after a white the boy and girl
vent away. What they said about
Peter Holidays having a girl here
ana the scandal, made the kidnaper
feel. pretty certain that they were
not suspicious Of foul play and
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CHAPTER XIII

nR. NELSON, with his little
black bag of instruments, and
Ferber, the fingerprint expert, with
his camera, were crowding the de-
tective at the window as McNdann
pushed up the sash.
Ruth, still not knowing what had
caused the detectives jubilant eX-
element, stepped forward slowly,
cold, little hand dragging at Jack
Hayward.
Look, doctor! What would you
say that Island that-an that?"
McMann pointed from spot to spot
on the white stone ledge of the
window which opened upon the
airshaft.
Nelson smiled his diff1dent, win
try smile. I'D say, unoh1cially,
that it is blood. my dear Sherlock,
but only a laboratory test"
McMann barked out a laugh.
"And what would you say made
those peculiarly shaped blood spots.
Ferber? You don't have to be so
confoundedly cautious in your opin-
ions. Look!"
I'D say they are the footprints
Of a pigeon, made in blood" Ferber
answered, awe in his voice. Now
how the deuce, if the window was
closed-?"
McMann drew in his head and
dropped to his knees, going over
every inch of the strip of bare
floor which bordered the rug, from
the farthest corner of the room to
where the stiff. crumpled body of
Harry Borden lay. A sharply tri-
umphant explanation announced
discovery.
Look, F'erber-Nielson! The same
identical tracks-two of 'em, be-
tween the body and the window!
Three-pronged tracks, as clear as
the nose on Docs face!
Funny I didn't notice them be-
fore, but naturally I was working
on the theory that the window was
closed when Borden was shot Let's
see the fingerprints you got off this
window, Ferber.
IF I'm the Sherlock that Nelson
IS SO fond of calling me, those fin
gerprints will be as good as a pic
ture of the man or woman who put
a bullet through Borden's heart.
Right, Ferber?"
You might be if there we're any
fingerprints," Ferber grinned. ut
happens that the window had been
wiped clean. I'm afraid Borden's
murderer was a little too clever to
leave calling card, McMann."
McNIann scowled. 'He-or She
may not have left a calling card,
but the pigeon did. Nice, obliging
bird, that black pigeon!"
1T was then that Ruth Lester re-
L named Satan" In horror and
fear she christened him Nemesis.
I'm afraid my stodgy, scientific
mind fails to follow your brilliant
deductions, McMann," DR.. Nelson
gibed mildly. "I'n play Watson to
your Sherlock. Just what do these
alleged footprints of a pigeon in
blood tell you, my dear Holmes?"
McNann flushed with resentment
at the doctors mild raillery, but de-
cided to answer.
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wouldn't be until the story of the
KIDNAPPING got out.
so he left you here, bound and
blindfolded, and locked in, while he
went away somewhere to arrange
with some underworld pal of his to
pick up the ransom money
But I made the footprints or
Tuesday morning. after it had be-
gun to rain!" Crystal objected.
Sure! That's all right" Harry
treasured her. HE had to come
back to see if you'd escaped or
been rescued, SOS he would know
what chance he had to collect the
ransom money.
He came by way of the creek, as
the police will figure it, came before
dawn, and found you on the floor
unconscious. You see, you'd man
aged to work on the bands arounr
your ankles, but not around your
wrists.
''Blindfolded, you'd staggered about
the room until you tripped and fell,
heavily striking your head against
a log of wood. The kidnaper Sas
scared out of his wits, thought you'd
die and he'd be blamed.
He beat it, of course, but left you
locked in. He was kind enough to
unite your hands, put you on the
cot, bring in f1rewood and water,
and bandage your head with piece
of your underwear. Naturally, he
didn't have nerve to go after the
ransom money Tuesday night after
midnight, as he'd planned Afraid
he'd be caught and charged with
your murder. Ali clear?" the ingen-
ious young reporter concluded tri-
umphantly.
Crystal nodded, and lifted weak
hand to touch her resuer's flushed
cheek. 'It's-clear. Harry. I don't
know why you're willing to do all
this for me, but-I'm 500 CRATE
full"
TO Be Continuedl
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Radio Bridge Gan1eNO. II

COME of the fine points of play
~ in auction were illustrated in the
game broadcast from station WFBAI
Tuesday afternoon with E. E. Deni-
son of Portland, Me, and John c.
Gardner of Brooklyn, N. Y, max
ing up the table with Wilbur G.
Whitehead and Milton G. Work.
These we're the hands: Denison,
dealer, South; spades, A, 8, S.;
hearts, Q. 10. 6, 2; Diamonds, @. j,
4; clubs, A, @, 10. Gardner, West;
Spades, T. 2; hearts, 9, z, 4, 8; dia-
monds, 8, 7, 5; clubs, K. j. 6, 2.
Whitehead, North: Spades, K, 4, g.;
hearts, A, 5; diamonds, A, 10, 9, 6,
2; clubs, 9, 7, 8. Work, East:
Spades, O, j, 10, 9, s; hearts, K. j,
8; diamonds, K, 8; clubs, 8, 5, 4.
Denison, the dealer. with all four
suits stopped. opened the bidding
with one trump. Gardner, West,
and Whitehead, North, passed.
Work, East, bid two spades to in
dictate lead in case Denison, South,
secured the contract.
Denison, holding but one stopper
in spades, passed, as rebid OF no
trump was not safe unless his part
ner showed some supporting
strength. Denison was ready to go
on with his no trumpS in case his
partner made any free bid of three.
Gardner, West, passed; and Depi-
sons partner. Whitehead, said three
diamonds. Work, East, passed. Den
ison bid three no trumps. He inter-
preted his partners free bid Of three
diamonds to indicate possibly solid
ace king five-card suit in diamonds
with Denison's own queen and
jack), or else side strength to justify
Denisons going on with his no
trump if holding a stopper in spades.
ALI passed the three no trump bid;
therefore Denison became declarer.
Gardner, West, opened the play with
the z of spades, his top card in his
partners suit. Whitehead's hand
became Dummy, and from it Deni-
son, Declarer, played low, the OF
spades, in order to win the trick IN
his own hand for diamond finesse.
Work played the of spades, lowest
card of his sequence, and Declarer
won with the ace.
n
DENISON then led the queen OF
- diamonds, losing the finesSe to
Works king, Gardner, West, and
Dummy playing the and 2, respec-
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Direct PRIMARY
NEED is URGED
Women Voters League
Ends Affairs Institute.

Expressing satisfaction at the re-
suits of their institute on public af-
fairs, members of the Indiana
League of Women Voters returned
to their home today following the
closing sessions Friday afternoon at
the Columbia Club.
The short ballot, need for regis
tration lists of voters in Indiana,
and a direct primary we're advo-
Gated by speakers at the Friday
meeting.
81 am grieved that Indiana has
no registration law" said Professor
Thomas H. Reed of the University
of Michigan, ''for I can not con-
ceive how you can have an honest
election without list of voters. To
have no registration is a return to
ag1tediluvian simplicity in elections"
He urged the short ballot as a
tirne-saver for the voter.
Amendment of the present pri-
mary law in Indiana to permit the
naming of watchers at the polls
during the counting of votes, was
urged by Judge Charles F. Remy Of
the Indiana appellate court.
lone of the weaknesses of the
present primary law is that it does
not guard against fraud" Judge
Remy declared.
DR.. Louise Overacker, assistant
professor of history at Wellesley
college, defined the need for the di-
rect primary in the United States.
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CANISTER GUNS
BARK; ONE DIES
Alcohol Feud Takes Life of
Chicago Baker.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Oct. 12.-Gangland
guns have blazed again, leaving one
man dead and another wounded
probably fatally.
The body of Attillo Fenolla, "a, a
Chicago baker, said by police to
have been engaged in cooking alco-
hol, was found Friday night in Hess
vile, a suburb of Hammond, Ind,
There were six bullets in his head
Police said he had incurred the en-
nifty OF a group of south Chicago
alcohol raketeers.
More than a score of shots were
fired in battle at the Windmill
tavern, when Joseph Touhey, IS,
said to be a haywood beer runner,
led four companions In an asserted
attempt to take Victor Willert, pro-
prietor of the roadhouSe, for a ride.
Touhey fell with bullet in his
chest above the heart, and his pals
fed.
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CL0SSBRENNER
TO Give AIMS
Speaking Held Up Until
Platform Is Ready.

Active stump speaking will be held
in allegiance by the Republican can
didateS in the municipal election
until Alfred M. GlosSbrenner, the
mayoralty candidate, compile tie S
drafting his platform,
This document will not be ready
for several days. 1t may be issued in
part, as Glossbrenner may add new
planks at the twelve ward meetings
which have been arranged for him,
Arthur r. Baxter will head the
business mems advisory committee
in the Glossbrenner campaign. Bax-
ter was one of those who prevailed
upon Glossbrenner to accept the
nomination. Personnel of this COM
mittee will be announced soon.
Charles w. Jewett, former mayor,
will be a member of the speaking
staff and will address twenty meet
ingS.
Republican ward and precinct
meetings will begin Monday, Harry
Jockey, speakers bureau head, an
nounced.
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FINGER PRINTING
FOR AUTOIST URGED

faith and no sinister influences,
political or otherwise, have ever
interfered with our decisions or con-
illusions sitting as a parole board.
This public position is not a
pleasant one, but 1 am hoping for
better things in the Hoosier COM
monwealth."
He urged increasing the number
of field agents to that the parole
SYSTEM can be extended.
Other seakers this morning were
Sheriff Frank J. Kopey OF Pulaski
county and Chief Walter Cavan-
augh of the Fl. Wayne police. John
L. Norman, president of the prison
trustees, presided.