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The Washington times., 1930-10-01
Murders at the Gil

ran and the clown groveledl
around in the sawduSt, writh7
ing In pain. The audiencel
howled in glee, it was the best
performance Beebo has ever
given. That was two years
ago. Beebo's hated Beller ever
since-not only that, either. :.
Beller had his eye on Tito an
that's the old mans one
treasure In life."
Then. then he might
have. -"
mo, Dale. I can't imagine
old Beebo killin'."
That was later, but it filled
in something that had started
In the mess tent.
Others had come into the
table, but Dale was watching
Tito and Beebo. She was q
bareback rider, born in a
tent, bred to the sawdust ring.
The girl rarely glanced UP.
Occasionally the father would
speak in low tones. Once she
turned abruptly at his words
and answered, rather sharply.
Then Beebo's voice rose so
that It could be heard the
full length Of the table. It
was vibrant, sharp, almost with
a sob in it. b
81 find him! find himI
He go like that dog Beller.
You tell me truth yet-you
See!"
Tito rose from the table and
ran from the tent.
''He goes on like that often"
Swarney whispered to Dale.
"T guess everything isn't all
right with Tito an the old
mans nearly crazy.
The Washington times., 1930-10-01
CHAPTER III

The mess tent was set up on
the other side of the grounds. It
was a huge, flat canvas top open
at the sides. The performers
used one long table. The rousta-
bouts and helpers had separate
tables in the rear near the gal
ley.
For some reason which Dale
never learned the freaks kept
apart, having a table Of their
own. The bearded lady, the tat
tooed man, a family Of midgets
and the wild man were at lunch
when Dale came under the top
with Roy SWarney. Dale could
not help noticing the group Of
pathetic, ridiculous humanity.
AS long as he remained at that
circus he never saw one Of them
smile.
They were a race apart, it
seemed, buffoonS for a heartleSs
world to laugh at. But they
never laughed. The wild man
had bone and was gnawing on
it, bent over, head close to his
platter.
Tito, the blond girl, was there,
In tight-fitting white uniform
with silver buttons. She sat at
the far end, with a clown, quite
apart from the rest. The clown
looked incongruouS, with a huge,
padded costume, q tiny hat, and,
as yet, no makeup on his face.
The face was cold and stern and
the finger Of time had lined it
with deep burrows. Plenty Of
grease-paint to FIJI them up.
Father and daughter, Dale
learned. He was Beebo Meister,
Beebo, the great clown, who
made little boys and girls laugh
when he fell down and bumped
his head or something more
delicate. But those deep lines
on the old mans face. Dale
kept coming back to them.
Later that day he was to learn
that time had not traced them
all.
There's q scar across his
face" Swarney explained when
Dale spoke about the old man
that afternoon, "Beller did it
to get a laugh. Beller. was
ringmaster, you know. Beebo
was leadin' his clowns in some
crazy antics, passin' Beller's
ring. Beller snapped out with
his whip. the end of it cutting
into Beebo's cheek. The blood
The Washington times., 1930-10-01

BY exactly what q
esSeS the average man chooses
a hfe-partner win always re-
main one Of the worlds great
est mysteries. Or, perhaps, the
mystery is that he doesn't USE
any mental processes.
He will pass up a girl with
a. SpotleSs reputation and a
kind heart, but q long nose, for
one with q purple past, q hard
eye and brightly rouged lips.
any day.
A divorcee, who has made
one or two men miserable, has
far roster chances, Of marrying
than o spinster who has never
proved that she could make any
man miserable. One divorce
appears to be just q START
on the road to marriage, these
days.
A gold-digger with glittering
eye, and honey-colored hair ap-
pealS to q mans Santa Claus
instanct; while q fair-minded
girl, who is satisfied with a
movie show and q pretty cal
endar for Christmas appar-
emily loses something Of her
value in his eyes.
A man with domestic tastes,
who loves his food and his
quiet home-evenings win cheer
fully marry q highbrow who
can't bon an egg, or q butter
fly who wants to play around
at night clubs until morning
and then wonder why Heaven
or Fate put the gypsy's curse
on him..
Don't ask me WHY. I'm
asking YOUl .
Why will q man marry q
temperameptalist, who broke
all the bric-a-brac over her first
husbands head-and never
The Washington times., 1930-10-01
WHAT DO YOU.
KNOW

ANSWERS T, Today's Test
Questions on Editorial Page
/. Houssain. 2. Changes of
the moon. 8. Dark reddish
brown. 4. Oyster. S. Alfred
Tennyson. 6. He left his plow
to fight for his country. 2.
Carbon. 8. In reality. 9. With
two keys to the gates Of heaven
in his hand. 10. L. II. Exalt.
u. Rash. 13. Admit. ID. Per-
iShable. Is. Admire.
The Washington times., 1930-10-01

XUUVe gov ADMIRE tnelr
BRAVERY. But, there are
times when discretion is the
better part of valor." And the
chief Of these is the wedding.
day!
Copyright. 1890. by King Features
Syndicate. Inc)
The Washington times., 1930-10-01

b fliv.
hnce on
] who is
! tastes?
spotted
Ia man
IKE her
The Washington times., 1930-09-12
GHICAG0 PICKS
MINUTE men

CHICAGO, sept. IL uNsJ.
Thirty-tlaree minute men," I'll
business and financial leaders In
the community. were named to
day to lead the latest war agains.
gang control and racketeering ter
roRism. They win be- headed by
q civilian leader whose powers
win be comparable to those OF q
Dictator.
The new campaign to stem In
roads Of underworld powers IN
legitimate business eliminated N
the appointment Of Col. Albert A.
Spraeile, former commissioner II
public works, to head the com
niittee Of 80.
Sprague was named at 4 secret
meeting Of business leaders and
his duties. ID was understood, will
be TO take yD the work started by
the sO-CalIed secret SIX" commit,
tee, the first group Of citizens 70
direct Chicago's campaign against
the gunmaTl.
The new committee, it was
pointed out, Is capable of under.
writing . campaign against the
gang world In which millions ii
dollars can be expended.
Included in the roster were
such names o. Julius Rosenwald
q. r. swift, packer: Melvin A,
Traylor, and Fred w. Sargent,
president. Chicago and North.
western Railway.
The Washington times., 1930-09-12
BAKER, Police
HERO HURT

Policeman Earl Baker, Of the
Second precinct, who Tuesday
night rescued 4 girl from q drink
naaddened jealous suitor in q
house in the First block s Street
Northwest, was painfully injured
last night when he jumped from
. moving automobile to recapture
an escaping prisoner
Baker and Policeman Charles
A. Cartmill were in q police car.
near Sixth and @ Streets North
west when two men were picked
UP. one being taken in the police
car and the other with Baker in
the rear seat being ordered to
drive to the station house.
Raymond B. Murphy, 2fs Of
the 100 block Rhode Island Ave.
N. W., was placed in the car
with Baker and Thomas Elan,
"a, Of the first block 8 st. N. W.,
accompanied Cartmill.
Murphy jumped from the car
and Baker made q flying tackle
from the machine, catching the
man by the leg. Elam jumped
in Murphy's car as Cartniu
went to aid his fellow officer
and drove off. He was captured
after he had collided with an
automobile operated by Lieut.. j..
T.. Wittstat ct Fifth and M
Streets Northwest.
The Washington times., 1930-09-12
Education Project
IndOrsed by HOOUer

A plan for the establishment
Of an international society for
the promotion Of commercial edu.
cation was approved yesterday b.
President Hoover. Children In
the high schools, according TO
the President, should be given q
better commercial education. He
will cooperate with the authori.
ties in the United States and
abroad to establish such courses.
ChevaIier E. H. Boissevain, OF
Amsterdam, founder Of the or.
ganization, was presented to the
President by the Minister from
Holland.
The Washington times., 1930-09-12
Steel Firms Fight
Russian Embargo

In q sweeping rebuttal Of
dumping charges. the American
Iron and Steel Institute protested
to the customs bureau against
any embargo or increase Of duty
on Russian manganese.
The affidavit asserted that ore
Russia sells in America is en-
tirely distinct from tt1at used In
Russia, and that the prices, IN
fact, are higher tharlf those
charged elsewhere.
The Washington times., 1930-09-12
Changing Trousers
Results IN Arrest

Because Park Policeman M. J..
kennedy alleges he saw James
s. Heftron. 50, changing his
trousers in the shadow Of >
building near d and Fifth Streets
Northwest today, he placed him
under arrest and took him 70 No.
/ precinct.
A pile of clothing containing
10 pairs Of trousers and five
belts was found near Heffron.
the policeman says
The Washington times., 1930-09-12

A car for yea and enc for the family
can roth be purchased at compare
lively small cost from the dealers list
inks in today's Classified Ads.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-26
DERBY ID OBSERVE 25OTH ANNIVERSARY
Historical Exhibit, Auto Race
 Among Celebration Features
Special 10 the Herald>

Derby June 26.-The fourday Of the 250th anniversary of the founding of Derby, to or held from Wednesday evening, July 2. to Saturday evening. July 5, Will see q general reiuvenation Of sports in this section of the Naugatuck val ley. with an automobile race 10 De held on the afternoons of Friday July 4. and saturday, July D. A wrestling match Saturday night Will complete the program.
 The automobile race is for Fora cars only and will be held on the half-mile track on Derby island, in the Housaton1c river between De:oy and Shelton, cn the track made Ia- nous in the days Of Connecticut horse racing. The track has been completely rebuilt and the curves have been banked with stra" to eliminate danger.
 The race is open 10 any amateur Ford driver in the state. There VIII ba first prize of $50 and oth'r prizes for place in the event Inc final heats will be run off Satur' day afternoon. July ,. Entry blanks may be obtained from Matth'" Kiely. chairman of the race commit tee and himself a former amateur racing driver Of note.
 l The wrestling match will be b. l tween Adam Horshack of Derh'
 and shelton end George DeJillis 0 1 Angonia. winner take all, and VII
 ba held Saturday night. HorshacF and DeUnls have long been rlFaI and the contest will be for in
 championship of this part of m
New Britain herald., 1930-06-26
g Years Ago To-day

An cxamlnatIon. of the town and city reports covering the ten years from 1885 10 1905 furnishes some highly instructive figures for 'he H. Bminarl0n cf the mind Of n" pa tient taxpayer who foots th" bills for the two governments. The one item is engineering expense is i'm portant in it's place no doubt. but no one, unless gonyersant with the facts and figures would expect to be confronted with anything like the figures Of 29ol49.@7, which the records reveal
 The firemen of this city will re- ceive their pay for the quarter to- morrow at the city clerks office, To accommodate all the fire laddies, the city clerk will remain in the of flee during the noon hour A shipment of foxes, squirrels rabbits. coons and other animals for the White Oak menagerie arrived here today from New York. An all day shoot Of the New Brit ain gun club will be held at the clubgrounds on July 4th, beginning at 9:3O and lasting until 6 o'clock ii the evening. Eevent to be made ul
 during the day, at the option of tn shooters.
 The committee on the public eel
 ebraion Of July 4th IS gradual l maturing plans and every indicatio
 points to d great success. Of course
New Britain herald., 1930-06-26
NEED TO TAKE ACTION CS METROPOLITAN AREA

fr the Hartford metropolitan dis- ,-,ct Is to be prevented from eventa- ally including all the towns north Of New Britain it IS necessary for New Britain. with the aid Of the repfsrature. 10 set up its own metro noftan dtstrio- Such distric. losi- oalv would include Maple HllL which in effect is 3 suburb of this city
 It appears to be an era when ri-ses are beginning 10 realize that m the suburbs lies their strength. All suburbs are growing faster than the parent population centers, what r-6re logical therefore. than for cities to include their suburbs in so- laned metropolitan districts which will provide metropolitan benefits for all
 In p-oHaGng such districts, how ever the aim should not be to merely include the designated towns in order 70 appear big but there should be willingness to make 1t worth while for the towns to be in- cluded in such a district. This should be comparatively easy in the case ol New Britain because of the consist ent good feeling that has been maln- tained with our growing suburban towns.
 Under the golden rule plan Of give and take the city will probably nave no difficulty in setting up it's metro politan district, which in effect "ou'' mean the coordination of it's loglca trading area into a compact politlca unit for the dissemination ot nut ua advantages
New Britain herald., 1930-06-26

morning; slightly cooler Friday and in extreme northwest portion to- night, fresh to strong southwest winds shifting to west on Friday
 Forecast for New Haven and vicinity: Showers tonight and Friday; cooler Friday.
 Conditions; A disturbance Of considerable intensity is central over Lake Superior. It has been attended by showers and thunder storms over the ohio valley and the upper Lake region. High pressure covers the plains states while an other high is advancing southeast ward over the Canadian Northwest Tamperatures are lower in the northern Mississippi valley and the Lake region. Hot weather con tinues over the South Atlantic and Gulf states.
 i Conditions favor for this vicinity
 fair weather followed by local
 showers
New Britain herald., 1930-06-26

there will be no further income tax reduction for awhile; and should veterans legislation and other enter prises go through Congress there may well be an increase in the rates, To a Republican administration this would appear calamitous especially after the years of virtual boosting regarding the handsome manner in which money was being accumulated in the treasury while income taxes were being reduced.
 Times appear to be changing. even for the Government.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-26
BLINDNESS FEAR MAY HALT TESTS
Condemned Chinaman May Pre-
 fer Death to Being SighdeSS

Santa Fe. N. Nj. June 26 (UP)- The fear of possible blindness may cause Woo Oak San. Chinese "ho murdered a countryman, to prefer death ir the electric chair rather than inoculation with Trachoma germs.
 The Chinese who was offered the alternative of contracting the ols- ease so physicians could study IT, said today he must have tune 10 consider the plan of Dr. Polk Rich- ards, United States research physl- elan at the Albuquerque Indian school.
 When told that if he would ailo" Dr. Richards to use his body for an experiment every effort would pc made 10 have his death sentence changed to life imprisonment. woo seemed interested for moment. Then he was told inocuiatoh would cause sore eyes. possiols blindness. Woo shuddered.
 "Blnd," he murmured. "One might as well be dead as blind
 woo pondered the suggestion for a long time, during which hi' thought turned back 10 his native land.
 T have seen people in China witf sore eyes" he said. T am afralf of blindness, bat if l won't go olihd they can do it"
 Then Woo waved his hand in gesture of dismissal
 There are lot of other China men in Albuquerque" he said. n. don't they take one Of them?'
New Britain herald., 1930-06-26
THE STATES POPULATION
 AND SICH MATTERS

There are those who assert that Connecucut's growth in population has not been as satisfactory during the decade from l920-3o as had been expected. With the figures placed at 1662.SlS. he increase for the decade . has been 222IH2, or only 16 per . .ent. The increase from 1910 10 192o l. vas 22 per cent and from 1900 to i 1910 it was B per cent
 It is self-evident that the new i'm grafton laws have been operative to slow ID Connocucurs growth; but if these laws affected only ConnecI- cut it would be remarkable indeed. They certainly affect Massachusetts and Rhode Island as well. and quite as effecuauy affect New York and New Jersey. not to mention other in- dustral states in the East Connecti- cut. therefore. cannot he said to be at a disadvantage as 10 population
 growth on account Of the immigra-
 uon laws
 Considerable interest regarding inc
 states 1a30 census lies in the fact
 that Hartford has nosed out New . Haven as the stata's largest city, Yet
 neither grew as rapidly as had been
 antfclpated Waterbury has had a
 final count Of 1o1.to7, which is also
 less than had been expected. Accord ing to the returns. the growth oi
 Waterbury has been less than 10000 persons during the decade; hut a' , the 1920 census for Waterbury wa | l claimed as inaccurate, and quit' t definitely shown to have been inac Y. carate. the growth has been even les . than .Ae lo.ooo official increase. l These c.,ies fare TO worse in con ] rac,ion with estimates" and th 7. census ac-aauties than has Ne'
 Britain. The estimates for New Brit P ain were more than 77,ooo. and som f estimates ran higher than So,0oo' v ,ha nnal count is 63,o95, or an 1T y crease oe 1920 Of 14S per cent-le. s than the increase of the state as
 whole.
 -e suburban developments are pIa7 fl ing hob with -he rre-enstons ot tf ,s cities The towns that really sho Id remarkable increases are those will se n easy automobile riding d's'a0c g Of the bigger cen.ers. Co"n-'i
 these. Naw Br,taia's trading area
 well over 1ooooo. Our "me,ropo re ian area" if na had sufficient cog il age 10 designate ora. would slI equally large
New Britain herald., 1930-06-26

valley.
 There is a parking space on the island for 5000 automobiles lh7 o5Oth anniversary celebration is the iorpest affair of it's kind ever held in the Naugatuck valley and VIII ln- clude all the features Of state fair, a mardi gras, and a miniature Coney Island. There will be an his- torjcal exhibit showing the gradual development of Derby. Other fea- lures will include an enormous poh fire the night before the Fourth and slide for life" from 125 feet in the air.
 Former Stare Representative John O'Sullivan of Derby is chairman or the general committee.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-26

the success of the celebration rests upon the amount of money that is subscribed by the citizens.
 The post office has been granted an additional clerk at salary of 5000. The postmaster will make the anpointment in a few days.
 4 bowling team composed of local ten pin enthusiasts, self-styled the "I.obsters" announced today through the Herald their willingness to essay the downfall of any or all tthe south ends in particularly bowlers of this city.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-26

"ProsPerltyc Oh. Yaah;' was the kcynote of Democrats meeting at Saun Rock. Tn at least one respect inc party in power is uaWcAy; but eonadenuauy many Democrat Is nappy that A smith was not elected President. seeing that the slowdo"n after the boom was bounl 10 come.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-26
VETERANS, INCOME lAAEN'
 AND TARIFF RETI RNN

f. as President Hoover claims. The new Eberaaze3 veterans rel."' . hsH passed ny Congress would add st-.opaoa0 a year 10 the Govern menrz o4teo. the money can he se- cured most easily hv the regsa! Of rais years or. ger rent reelection ln income taxes. Those 70 whom the one per cen, has made any Tar-io1- lar difference are already an.oyinr a considerable income and probably would no, fes. it-'ha- a- last, is taa oat7ton oe war ea,rars. Others not seriously affected vii. not be vastly alarmed.
 Eaaacuoos were mata n Tho ra.e
 os he income taxes collected ay tho
 Government n 1924. 1928. 1928 and
 taea-ar years os national e.r.t.onS
 either presidential or consra iona.
 Election years have been coa-.@erac
 +he reat tune 70 ratac. jaao"e
 taxes. # rr-- so slightly The esso-.
 on politics sz regarded as good. Tn.
 reduction os one pe- -aa, for t'".
 resulted n 2lso"roooo reaucuon fr . G0veramaa,a i1eoma No one be-
 came alarmed oyer this redac"oa
 especially TO. inc A5@rnse.raaon.
 What happens 10 the income 'aA
 situation depends also upon 'o,
 amount oe money taaaa IF ny .ao customs. The Tariff Commission Has estimated that The amount nol.ae"a.. under tre new tariff rates would D. more than during taa last :0sral year r-oHd.a just az m1rh t9ral-u mar . chandise ware imported. This. ho" a eter. is a naive y..v. as htgaer rate
 normally result in ra.4r3nz .roaor's
 and that. in effect. is what the la'
 rates are for. Therefore. # fine ~as
 toms depammer, aoloets saos,an.. .. - .v Joss money at -r4 ports Of en,r - the naad Of rhe Government ia 1rl h curing moro money elsewhere is ar T parent and TO method soams mof e l.sly 10 gain governmental favor .- through the personal and cor7o" l. ..-- .-.-.-r,r -a.ves
 h It should not be overlooked fH
 inc Governments income from q n tariff rates is far Jess than it's + n come through personal and corpor II lion income taxes. For instance, il .e meme from the tariff during Z It fiscal year ending June &9 was nea ,r ,v se0o, 100000. or approximately 2- per cent of the Governments neon h Bg, during the same fiscal year ! 2r Governments income from persor
 and corporation income taxes " y- s2.&55. GOO. .0o0. or 58 per cent Of | to money going into the treasury ls Either the income taxes or tar re revenue will show a change, or bot it perhaps the former will go up q h. the latter down, This supposit Id seems valid when it is realized ti Of the treasury surplus has been st. creasing, the surplus of sl85,ooo,' / h. at the end of 1929 being less than an any year since 1923; in 1927, it
 $G36,O00,O0o.
 ye Income taxes have been redu vc from time to time because of O. handsome treasury surplus rolled id year after year. Now the mom gal has arrived when the President ,ar Mr. Mellon fear 'there will be lal such surplus ar all. and possibl
 deficit. That can only mean t
New Britain herald., 1930-06-26
Facts and Fancies
By Robert QuIIler

C0DNl.t1OnS are also hNO"h Il 'S th~ company they keep.
 Blessed are the poor They don't kill kids appetite by forcing him 10 eat scientific rations he abom- mates.
 Kfrg Alfonso has joined a cigar makers union. and now when 1t happens the queen won't have to take n washing.
 cuttins the price of books in half will help some. Now f they'll only c4t out half of the reading matter.
 if Washington couldn't tell 'ta, "ro wrote the official congratuil- lions whsa some royal helliOn had a oir,hda\?
 All things come to him who waits, provided he paS gall enough 10 sit o.. in front and toot long enough.
 Chief among the things that in- crease the army of unemployed IS a boss who pIaHs golf.
 Melodies have another advantaco. ~h.y yan havr a baby without any advance publicity.
 All yo1 can say for 2. bum movie not or a sorry radio station is that somebody will arrange for Will Rog- CTS to Use Il. Amaricanisn; A swell car in iron of cheap boarding house, content
 aeut without q future fl the Joi permits white collar. The new tariff is much like Noo first toma-mad. ship model Y ism worth keeping bat you hate t' ,n~ow away that much work. r Sill everybody can he reasonahl , saea hr carefully raising hoth hand end never trta-ferjnr with the gan
 worlds plans. voam notice that people Uh
 s.orn the law are quick 10 dsma' their IagaI rights when they g
 trapped.
 o r # is true tha. women han T such superior moral courage. "h acesn'+ the groom's mother e
 loose and weep too. Q One reason wry the youth of l6, n could sage enough 10 get sta was because no wasn't paying $45.. d month on a buggy 70 C4~rls says >o per cent of il ,v people will ao flying ln it@n y -o wondered what they would do "h
 tho highways were worn Out al a they couldn't issue more bonds, H. A ,vr..aI American is one " ID. ..1e.tons the vaIue O. church " -andanre but makes the kids go IS arsp mem safe n case hes "roI he roumarla will find her new ki ... r-crr tNr,osl.a The last one col
 datcrr his lady friends with an
 G-t -srha~.
 10
 Corrar' this sentence. He is W n.y. common said inc gossip, "n"'
 srfta his raa wealth h. is qulet
 modest
 .t7- C9pyrsah,. 1880. Publishers -ho. syndicate
New Britain herald., 1930-06-26

The disappointed hahy carriage manufacturer whose attempted gift Of A perambulator to the Lindbergha vas declined with thanks. should have paused 10 realize that when the chgd's parents take t- for an outing r will be in the family plane