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New Britain herald., 1930-02-19

George F. Mathews, supervisor ,f music m tn" city schools has H,- ranged an entertainment program tr h" feature in connection with The Juhtlo" bridg" given under ar.-- p'c"S oi th" New Britain Tracn"'- club on February -. Vocal solos. ranging from tho classic to rar N'mi-popular. will be rendered ul members Of h" club. To dat, fn. following will contribut" solos.
 Miss E>t"lIr and Irene Moland ., central Junior High school; Miss Doris Bradley. Central Junior Hi2n
New Britain herald., 1930-02-19
Park Board Di~ru>-ian

\ special meeting of the bo2rl ol park commissioners called last eye ming 10 discuss this subject develop. .d into an informal and unofficial gathering consisting of two park commissioners. two aldermen and lh" park suprriut"udour There be- ing no quorum there Was no meet
New Britain herald., 1930-02-19
DUMONT EXPLAINS
 PROPOSED CLINIC
Health Department Superintend- ent Writes to Alderman Nair

In answer 10 a request Of Alder- man David L. Nair chairman of the common council committee 0a the isolation hospital, for iurormt- ton regarding the proposed ycnereal dl&caS" clinic. Dr. l.. J. Dumonf. superintendent of health. has Writ. ten him the following letter:
 "Thc following cities actually have q Ncnoreal disease clinic:
 Bridgeport. Hartford. Now FTA- ven, NeV London. Norwich, Star,- ford and Waterbury.
 ''Th" State Department Of Health realizing the importance Of the CO., Irol of Venereal diseases. has estap- llshed fourteen treatment staliors These stations are located in ,n following towns:
 Bristol. colch.s,rr DaublIr,. D1ricn. Pennington. MrriIon. Mid- dlotowu, Naugaluch. Putnam. Sou5a Norwall. SOuth Manchrst.r. To- rlugton, WallnSrord and Wulimap- tie
 "tpon inquiry | find that rh,,a are actually liz New Britain patients al tho MiddIctown State hospital and - al Norwich State hospital. being a total of l&7 insane patien $. ] also find that there arc 37 New Britain children at the Mansfield State Training school and hospitIl. T. is cstimate1 by the Connccti1,t Sfni,, lC ,F |, GN per cent Of the insane are Sypu- ilitic, and also that 5O per cent of the imbcciI"s are inherited syphi!i- ties. The State Of Connecticut is actually caring for J5 New Rritail patients afflicted with mental dis eas" traceablo to syphilis The cos per week for maintenance Of tn .:.. patients is $3Sj.oo. being d total C. 92o. .n20.UU per anuum.
 'HoSpital authorities estimate that G. per cent of the pelvic operatio l.: ou women are lraceable 10 gono '- | hra, IL is practically impossible o estimate the expense incurred for these operations
 ''Tcn per cent of all the blind alo h-'~.d as q result of SouorrheH an ! syphilis. so per cent of all our blind children under one year Of age CO., uacted Gonorrhoa from their moth~' at birth.
 Ut costs in" S'atr Of rouu"ctig.lt half Il million dollars every year for the support Of people who are plD- lie charges as q direct result of ven "l cal diseases. IL is agreed upon b.' federal. state and local health off cials that thrc" factors are Of utmp-; importance in the control Of Nen"- real diseases. CD Education Of pub lie concerning the. dangers involved. @ Strict enforcement Of all anu vie" laws. C3> The eslahlsII Iment of public clinics Whcr" prompt and proper medical treatment may br secured by those who are unable to pay tn" physicians fee.
 "Wc actually have 9u New BrI'- ain patients at the Hartford Cline. i" at the Hartford DispensarN, - following treatments regularly at tH" New Britain General hospital, also l@ following treatments IrrcGularN at the SHme institution. being a to- tai Of GO. The Welfare Association actually has &9 cases that would '" 10 the clinic for eNamin.- ton or treatment. Two local plI%- sicians have requested us 10 noti,y . them whenever the clinic is opened . a~ they each have one family 10 refer.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-19
GOLF cot ESE EXPERT DIES

Pittstield, Mass. Feb. l9. tuP)-- Burton Cole Henry G3. wcll-k known in western Massachusetts as q golf course engineer, died at his home hcre yesterday as an indirect result of injuries suffered in an automobile accident at Tarrytown, x. N., about six months ago,
New Britain herald., 1930-02-19
No CONTROVERSY
 ON NEW H!GHWlY
QuI6.e7 Wants Io Jam Wjth Park Board and Coli Group

Th" ri'y plan commission h.s uo desire 10 interfere with tho Chum- boz Of Commerce golf comru,t,e or the board o. park commissioners and will b. s.,jj.ljrI with ri5o Jora- ton Of th" proposed new highway IT stanley Quarter ,' any pulnt 'h" board Of park commissioners john \. Macdonald agrees to mac. ii. former Mayor Guor2" X. Quglyy stated today. Ill., said that tho com mission was not m %ontroN,rsy with the two bodies sponsoring inc pro- posed municipal -olt courso over which this ucu road will rum. but simply did noi want To see ih" high way lost 10 lhr city.
 Informed that tH" ruaul,rr, or Commerce couunutcv and the mum- h"rs of the park board want to move tin" road a I"w hundred f,rt farther H"S' to a mor, ronvruj"ur loration and tnyt th" state highway rommjs- siouor had promised President rar- dou '. Hickey of 'tu, Chamber of Commerce that he vas willing to ma5" the change. Alr Qu2lry said 'h" city plan roma1iss;o0 i, not op- posed 10 any change that will sutj tho State cOmmiss1u|r.
 The former mayor said h" had been informed ny citt Engineer Philip A. Merriam that ,hr golf Cours" couII h" moved a ,ru hun tired feet farther east and that il cuIN required ;t few hundred feet o' pipe to drain th" swamp. When fold that il would require a deep nlI at enormous expense he said hr had only Mr. M"riau's statement to go by and was moi aware Of lHis con djton. wv" irst don't want to gel into II Jam with the commissioner and ant1Sonjz. him so that h" will refuse I0 IuilI tl,. ,O:i il. -.lI
New Britain herald., 1930-02-19
nall Town More Vicious Than City And Home Of Rackbit;ng, Fay Tells
 Exchange Club; Finds Morality Low

duties where they saw fit, he char acteriz"d as part and parcel of small town products.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-19
Ha>kctbaIi Results
l Hounds

Th" results of the baskciba f games hold al the Junior High sym " Stcrday were as follows:
New Britain herald., 1930-02-19

school: Mis- li)a HEu". I.Gm Eut- ri'' school: }j.a FIor-n.. u@lur l. Washington .rhoni. I.ru.~' F. rp. lam. senior ii,@A school. Ns. LoJI n'lleHHl"s will u, "' 'a- ulluo.
 I'nhljcj'y through o>,~ on. uu.- nr"d hand mHD1" ro.t.t~ and tari- ou@ 3dyo1i@ju- "pp"gI~ r. M r1ar" 0, L"i;oy H. rr@Ir> o- :.r Central Junior lli2U school .aruI>. Ta. posters ar" tn" precincts of -,,n 4r- departments rf 'ho rltN ..aoo'-, IuI show 1hr talents ol rD. rII4r.u u poster l"cauiqu'.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-19
Bridge Is Successful

\ successful; bridge and WhiS, Was held al the center fire station last o> ening. Prizes for bridge wrr.. won by Mrs. John Walsh. Mrs. Everett StOweII, Gran Parker. and l.. II. Erwin. Prizes for whist were won by Miss Mavis Boyingt on. Mrs. Charles Boyington. Herbert GobelI and Robert Dcsel.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-19
Auto Case \OIleu

Geor%" (. Lifts Of Hartford wJs also arraigmrd before Judge WcH-. last night and was charged with vio- latlon of tn" rules ol tine road IittS was involved in an accident on f'bruary ? on the Berlin turnpike near Hltnn's filling station His case was noiIcd upon payment o( costs
New Britain herald., 1930-02-19
COURT
 SETS SI,O4O BOND
Man Must Support Wife, Au-
 tOiSt'S Case Is NOIIed
'Sp"riiI tu the Herald

Ne"'nSton, Feb. 19-Jamcs Waite. formerly Of Main street, Newn2tou ''nteE was arraignod before Justic,. O tn" ioac" F.. Stanley Wcllcs las, n'&ht on charg g"S of breach of the Pe"cc and non-Support. The case was nolI"d upon payment of costs. but Watt" was placed under bonds oi %I,"i' lo pay his wife SEQ per week for one year.
The Washington times., 1930-08-01
CHAPTER so

~@4&A4 = AAAS Wv
AS soon as she could do SO
without arousing Jerry to an
unreasonable protest against
her being so much as "ouJ Of
my sight," Raquel sought a tele-
phone.
She must know what the spe-
cialiSt meant by Summoling
her to New York. Jerry had as
sured her he was feeling better,
much better.
I'm as fit as a fiddle again."
he laughed, now that you're
back" He looked it, too. ex-
cept for the faint shadows un-
der his eyes and certain lasi-
Situde that was foreign to him.
The assurance Of the special
ist that there is nothing new.
Mrs. Parker, nothing" left her
with that giddineSs and weak
ness she must overcome.
Il thought 1t better to have
you here" DR.. Logan explained.
your husband is a very diff
ficult patient without you. He
fumes and frets. Your alb
Sence seemed to upset him to
such a degree that I have been
unable properly to gauge his
condition. I knew you'd want
to help me all you could"
OF course, she wanted to
help. But that foolish Jerry.
He was a spoiled boy. If he
knew what his impatience had
cost her. She felt the warm
night wind Of the desert in her
face. Galloping swiftly under
the stars and Scuddying clouds
toward huddle Of huts in the
darkness.
The afternoon mail brought
long letter from Greta.
"Tve left the soft spot in
Neuilly, she wrote. 'It was
a mOrgue after you quit it
cold. Back at the Ritz. The
same old squirrel in the same
old cage"
Raquel gave a little sigh of
satisfaction. It was good to be
home, safe and secure, with
Jerry.
Hold everything now, dearie,
while I give you the dirt about
Uncle AlphonSe," Greta's letter
continued. well, he didn't take
it off the deep end when he
heard you'd gone and thrown
him down, as the saying is.
They never do. Not his kind.
"He tore right back to Paris
and threw a party that made
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of the tongue-worn adaee.
Blood will tell" Pancho. she
had believed, was living evidence
of the fallacy of 1t. For all he
gave of his birthright, he might
have been born. in some miser-
able Mexican mountain village
infested by the caSt-offs Of
civilization-the son Of a bandit
and a toothless Indian squaw.
Now she saw her conclusion
came of her own revolt against
his decadence. He was no
longer the raging tromping
"toro malo." There was in hum
such fiber as could show Itself
in as fine a grain as that other
fiber had shown coarse. In the
matter of clothes, for example,
he had been at once amenaDle.
Il want you to accept a loan
from me-" Raquel told him. 1T
is money I earned mysef-as
a model"
She did not tell him the rea-
son for the loan. It was not
necessary for her to do SO. He
appeared, shortly thereafter,
clipped and trina careful but
colorful. caballero. The eyes Of
women followed him, as the eyes
of men followed her. He was, in.
deed, a magnificent figure Of a
man. Like an eagle, pulled
from it's nest and thrust into a
cushioned cage.
Lucy wrote that she had
moved into a four-room 'dobe
house. She had bought hand
drawn linen table-cloth Of Mex
ican work with napkins to
match. Jose played all day on
his new violin. He was pos
sessed by the witchery Of the
sounds he could draw from it.
Rosita had a hat with a
wreath of daisies on it--she
would have daisies, Raquel
thought. And Emilio ate so
much of the sweets from the
big box Raquel sent that he
The Washington times., 1930-08-01

the Louie fete look like kids
game Of ring-a-rosy. And whom
do you think he set up as Queen
of Beauty? No one, darling, but
your old pal Greta. Quit
laughing. I was a WOW.
"Yod get the drift, don't you?
did, pronto. The idea was to
make the folks who frivol
around here believe that it was
me he was goofy over all the
time. You've got to hand it to
Alphonse, dearie. He's nobody'S
Dumb Daniel. He put it over,
and I helped him. In fact, I'm
still playing the part.
Does it cost him plenty?
Dearie, I've got a diamond
studded toothbrush. Any time
he shows signs of weakening, I
threaten to take my dishes and
go home. Then he sits up and
begs and I name my price. He'd
like to choke me, but he's got
to 30 on cheering. Amt we got
fun?
"The next time you darn
Jerry's socks, put knot in 'em
for me-"
Greta, the Queen of Beauty
lie lis blanc. The Queen is
dead. Long live the Queen. One
should feel pity for a queen
bereft of her throne. And if
one didn't
Clever Alphonse. After all,
had she ever been more than
an incident in his life. another
bauble for his gallery of art?
She knew she had been more
than that. But the world
would never know. And after
all, she felt sure, he would
come to doubt that she had
been more himself. The hum
ming bird was never long with
out it's fancy for a flower.
,
It was incredible. Raquel
thought, the way Pancho fitted
himself into his new environ
ment.
She had always been scornful
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Estate Greatly Diminished

"Now I can send for Martha
-" for Is years I have waited
for money to send her so she can
come by her mother. Mr..
Barnes, how soon could I get
that money? **" / don't want
to wait no more than a day!
My Martha comes Ich
danke Gott!"
The old lady became so eX-
cited that it was some time be-
fore the attorney could proceed.
Even when he did, Robin Dale
watched Mrs. Lochel and saw
that her huge frame still
quivered in extreme nervous
ness.
Another unexpected develop
ment was the size of Jonathan
Hubbard's estate. Ralph Barnes
had a complete list Of his assets.
They amounted, altogether, to a
value of less than half a million
dollars whereas it had been COM
monty believed that the old man
was worth well over two million
dollars.
Andrew Easily was the one
who questioned the size Of the
estate. The lawyer explained
that Jonathan Hubbard had
lost heavily in the stock market
during the last three or four
years. Barnes had all the rec
ords carefully tabulated and be-
cause of that there was no
further argument on the point.
Both the heirs, however, were
keenly disappointed.
The meeting had convened at
four in the afternoon. BY $50
all matters had been gone over,
and the gathering was about
to break up when the telepho le
bell rang. 1t was for Captain
Blake--Headquarters calling. A
startling change came over
Blake as he listened to the
message. He only spoke one
sentence, a sharp, pointed COM
mand.
"Get the officer on the beat
""" go in and arrest the man"
(TO Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1930-08-01
Now Go On With the Story

addition were only those di-
rectly interested in it's terms:
Andrew Easily, Charlotte Hub
bard and Mrs. Mary Lochel.
Charlotte Hubbard was a
young girl Of 20, passably
pretty, with a quiet, sedate air.
Her bearing bore evidence Of at
least some measure of grief at
the passing of her uncle. At
Mr.. Barnes request she had
corne from Bridgeton. Mass,
where she was attending a
girls school, to be present at
the reading. She had, Dale
learned, always attended board
ing school Cat the expense Of
Jonathan H u b b a rO, having
been left an orphan at the age
of 8. Old Jonathan had no de-
sire for her to live with him
but had, nevertheless, always
taken care of her education
and living.
The first happening of in
terest came directly after the
reading of the will. The last
paragraph made provision fol a
$4,000 bequest to Mrs. Lochel.
Upon hearing this she became
unduly excited.
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CHAPTER v.

CHAPTER v.
In the five days which fol
lowed, to the day upon which
Jonathan Hubbard's will was to
be read in the office Of Ralph
Barnes, very little of impor-
tance was uncovered. Robin
Dale spent most of his time on
the case with Jardin. A thor
ough but fruitless effort was
made to locate the store at
which the hemp rope was pur-
chased.
The rope was of such com.
mon quality and the sales OF
such enormous numbers that 1t
would have taken months 70
trace them all down. 1t began
to appear as if the instrument
of crime would prove OF little
or no value in tracing the Grim
inal.
Robin Dale spent a number
of evenings, in the solitude or
his library, piecing together the
Lleager bits of evidence in Or
f.er to come to some conclusion.
t was so readily possible that
factors of which they were still
In ignorance had some part IN
the tragedy of Jonathan HUB
bard, that all deductions lett
something to be desired:
He still placed great taltn
in the assumption that the
murderer was left-handed, but
there had been no opportunity
of proving this satisfactorily as
far as the actors in the case
were concerned.
The Washington times., 1930-08-01
THE BEAUTY
BOX
BY Helen Follett-

Strange how fashion changes
woman. In short skirts and
hair she was a gamin, some
times a bit of a rowdy. With
flowing draperies and more
wool on the rear Of her thought
machine, she has developed a
quality Of eluSiveneSs. She
doesn't sprawl, but keeps her
pretty feet close together, nice
ly and primly. With less rouge
and the lipstick chucked into
oblivion she is taking on quail
tiles of naturalness. It is a
"be yourself" era, and it is
satisfactory.
The thick, leathery skin may
not be a prize winner, but it
has good qualities. It's texture.
having more tone, never wrin-
kles as quickly as the thin,
delicate epidermiS. That is
why brunettes keep more youth
full than blondes, those taffy-
heads whose complexions may
be as pinky-Sweet as the petals
of a bride rose, but which have
no lasting qualities.
There is a great hue and cry
now about toning lotions which
have much the same effect as
aStringentS. A simple one can
be compounded at home. Get
an eight-ounce bottle and pour
into it seven ounces Of rose
water, one-half ounce Of rub
bing alcohol and one dram of
simple tincture of benzoin.
Shake well. The best time to
use it is after the cold water
facial Tubing In the morning.
Apply With cotton
The Washington times., 1930-08-01
TEA-TABLE
CHATTER

Acallous spot on the outer
side of the big toe is caused by
the seam that uniteS the shoe
proper and the sole, especially
when the shoe is too narrow.
Treatment consists Of soaking
the foot in a warm, soapy bath
and rubbing the hardened Gu
ticle with q pumfce stone. This
method is better than cutting
with the knife.
Sauntering is not exercise. A
brisk walk, with arms swinging
at the sides, is a recreation
that is desirable and beneficial
in every way. Keep the chest
UP. Point toes straight ahead.
hips back. Good walkers retain
slender, supple figures and old
age never catches them. Five
miles a day should be the rule.
Ten miles are better, twice as
good.
Business gals mustn't be
tempted with too many ruffleS
and fluff Stuffs. The big bosses
don't like femininity stressed too
much when femininity has her
nose to the grindStone or close
to the typewriter keys. A.
woman worker must not only be
capable and competent. but
she should dress the part. After
all, the smart. plain little frock
is the most becoming. Mean
ingless bows look IS II they had
been flung on and happened %
Skiek.
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Deep, Hidden Motive

There were only three known
figures in the case: RaIpn
Barnes, Andrew Easily and Mrs
Lochel any one of these
three Robin Dale could tit TO
meet his concept of the culprit.
OF the three Andrew Easily
had the most clearly defined
motive for committing the
crime. In the case of the at
torney there was no apparent
motive and as far as Mrs.
Lochel was concerned the mo-
tive seemed hardly sufficient.
Yet Robin Dale could not
bring himself to exclude the
latter two. There was something
still hidden, some deeper, more
sinister motive which would
connect itself with clarity to
the guilty one. He had feel
ing, too, that the ghost" was
not entirely to be neglected.
Naturally he had no belief in
the supernatural, but when
lights go on and off some
agency is responsible, some hui
man agency.
During the week he read
again the account of the Cine
tor, and while it appeared to
be out of the question to make
use of any such apparatus, the
article did give Robin Dale a
thought which terminated into
the unique method by which
the guilty one was finally
brought to justice.
BY the day upon which the
reading Of the will took place,
Dale had come to a definite con-
cluSion, realizing that it would
be necessary to establish not
only the proof. of guilt but also
an unanSwerable motive for the
brutal murder. DR.. Wattles,
some days previous, had re-
ported the use of chloroform
prior to the death by strangula-
ton. With this information
Robin Dale became more firmly
set on the result of his deduc-
tionS.
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MISS HARD BOILED : By Jane Dixon

was sick and had to take two
cupfuls Of brewed herbs.
Things were turning out very
well, Raquel thought. She had
found security, content. She
found abundant time to study
new and exotic ways Of culti-
waiting the beauty that, she be-
lieved, had fascinated Jerry,
despite his protest it was the
soul of her he loved.
Mention Of this unusual and
startling beauty had begun to
creep into the society columns
of the metropolitan newspapers.
A celebrated artist had begged
her to sit for a portrait. A
magazine with a staggering cir
culation had asked her to write
an article in which she would
reveal to women some OF the
secrets of her charm and her
toilette table.
Even commercialiSm sought TO
benefit by her beauty. A firm
famous for its synthetic pearls
had solicited her to wear q
strand of its product twined in
her sable hair to show the pos
SibilitieS Of pearls as q head
dress for evening. If she would
allow them to use such a photo
graph for their advertising cam
naipn. along with those of other
ladies of fashion in the social
world, they would be pleased to
send her a check for $1,000
for her pet charity.
Two thousand dollars! A lit
tie while ago $4,000 would have
meant the difference between
squalid poverty and decent hv-
ing. It would have mended the
chinkS in the crumbling 'dobe
hut. Bought Lucy shoes that
could hold her toes in them.
There would have been a new
red silk dress, soft, clinging silk.
not sleasy imitation. There
would have been no gaping, tit
tering crowd to listen to her
marriage bannS-herS with a
great hulk Of q cattleman in the
Church Of the Blessed Virgin.
Two thousand dollars! Free
dom-when she wanted it. need
ed it so desperately. Such a
sum was fortunate-then. And
now, when it was hers for q nod
Of the head, it was nothing.
Beauty, hidden away where
no one sees it or cares about it
except toads and scorpions, is
no better than uglineSS," she
thought. "1t must be placed in
a show window"
She rejoiced that she was able
to command a show window.
Copyright, 1880, Metropolitan News
paper Service.) \
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The Marry-GO-ROund
BY Helen Rowland

Woman, the QUESTIONABLE
There are probably lots Of
times when the average man
wonders whether he has mar
ried q human being or q Ques-
tionnaire.
The most maddening thing
about a woman (to q mani Is
her passionate desire to know
WHY!
First, she wants to know
why he doesn't tell her that he
loves her; and, after she has
wrIIng the admission from
him, she wants to know WHY
he loves her.
She wants to know WHY he
wants to kiss her-and, after
ward, she wants to know why
he doesn't want to keep ON
KISSING 11SGs
She wants to know why he
slaves so hard making money"
that he is always too tired to
take her out eveningS-and
why he doesn't make MORE
money.
She waits to know why he
never sends her flowers, any
more" And. then, when he
comes home with o box Of cut
roses, she wants to know why
he is so extravagant-and why
he happened to think Of bring
ing her flowers, anyway.
She wants to know why he
doesn't want her to henna her
hair and use q hpStick-and
why he always Stares at the sort
Of women who DO.
WHY he lost all that money