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The Washington times., 1930-01-23
[YSTERY in RETURN OF KIDNAPPED SMITH COLLEGE Girl
POLICE DECLARE
CASE MAY Be
HOAX

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, Jan.
z5 Q.N.SO Smith College cam
puS, with its nearly two thousand
elrl students guarded by campus
ponce, hummed with speculation
Cooay over the latest college "mys-
tery' the reported kidnapping of
pretty girl senior said to be a
resident of Greenwich. Conn.
The story of the girls kidnap-
ing and subsequent release was
contained in an announcement
made yesterday by President
William Allan Nelson.
Name withheld
Identity of the victim or the
trio of alleged abductors-two
young men and a girl-as we'll as
the object of the kidnapping were
the unrevealed angles of the
Strange case. Even the name of
the girl wos kept from State
police investigators.
The case approached in inter-
est the mysterious disappearance
Within the last five years, of two
other Seniors-Miss Frances ST.
John Smith, of New York, whose
body was found more than a
year later in Connecticut River,
and Miss Alice Corbett. of Utica,
N. Y, who vanished completely.
May Be Hoax
Three theories loomed today in
connection with the sensational
kidnapping case. According to
Lieut.. Albert M. Dasey, in charge
OF the State police investigation,
these we're:
/. A real attempt was made to
kidnap the pretty young senior,
the kidnapers becoming alarmed
and giving up the attempt;
2. 1t was college prank staged
by two Amherst College boy stu
dents and a girl friend;
3. 1t was a hoax conceived to
cover up an infraction of college
rules.
The spectacular kidnapping story
was defended by President Neil
son. The girls name, he said,
was withheld because the father
OF the senior recently suffered a
shock and was in a serious condi
ton.
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Father O'Grady to Talk
Of Community Chest

The Rev. DR.. John O'Grady,
director of the Catholic Charities,
will speak on The Community
Chest as a Greater Cooperative
Enterprise" over station WMAL
Saturday night from GAS to 2
.. m. His address is sponsored
by the Washington Chamber of
Commerce.
Father O'Grady is an authority
on the subject upon which he
will speak, having been octive in
not only his own organization but
among those of every creed and
color in the city.
The Washington times., 1930-01-23

THE Jewish Foster Home,
4 one of the IS institutions
embraced in the Community
Chest. cares for children de-
prived of their parents either
temporarily or permanently.
1t may be Sophie, whose
mother is severely ill in a
hospital, the father unable
to look after her. 1t may be
the six children whose
father died in an insane
asylum and whose mother is
dying a slow death from can
Ger. Some of the children
were deserted by both par
ents.
A LII kinds of hospital cases
"A are handled at the Ma
tiOnal Homeopathic Hospital,
Second and N Streets North.
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a stub about two inches long. No
pouch on the underside of the
body for carrying its young-like
those of the kangaroo-is found.
The 'coon-kangaroo gets over
tn ground after the fashion Of
the Australian kangaroo, leaping
three and four feet at a time.
The disproportion in the size Of
the front and hind parts of the
animals body is it's distinguish
ing feature, while the color of it's
body is not unlike that of the
average coon.
The animal was captured by
E'irackery who concealed himself
behind large rock when it ran
up a tree
The Washington times., 1930-01-23

GET ROCKVILLE LICENSE
ROCKVILLE, Md, Jan. 23-
Marriage license has been issued
here to Agostini Cantucci. "a
and Doris L. Riley, 81, both OF
Washington, D. G.
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u. S. Population Said
To Be 121, 951,856

while one emigrant leaves every
5 minutes.
All this was learned by Chair
man Johnson. of the House
immigration Committee, during
hearings on bills to restrict
Western Hemisphere immigra-
ton. He called the Immigra-
tion Bureau for estimates.
The bureau quickly gave him
the total and revealed it's
formula. Under it there is an
increase of population of around
100000 annually.
The Washington times., 1930-01-23

Population of the United
States, officially estimated yes
terday, was 121,951.S56.
1t was just that at 10:45
a. m. yesterday, according to
immigration Bureau estimates.
What it is at this minute can
be figured out under this Immi
grafton Bureau formula:
There is one birth every 13
seconds, one death every % sec
onds. One immigrant enters
the country every IL minutes,
The Washington times., 1930-01-23
a RACE HORSES
BURN To DEATH

NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. %
QN.SD Three persons were seri-
ously injured and IA race horses
including Cannon Club. Chorister
and others, were burned to death
today when fire destroyed H. B.
Reuters barn at the Fair Grounds
race track.
Wilfred May. 10. an apprentice
rider: ]. w. Smith, of Milwaukee;
and Phil Catman, stablemen, were
those seriously burned. May was
so scared by the flames that ply
sicians feared he would not re-
cover.
The origin of the blaze was not
determined.
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Of DEATH
To Be TOLD BY
MRS. D 'BRIEN

CHICAGO, Jan. %. Q.N.SJ.-
Mrs. Genevieve O'Bren, charged
with completely in the murder OF
her husband, William j OBrlen,
today was scheduled to take the
witness stand in her own defense.
The young widow, an eXpectant
mother will be the first and the
only actual witness to the shoot
ing that defense attorneys Will
produce, it was indicated yester-
day after the first day OF her
trial was brought to a close.
Will Tell Life Story
Mrs. O'Brien is to recount the
STORY of her life" from the wit
ness stand today in an effort to
save herself from the penalty the
State is asking.
Sitting at her attorneys table
in the crowded courtroom late
yesterday, Mrs. O'Brien heard the
statement she made to police
only a few hours after the muir
der. It was read to the jury
by Prosecutor Walker Butler.
Yes, 1 love Howard Dorr.
Since last August I have known
I love him. 1 still love him."
Thus the statement of her love
for Dorr, who was found guilty
and sentenced to life imprisCn-
ment Saturday for the murder of
O'Brien, found its way into the
court record.
Quotes Threat To Kill
Door told me things couldn't
go on the way they had been"
the document continued. He
said he wasn't getting along with
Rose (Rose Dorr, his wife). I
told him he was right.
The week before, when I took
poison, he told me that he
wouldn't have me acting this
way, even if he had to kill both
his wife and my husband"
Conspiracy Charged
Assistant States Attorney
Harry S. Ditchburne in his pre-
liminary statement to the jury
charged that Mrs. O'Brien was a
! conSpirator in the murder plot
and deliberately sent O'Brien to
his death.
He called Police Lieut.. Walter
Storms as one of his first Wit
neSses to SubStantiate his theory
of the killing. Storms, VINO
talked to O'Brien as he was
dying, quoted the fatally wound
ed man as saying he had gone
into the room where Dorr was
concealed and that Dorr had
shot at him.
O'Brien was quoted:
II ran to my wife'S bedroom
hOilering: Howard DOrr is
shooting at me- She said: 1T
must have been only an cleo
trio light bulb So / went
back and DOrr shot at me
again"
Sent Mate to Death
That statement of Genevieve
that it must have been only an
electric light bulb sent her nus
band back into his room and to
his death, Ditchburne declared.
The State expects to conclude
its case by noon tomorrow. The
death penalty was not asked, but
all the jurors were qualified as
willing to impose this judgment
if the evidence justified.
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THIS AND THAT

The serving Of good soup at the
beginning of the meal will save on the
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satisfying finish to a meal.
When serving a clear soup a few
little yellow balls of egg added to it
gives the color and adds to the cal
cries. Prepare them as follows: Take
two hard cooked yolks of eggs and
mix with the raw white Of one, the
paste, then form into balls like mar
bles. A little seasoning should be add
ed. These, two or three to plate Of
soup, will take the place Of croutons
for change.
When the gardens are made this
spring have a few feet for some Of
the savory herbs, so good in seasoning,
as well as green's for garnishing.
Chickory, chervil, parsley and mint
are only a few Ones own sage tastes
so much better than that which has
been put away in boxes. Pepper
grass, black mustard for green's are
all easily grown. Tarragon is used
to flavor vinegar, but. when fresh,
adds flavor TO many dishes.
Maitre d. Hotel Potatoes.-Cut cold
potatoes (underdone) into thick slices.
Add tablespoonful of flour to the
same of butter and cook with cup
full of broth. When boiling add the po-
tatoes and a tablespoonful of minced
parsley and pepper and salt to taste.
Cook for a few minutes; then add
the yolk of an egg beaten with a
teaspoonful of cold water and little
lemon juice. When the egg is thick
ened, turn out on hot dish and
serve.
Salad de Laitue.-Select firm, crisp
lettuce; remove the coarser outer
leaves; wash and drain well. Place
in a salad bowl with one tablespoon
full of chopped chives, one-half tea
spoonful each of chervil and tarragon.
Season with salt and pepper, two ia
blespoonfuls of vinegar and three ta-
blespoonfuls of oil. Mix thoroughly
and serve
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Bright Colors Offered
for Milady's Spring buds

Green tones are a promising fash
ion on the spring color chart. Heart
of lettuce, sponsored in Paris recent
ly. is much to the fore, while lemon
is adaptable for coats as well as
dresses and accessory colors. More
colorful greens. such as bright jade,
will be worn for sports.
Mellow pink and rose pink offer
novelty shades. A new beige with
pink cast is charming for combina-
ton with pure beige tones, pale tans
and soft browns. Chocolate brown
also makes effective harmony with
the same colors.
A bright royal blue ranks high with
fashion authorities, although there are
many shades in this color, particularly
smart for the new season. Paris has
sponsored six lavender blues which
vary in intensity. Turquoise has lost
none OF its chic. For the conservatives.
in the yellow group there is lovely
new honey shade.
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blouse and skirt. Most of the new
three-piece ensembles consist of sep
arate blouse and skirt instead of a
skirt mounted on a slip top with an
overblouse to go with it. The sep
arate skirt has the advantage that It
may be worn with either tuck-in
blouse or an over-blouse.
The return of the jacket suit has
brought back into favor number of
suiting materials that have been little
used of late years. Tweed no longer
reigns upreme-though to tweed in
its wide variety of weaves and colors
should be given the credit for renewed
interest in all wooden materials. Now
we have serges and a variety of
twilIed materials that lend themselves
better to the smartly tailored suit than
the more loosely woven tweeds.
While the jacket suit of wool will
occupy our first attention, there is
every reason to believe that the in
terest in this type of costume will be
prolonged through warmer months by
means of the light suit made of silk
or linen. OF all silks shantung and
similar rough silks meet the require
ments of the jacket suit best and
pique divides honors with uncrushable
linens and linen-like cotton materials.
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Spring Glove Fashions
Put Suede in Limelight

Suede will be the vogue in street
gloves and in the off-white and white
shades for spring rather than the long
familiar beige tones. For sports the
doeskin glove is the chic one.
The suede slip-on in six-button
length takes precedence over the four
button length, although the latter has
attained greater popularity. Long
gloves will be worn for spring eve
nings, though less so than during the
winter. White glace kid, off;white
and pastel-tinted suede are seen in
these.
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Fabrics, Colors
in Wide Variety
Jacket Suit First Choice
Among Street Costumes
for Spring.

With the stores full of such q wide
variety of materials, silks, cottons.
linens, woolens and rayons, in such a
wide variety Of colors and weaves.
there Is no reason why we should not
all wear materials suitable to the oc-
,asion during the spring and summer.
The time has gone, notes a fashion
writer in the Boston Herald, when
woman may feel justified in wearing
crepe de chine for all occasions. And
certainly there is no advantage in ex-
Guiding everything but silk materials
ftom ones wardrobe. There are occa-
sions even in warm weather when the
new fine woolens are more appropriate
than any sort of silk, times when cot
ton or linen are more suitable than
either wooden or silk.
Never since the art of weaving was
first Invented has there been such
wide variety of materials for women
to choose from-and never has there
been such wide range of lovely col
ors. Merely to see this wealth of love-
" IaDrlcS as tney are SHOWN now In
the department stores is enough to
make one take a renewed interest In
clothes.
There are soft-toned, lightweight
jerseys striped wash silks, dotted
swisses, cotton piqGes, wool georgette
almost as supple as silk, figured silks,
figured and plain chiffons, nets, Iaces,
embroidered cottons, printed linens,
laces, tweeds. twilled woolens, shan
lungs printed and plain-and dozens
Of new materials called by names that
are as yet strange to our ears.
The jacket suit established its claim
at the southern resorts for first choice
among street costumes for spring. You
may select suit of the two or three
piece sort-jacket and skirt. or jacket,
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o n II EAR I n G.
CHTLDREN from
CRIB TO COLLEGE
Compiled by the Editors OF
THE PARENTS MAGAZINE

In this role of handing on social
traditions to children we parents
should not try to hand on rigid hab-
its, fixed and final adaptions. We for
get that life means change, growth,
variations. Fixed, stern, uncompro-
missed conceptions of duty, honor, re-
llgion, patriotism. when looked at by
an unafraid Eeen-sighted generation.
too often reveal ignorance, prejudice,
selfish ambition and Snug egotism.
For many years investigators have
been attempting to discover an eff
cient method of preventing measles.
The results of their work to date sug-
gest that in the relatively near future
1t may be possible to render all chill
dren completely immune TO the dis
ease by means of Il vaccine.
A sense of values is what we wish
to develop in our children by the use
of money. The way. anyone spends
his income indicates what he consid-
ers valuable. A person best develops
a sound sense of values by practice in
use of currency, the most accurate
standard we have by which to meas
ure the worth of the material things
of life. This is one reason why every
child needs an allowance-to help in
building up sense of real values in
the chaos of things about him.
A crawling baby can learn to go up
and down stairs safely before he has
learned to walk. For a day or two
his mother should take time off from
her other duties in sorder to be on
hand when the baby chooses to climb.
After that the child may safely be left
to manage the stairs by himself.
Perhaps the chief criticism of the
average home is that it has too much
furniture in it and not enough of the
decorative accessories which give an
air of livableness. There seems to be
a general impression that in order to
give a room the appearance of being
completely furnished it must be
crowded with furniture. This, rather
than increasing the homelike appear
ance of room, is suggestive of the
furniture shop. Do not be afraid of
space.
Every family should have the salts
faction of garden, for no home is
really complete without corner de-
voted to growing things. 1t is not a
matter of space or soil. If there is
no land at all, there are porches and
window-sills. Our foreign neighbOrs
In the city tenement districts put US
to shame with their wooden boxes and
tin cans full of fiourishing bloom.
Within the last three or four years
a strong conviction has grown up
among both educators and laymen
that boys need a knowledge of home
economics in order to insure a happy
life. 1t is realized that the greater
part of the money which boy will
earn when ne grows TO mans estate
will 60 into his home. He should,
therefore, have a proper knowledge of
home problems, not only to know how
to adjust himself to his present and
future family relationships, but also
to become an intelligent purchaser of
economic goods.
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COOKERY HINTS

The American cook has a wider
range of foods at his command than
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of scene, change Of occupation and
change of food are necessary to keep
up lffe's interest.
Much Of our cooking is like sheep
leading sheep-an unthinking process.
We prepare the foods that our moth
ers did; and die OF stomach trouble.
When eggs were ten cents dozen
and butter fifteen and twenty cents
a pound, the free use Of them was not
criticized in cookery. But in this day
OF high prices much economy can be
practiced without giving up expensive
foods, such as eggs, butter and meat.
Small amounts of different meats will
season a large dish of vegetables,
making most satisfying meal at lit
tie cost The flavor of the meat enters
into the food and makes it tasty;
then, with good seasoning and tasty
serving, the dish is a success.
We may learn much from the
French chefs who depend upon de-
lighting the eye as well as the pal
ate and use hundreds of ways of serv-
ing the same food. They are econom-
ical as well as resourceful and with
their unfailing variety, most success
full cooks.
We might not enjoy the fat and
juicy snails which the French so en-
joy and we are not yet accustomed
to sparrow pie though most savory
they tell us, yet we may learn much
from the French in the matter Of
sauces and seasoning to add variety
to our diet.
There are hundreds of ways, for
example, to serve common potatoes,
but how many cooks In the American
home know even twenty ways to serve
them?
The memory of dish of fresh
shrimps served in Madame Beques in
New Orleans will be lasting one.
The shrimps were fresh and pink and
plump, served on curled lettuce with
a simple french dressing to which
a dash Of worcestershire sauce was
added. French bread In great wedges,
served on napkin-covered silver tray,
was passed with the salad. The taste
of that bread and sweet, fresh butter
Is written in her guest books by the
thousands who have enjoyed her
breakfasts and dinners.
| Ne.e. 1t4t ~-sae
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HKId S%HIEEN

&c. 1890. Western Newspaper Union.)
When garden walks and all the
grassy floor
With blossoms red and white Of
fallen May
And chestnut flowers are strewn-
So have l heard the cuckoo's part
ing cry
From the wet field. through the
vext garden trees
Come with the volleying rain and
tossing breeze.
Mathew Arnold.
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DUT why smoke pipe that smells
ID like burning insulation1 ;. The
poor chap probably never heard of Sir
Walter Raleigh's favorite smoking mix
ture. He doesn't know there's tobacco
SO mild and fragrant it gets the o. X.
of even the fussiest pipe-sniGer. He
doesn't know that true mildness needn't
sacrifice body, favor and ''kick." He
doesn't know he can smoke a pipe al
daylong without getting himself or any
body else all hot and bothered. In other
words, he hasn't met Sir Walter Raleigh.
Some day he will. Let's hope its soon.
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ouail's Span of Life

Observations have seldom been made
as to how long has a quail been known
to live. One case is recorded, how
ever, in which a quail with leg band
bearing the date of 1901 was shot If
1919. 1t then weighed 16 ounces or
the druggists scales.
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meat Dill and also
on the health. One
is easily satisfied
with a simple meal
after being served
W it h a soup {
ereamed vegetable.
A light dessert or
a bit of cheese and
fruit makes n most
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Astronomical Day

Astronomers formerly began the day
at noon, but it was decided advisable
for the sake Of uniformity to use the
same day in astronomical work as is
used in civil life, and commencing with
1925, all the national almanacs began
the day at midnight.
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any OehOA III IAO WI M
yet the bugbear of cook
cry is monotony. Foods
served in the same way
day after day, or on the
same day of the week,
week In and week out,
become fiat. stale and
Improbable" Every one
Putnam patriot., 1930-03-06
City. y.Ordinance

Be it Ordained by the Common Council of the City of Putnam:
 Section l. No vehicle shall be left standing for more than two hours be- tween $ q. m. and D. m. in the city of Putnam on the Westerly side of Main Street between the South side of the Byrne Store and Bridge Street; on the Southerly side of Union Block in Union Square; on the East erly side of Main Street between Union Square and Bosworth Bros. place of business; on the South Side of Front Street from Main Street to the Railroad Bridge; on the North side of Front Street from Livery Street to the Railroad Bridge; on both sides of Union Street; on both sides of Pomfret Street between Main Street and the Quinebaug River Bridge; on the West side of Livery Street between Front Street and Rich mond Street: on the Westerly side of Canal Street between Main Street and Pomfret Street: on the North side of Bosworth Block. so-ealled. between Main Street and Canal Street.
 Section 2. No vehicle shall be left standing for more than 10 minutes in front of the Citizens National Bank Building Northerly of the crosswalk on Main Street at that point.
 Section 3. No vehicle shall be left standing on the West side of Canal Street between Pomfret Street and Jefferson Street.
 Section 4 All vehicles entering Front Street from Livery Street; and Main Street from Richmond Street and Fomfret Street from Canal Street. in either direction. shall come to a full stop before reaching the sidewalk on the near side.
 Section ,. Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be fined not more than Ten Dollars tS10.00) for each offense.
 This Ordinance shall be in effect from and after it's passage and legal publication.
 Passed in Common Council. March 1. 1880.
 THOMAS P. RYAN,
 City Clerk
 10-11
Putnam patriot., 1930-03-06
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
 ASKS UNION ST. BE GIVEN UP
(Continued from Page one)

of the transportation company. It was pointed out that if train service was restored. and during the time that 1t was in effect, mail had to be trans ported to and from the railroad sta tion just as is being done now.
 Inspector Observing
 The police department has received a letter from Superintendent Yarring- ton in which he states that it has been observed by inspectors that Union street in the rear of the post office is blocked with parked automobiles and that mail trucks are barred from ac- cess to the rear door of the building. The letter continues:
 "Of course you know that passage must be kept clear for the United States mails at all times and 1 feel sure that when you are aware of the situation you will arrange to keep this street sufficiently clear of parked vehicles so that there will be no inter ference with the movement of the mails"
 Postmaster Macdonald explained the situation and gave it as his opin- ion that to comply with the request