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The Washington times., 1930-08-11
YOUR RULING
STAR
BY William Shwader-.
THE YEAR AHEAD

For. Those Whose Birthday Is
August IL
II August IL is your birth
day, you should feel energetic
and desirous Of tackling some
thing In a big way. You will
be able to accomplish real re-
suits If you refrain from ex-
travagence and keep out Of
risky ventures. Some affair Of
moment may arise in connec.
ton with relatives which should
be to your advantage.
Important DateS-Avoid ex-
ceSSes of all kinds, take no risks
and maintain routine from
September IS to October S,
October 8 to IL, November 20
to December Z, March 81 to 23.
June 26 to July 9. Good for
general affairs, make efforts to
advance your interests from
August IL to IA, October IL to
Is, November to 4, February
% to March 8. May 10 to June
80, July to 81. Contradictory
dates show two opposing in
fiuenceS.
A child born August IL will
be energetic. proud and cour-
ageouS but may be too in,rul-
Sive for his own goot'
should learn to allow h
to rule as well as his b
The Washington times., 1930-08-11
By ARTHUR HOERL

guest at Sharon's lodge. That's
the second angle in the affair.
/ have a younger brother. His
one aim in life is to vindicate
Dad. Under an assumed name
Arthur King-he's really Alan
knight, he is Jack Sharon's
Secretar::'. Sharon learned the
truth and his invitation for
this weekend contained o yelled
threat of exposure.
"I didn't learn until this
morning that Alan and now
that Sharon is dead no one
but Jim and I know the truth
Of his identity-has been delib-
erately stealing from Sharon.
He says he does not consider
it wrong, for he lis only taking
back what belongs to us. I'm
afraid the law will not look at
it that way. Sharon was sure
of it.
so, last night, he sent me
a note to meet him at IL in a
little cabin across the lake
from the lodge know, the
lake is completely on his prop
erty. Somehow, the note disap-
peared. Searching for it / was
late and got to the cabin at
1890. Sharon was not there;
in fact, I did not see him again
until he was found this morn
ang-dead!
Shortly after ] arrived at
the cabin Jim arrived, carrying
a shotgun. He was in fran
tic state, and threatened to kill
Sharon. He rushed out Of the
cabin to search for him.
ut was half an hour before
I found Jim again. finally
made him return to the lodge
and I noticed that he no longer
had the shotgun. / learned then
that Alan had mysteriously got
possession of Sharon'S note to
me and explained everything
to jim.
ut was after midnight-we
could not find Alan anywhere.
remembered that he had
bought some shells in the af-
ternoon for the purpose Of GO
ing hunting early today, and I
figured he had already set out.
Finally we went to bed. OF
course, / did not sleep. This
morning they found Jack Sha-
ron a quarter Of a mile from
the cabin on a sandy beach
bordering the lake. He was ly-
Ing face down in the sand and
the police say he was killed
with a shotgun held less than
q foot from his face.
THE strange part Of the NeA-
tire affair is that there was no
Wearon near him and none
has yet been found: and more
uncanny still, the sand where
he was found was untrodden.
The only footprints were those
Of Jack Sharon leading to the
spot where he was found dead.
There was not a footprint Of
any kind left by the person
who, the police insist, must
have stood with one foot i'll
front Of Sharon when commit
ting the crime.
"And worst Of all-at the
lodge is the haunting fear Of
death hanging over everyone
:. the murderer is still
there!"
Not long afterwards Miss
Knight pointed toNa side road
That's the road. Mr.. Dale >
Dale turned the car. The
lodge came into view. WheT
within a hundred feet Of il the
figure Of q woman. shriekinl
wildly. looking eerie in tn
moonlight, came headlOnl
toward the carl
CTO be Continued T0merrOWI
tcsvyfisha. teaa. ~ Kiss Features
aysaisaaA nnA1
The Washington times., 1930-08-11

Has the miracle happened IN
your life?
But perhaps, even though you
are young and happy, you
haven't known that an actual
miracle was waiting for you.
Perhaps you haven't realized
the plain. solid fact that, after
falling sincerely In love with
Just the right person, the dull
est existence becomes tinged
with the radiance Of Paradise.
Shall I prove this TO you?
It will only be necessary to
quote from the delightful letter
that q young man Of 80 has
Just written to ME. He's not an
especially romantic or fanciful
young man. I should say that
his feet Nare planted pretty
firmly In the world Of fact. It's
only that the precious miracle
OF love has just disclosed itself
to him.
II have never been q girl
hater,D he confides, ''but / have
known very few girls Of the
kind admire most. Recently,
1t became necessary for me to
have an assistant in my work.
]. did not want girl assistant,
but ! got one anyway. She has
turned out to be my ideal of
what a real girl should be.
Sweet, calm, not q golddigger,
does not smoke, likes, walking
and music. In other words, q
100 percenter.
"She allowed me to take her
out one evening, after I had
met her parents (which ! win
say delighted mel and has Civ
en- me another evening that
was better yet.
1--WE always been able to
handle, on jobs. anywhere from
10 to 1900 men-but here I'm
somewhat Stumped. I'm not
shy, but fearful Of being too
much in q hurry to suit her.
She isn't one that can be
swept off her feet. If neces-
sary, I'd wait three years for
her. but I'd rather not. Shall
I propose Immediately or put
on the brakes? ! have a hunck
I'd better wait.
Remember this, I have never
met q girl in my life such as
she, and I'm willing to fight
for her. q have already put
one man out Of my office for
not holding his tongue.l
" Another thing is that for
the first time In my life I've
met someone that feel is bet.
ter than myself, and I'm q
little beWildered.
Will you give me some as.
sistance in my bewilderment? !?
T failed to mention she has
red hair"
Doesn't this tell 4 wonderful
story?
A man who has been SO sue.
cessful In his work that he be-
lieveS himself more than a
match for anybody he may
meet, encounters a sweet red.
haired girl and all of a sudden
becomes the humbleSt person
you could find.
A life that he thought was
full complete. satisfactory, now
seems to him the merest husk
because it doesn't contain the
one lovely creature who has
magically inspired love.
The Washington times., 1930-08-11
CHAPTER /

It was late on q Sunday af-
ternoon. The city room Of the
Daily Journal was pervaded
with an unusual calmness. The
first edition. which was always
on the streets by 8, had already
been put out. Pop Beacon was
on the desk. He lounged back
in his rickety old chair and
puffed contentedly on his pipe.
Jimmy, the general nuisance
about the place, came in with
early newspapers and diStrib-
uted them among those present.
It was Robin Dale'S Sunday
trick. Reilly and Erickson were
also on the job. The only one
Of the staff showing any actual
signs Of activity, was Barry
ChappIe hunched over Q type
writer, banging out his report
on Broadway'S weekly change
Of eye-and-ear erls sertainment.
Dale's primary interest was
The Star. Monday was gossip
day In the Darrell column and
Dale wondered II the personal"
he had teIephoned Bart Darrell
that week was among.thoSe-
present.
There It was; big as life:
/. James Milburn, up-and-
coming young playwright c"The
Jazz Cinderella" now going
strongl going to for-betteF-or-
worse-it with Geraldine c"The
Jazz Cinderella" dittol Knight
Dale liked Jim Milburn i'm
mensely. Jim was one OF the
few with whom he ever got on
terms of close comradeship.
They had met at college and
their friendship had lasted, on
and off, because Of Robin Dale's
frequent perambulatioils and his
otherwise irregular life, across
q span Of years.
This irregularity Of the report
er'S dor cstic life was the reason
why he had not yet met Miss
Knight. MiIburn had telephoned
him, early that week, so effer-
VeScently happy that he simply
had TO tell someone. Dale, after
the congratulations. had said
that he wanted to use the news.
Milburn was that happy he
would hays agreed to anything,
Robin Dale was absorbing the
rest Of the gossip when the door
into the city room opened and
q lady stepped In. She lC ked
Bout, Y .,.h q moments hesita-
ton, al then hurried to Top
Beacon's desk.
I'D like to speak with Mr.,
Dale Robin Dale" +"
That's Dale" said Beacon,
pointing.
The lady went rapidly to the
reporters desk.
.Mr. Dale?n He looked up,
surprised, and nodded. During
this he rose and motioned to a
chair. The lady sat down. He
saw that she was agitated, al
though she -1aS making . great
effort to control herself.
''I'm Miss knight Geraldine
knight. JimMr. Milburn-
asked me to come to you. Some
thing terrible has happened
Jack Sharon has been mur.
deredl" Toward the end she
spoke rapidly. unable longer to
withhold the terrifying news.
Robin Dale remembered
Jim had spoken about
going to Jack Sharon's place in
the mountains for q weekend
He noted now that she wore q
travelling coat and q hat fitted
closely about her head. HeI
cheeks were ruddy, as though
they had been whipped By thu
wind. . factor which only en-.
haneed the fascinating spen ol
hsr beauty. Dals felt this q
The Washington times., 1930-08-11

They're Both doing Time"
Most unmarried girls think Of
a husband as they do q watch
or . clock-as something they
can regulate and rely upon.
Oh, beautiful dreaml Any
seasoned wife could tell them
betterl
Somehow, Q husband always
balks at the most unexpected
moment. just as o watch often
stops for no apparent reason.
You never know what either Of
them win do next. But that is
what makes life interesting!
"A dependable husband, like q
dependable tim epiece or q
Scotch conscience, is positively
RELENTLESS. With him, the
dinner hour is unelaStic. the riS-
ing hour Interchangeable, mid
night cannot be compromised
with and life holds no surprises.
On the other hand, q husband
who won't keep faith or regular
hours, is as exaSperating and
confusing as watch that won't
keep time. Yet, q woman al
ways goes right on hoping that
she can set both straight and
will not have to discard them.
A woman hates to discard q
perfectly GOOD-L,O OKING
watch. or q perfectly good-look-
ing husband, however worthless.
Some ynen, like some watches,
run down" through neglect,
but far more are wrecked by
too much regulating" and con-,
slant miShandling. Others are
just built taiat way. The main
spring Of their ambition Is
The Washington times., 1930-08-11
Timely Topics

Beer is the favorite drink
among British legislators at
bars Of the House Of Commons
in London.
The Washington times., 1930-08-11
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The late william J. Locke. II.
Relatively. II. King Christian
X Of Denmark. 13. Belgium.
Il The late Sir Arthur Conan
Doyls. Is. England.
Putnam patriot., 1930-04-17
Abingdon

Mrs. William Murdock is spending a week in Boston.
 Miss Dorothy Horton returned to Hartford Sunday after spending a week at her home.
 Mrs. Charles Sessions of Providence spent several days in town visiting relatives and friends.
 Miss Della Davis of Bristol spent the weekend with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. F. o. Davis.
 The Christian Endeavor society has purchased a Keystone Daylight Ster- eopticon to be used in the church.
 Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Goodridge have returned to Mashamoquet Meadows af ter spending the winter months in South America.
 Mrs. Anna P. Flagg is slowly recov- ering from her serious illness at the home of her daughter Mrs. 0rray Porter of Danielson.
 Mrs. B. W. Whitehouse is recover ing from a serious attack of poison ing caused by the smoke from burn ing dogwood in the kitchen stove.
 Karl Whitehouse of Clarks Uni versity, Worcester, Mass. is spending his Easter vacation at the home of his parents. Mir. and Mrs. Bert White house.
 The regular meeting of Wolf Den Grange No. 6l will be held at grange hall April 23rd. The third and fourth degrees will be given to class of five candidates.
 Miss Evelyn Shaw, Mrs. Fannie Fuller and Milton Stone motored to Manchester Green last Sunday and called on Mrs. Bessie Stone and Miss Mildred Stone.
 Twenty-three members of Wolf Den Grange motored to Storrs Mon- day night to attend the Mansfield Grange meeting which was held in the Community House.
 The Easter pageant, The lmmor- tality of Love and Service" will be given at the Congregational church Sunday evening, April 20, at 7.30 O. is cordially invited to attend. There will be fifty voices in the chorus.
 Mir. and Mrs. Stanley Amidon of Willimantic, Mir. and Mrs. Nathan Armitage and Miss Clara Armitage of Westford Hill. Mir. and Mrs. E. K. Clough and family of Woonsocket, K. I. were Sunday guests of MT. and Mrs. A. H. Amidon.
Putnam patriot., 1930-04-17
Woodstock

Mrs. Clarence Williams recently visited here father in Sangus, Mass.
 Service will be held at the Swedish church on the evening of Good Fri day at 7.45.
 Dr. Florence Dean of Putnam was in town Friday evening to attend the athletic banquet.
 Cedric Child of Connecticut Agricul tural College was home to attend the athletic banquet.
 Mrs. Florence Paine of Danielson is a guest at Valleyside of Mir. and Mrs. Henry Child.
 Miss Annie NJ. Shippey of Hart ford is spending Good Friday and the weekend at her home in Sprucedale.
 Mrs. George Westhaver has been entertaining her sister for several days.
 The crocuses on the lawn of Miss Nellie Chandler have arrived in great numbers and are looking very pretty.
 Rev. and Mrs. Russell Linton are in Hartford on Monday. Wednesday, and Friday of each week, attending the Hartford Theological School.
 Edwin Wilcox. son of MT. and Mrs. Eugene Wilcox, and a farmer student at the Academy is now located at North Carolina and has two children.
 On this coming Friday evening. April 18th. beginning at 7.30 o'clock. a service will be held at the Hill Con gregational church conducted by the pastor, Rev. Russell Linton.
 The Swedish Ladies society will hold their monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Gunnar kallgren on Thursday afternoon, April 24th.
 Appropriate services for Easter will be held at the Swedish church on Sunday morning at II o'clock. In the evening the young people will give a special Easter program at 7.ab,
 Mrs. E. Miller, who has been ill al the home of her sister. Mrs. George Iitchfield. in South Woodstock, has partly regained her health and with her son Ellsworth is returning to her home in Sprucedale.
 Palm Sunday was observed at the Hill church last Sunday morning with an appFopfidlt anu hSsPANi by the pastor. Next Sunday morning special Easter offering is to be talk. en for the starving children of China
 Seven of the Hill church ladies at tended the union missionary meeting at the South Baptist church last Thursday afternoon. A very pleasant afternoon was spent with the Soutf l ladies.
 Persons from all sections of Wood stock gathered at the Hall Memorla gymnasium last Friday evening fol l the second annual athletic banquet Principal Eugene Ellis acted as toast master and together with the speak CTS and the program of music and dancing an enjoyable evening soof passed away.
Putnam patriot., 1930-04-17
West Woodsock

Mir. and Mrs. Sidney P. Butler of Bridgeport spent the weekend at their home here.
 Mir. and Mrs. E. B. Stevens of Long meadow and Mrs. Jane Nj. Brett of New York City were in town Satur- day.
 A surprise party was given Fiery Marcy. Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Everett Williams where about twenty-five of his young friends gathered to congratulate him on his twenty-first birthday. Many gifts were bestowed on the young gentle man and a good time enjoyed by all.
 Clarence Bowen is doing very commendable work in having some English Oaks planted in the towns of Woodstock. Four were recently set on the church and school grounds in West Woodstock. These trees which are three or four feet high were rais- ed from seed given Mir. Bowen by the Duke of Marlborough of Woodstock England which he has nurtured till large enough for transplanting. We hope they all live to go down to pos terity and to be living monument to Mir. Bowen's memory.
Putnam patriot., 1930-04-17

tained her sister and husband, Mir. and Mrs. Nichols of Storrs last week.
 Mir. and Mrs. Erickson and sons of New Jersey are at Camp Yankee, Crystal Lake for a few days vacation.
 The young peoples meeting was held at the chapel last Sunday eve ming with Miss Margaret Warren as leader.
 The contractor and builder, Els worth Weeks of Chaplin is rushing the cement cellar for Oliver Bowen's new garage.
 Rev. Elmer Cook of Hartford Theo logical School supplied the pulpit last Sunday morning. Next Sunday Rev. George Reese of Central Village will preach.
 Many are on the sick list with severe colds and grippe. J. M. Tatem, Anton Kaletchitz and Mrs. Sumner Warren. All are glad they are much improved at this time.
 A party of our town people attend ede O. R. Hermanson's flower show in Putnam fast Sunday afternoon. !. was a beautiful display of the spring flowers especially Easter lilies.
Putnam patriot., 1930-04-17
East Woodstock

Dr. E. R. Pike was in Boston Tues day.
 Alan Upham is spending a week in Boston.
 The elementary schools are closed this week for the Easter vacation.
 Mrs. l.. II. Lindeman returned last Saturday from Bedford Hills, N. Y.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry S. May of Wa terford visited J. s. May and family on Sunday.
 Mrs. Harry Townsend is acting as organist at the Congregational church for a few weeks.
 G. A. Wetherell and family motor ed to Worcester Sunday calling on Mir. Rich and family.
 Mrs. Windsor White and children have seen confined to their house the past week with grip colds.
 Mrs. Charles H. Potter was in Dan ielson and Willimantic last week Thursday on a business trip.
 Mrs. Nora Smitchel and sister of Oxford, Mass. recently visited their nephew Harry Townsend and family.
 Mrs. Charles Cox and daughter Mrs. George Chapman of East Hart ford spent Tuesday with Mrs. A. H. Hubbard.
 Miss Constance Wetherell returned from Worcester Tuesday where she visited relatives for few days She is having the Easter vacation this week from her studies at the Bouve school of Physical Education in Bos- ton.
 A meeting of the community club was held last week Wednesday eve- ming. Whist was enjoyed with six tables in play. Miss Ethel Upham had the high score for the ladies. Paul Clifford and A. G. Morse tied for the gents. Consolation, Mrs. G. M. Samp- son and Herman Marcy. President Lester Bearce was chairman of ar engagements. Miss Rilla Child was ap- pointed chairmen of the May meeting. Refreshments of cake and coffee was served.
Putnam patriot., 1930-04-17
EastfOrd

Mrs. John Jones is visiting her son and wife in Groton. Conn.
 Charles Tatem has been away on a business trip the past week
 The teachers Of GUT :c-5a arc at their homes fer their Easter vacations.
 Mrs. M. Darwin Lewis is enter taining the German measles at this writing.
 Mir. and Mrs. Willis Hiscocks en- tertained guests from Providence on Sunday.
 Mrs. Ian Byres has returned from her two weeks visit in Pennsylvania and New York.
 Miss Belina Gurene and Miss Ethel Gardner recently visited friends in Newburgh, N. Y.
 The ladies of the church met with Mrs. Frank Smith on Wednesday af- ternoon with a good number present.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. s. Walker enter
Putnam patriot., 1930-04-17
Mrs. Harriet KiIlam

Mrs. Harriet (Breckenridge) kil- lam, widow of Charles H. Killam, died Tuesday afternoon from angina pee toris. Mrs. Killam had been in her usual health and her sudden death was a shock to her many friends. Mrs. Killam was native of Bennington, Vt. and lived there until her mar riage March i9, 1878 to Charles H. Killam of this place. She was born April 24th. 1855 and lacked only q few days of reaching her 75th birth day. Mir. Killam died January Hath after an illness of several months. She was member of the Congregational church and Ladies Aid society. Mrs. Killam is survived by son John kil- lam of this place, a granddaughter Harriet Killam of Fairhaven, Mass. i, a sister Mrs. Mary Lossee of Glens Falls, N. r., and one brother Robert Breckenridge of Minnesota. The fune- ral will be held at her late home Fri day afternoon at o'clock.
Putnam patriot., 1930-04-17
North Woodstock

Nelson Frink well-known in musical circles, is to take a state examination soon. He already has diploma from Paris, France, acquired when he was overseer during the war.
 David Johnson who has been work ing in Fishers Island spent the week end with his parents Mir. and Mrs. Emil Johnson. He has been transfer red to Newport working on govern ment construction work.
 An appetizing supper of stew, rolls, relishes, caks, gelatines and coffee was served by the Ladies Aid society on Saturday evening. An entertain ment by the Southbridge Epworth League followed, who presented, The Village Postmistress. three-act com edy.
 Another bad accident in which six young people were injured took place on Saturday at 10.45 A. Nj on the steep hill heading to Southbridge. be- yond the North Village. A Chrysler sedan occupied by two Southbridge young ladies, two girls and two men from Worcester got beyond the driv- CTS control and careened wildly down the hill till it reached the bottom when it toppled over. Miss Florence Young of Southbridge the most seriously hurt. has since died of her injuries, another is still on the danger list, but the others were not badly hurt and will recover.
 Two accidents of a similar nature befell vans belonging to the Winward Trucking Co. of Springfield and Prov idenee. One on Friday night when the van was headeed toward Providence and the other on Saturday night, head ed in the opposite direction. The ae- cidents occurred in each case, near Trasks store, and were caused by the vans getting of the hard road and skidding. The drivers escaped with minor injuries but the vans were bad ly damaged especially to the one on Saturday evening which was with a telephone pole then with large tree. Electric light and telephone service were at standstill for awhile after.
Putnam patriot., 1930-04-17
Old Saving Refuted

''The old saying. Feed cold and starve a fever Is very poor advice" remarked a physician as he prepared some cold tablets for a patient who had just said he had been "stuftng his cold" '"rhe original and true say ing" the doctor continued. mo doubt was Feed a cold and start a fever, but it has been twisted about to mean exactly the opposite of what 1t was in tended to mean.'
Putnam patriot., 1930-04-17
Rocks Like Walnsss

The owner Of a walnut tree has to guard against many enemies. and none more dangerous than rocks. As soon as the green walnut jackets begin to split the rock appears. He either opens the shells on the tree with his beak or carries them to 6 stone on which he can crack them. Sometimes whole colony VIII go securing the countryside for walnut trees. Ere quently they strip q tree to its last wainut.-London Times.