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New Britain herald., 1930-07-09
profted handsomely.

profited handsomely.
 The brand of politics practiced in elections, it has been said, would make Chicago ward boss think he had died and gone to heaven" The | local police prefect was a czar with powers to pass on tax sheets, appi- cations for shopkeepers' licenses and the like. Seldom. therefore did anyone dare risk his displeasure on election day.
 Death Ends Power
 When Ion Bratianu died, his brother, Vintila not half as shrewd, succeeded him as the power behind the throne.
 Clamor for the return of Carol began to be heard openly and soon it increased. A few years ago Carol thought the time had arrived and he made an abortive attempt to re- enter Rumania by alrplane from the estate Of Rumanian friend in England, but the British govern ment heard about it and chased him out of the country
 His hopes grew stronger in the winter of 1928 when the conserva- tives joined with the peasants party to oust Vintila Bratianus liberals and Juliu Maniu became premier. Nothing happened immediately. but the liberals bitter attacks on Carol were forbidden on the ground that he was the brother Of the regent and father of the king"
 Then Carol-or his friends-began to play some keen politics them selves. The weaknesses Of the ex- isting government under the child king were exaggerated upon and laid before the populace by clever propaganda. It is even hinted that the recent unfortunate engagement ot Princess Ileana to German prince, innocently engineered by Queen Marie, was a clever piece of trickery intended 10 trap Marie and prove that the Rumanian royal family needed a man at it's head.
 Such is politics in Rumania.
 Makes Sudden Return
 The Carolsts' strength continued to grow and the time for his return ripened sooner than even he him. self had expected. Announcement that everything was ready came to
New Britain herald., 1930-07-09
Flashes of Life
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press
 New York - Harry Selvridge, honest taxi driver, is in S25o. Miss Caroline Hall, on the way to catch a boat for a cruise around the world, left in his cab a purse con- taining s2,00O and $20,000 worth of | jewels. Harry returned them to the hotel whence he had taken Miss Hall | then broke the speed laws to return l them to her on the boat and got reward.
 1 London - John Bull is sobering up, not having the D.. T.'s as often as he used to. The reason ascribed by Dr. W. K. Wills, superintendent of the London Society for the Study of 1nebriety, is the high cost of li- | quor.
 Southampton. N. Y. - Martha Milliken. recent debutante and one of the leaders of movement for earlier closing of winter social func- [ tions so business men could attend, | has job with professional stock | company which is giving perform ances at this fashionable watering 1 place.
 Nashville, Tenn. A nephew of Andrew Johnson is retiring from the police force against his will. W. P. | Johnson,S9, has been pensioned. q l don't want to quit" he said. T | don't feel so old'
 Roosevelt Field, N. Y. - The real way to go fishing, take it from Roger Wolfe Kahn, is to fly. He and three | chums hoped an amphibian plane, | parked it on the surface of Long | Island Sound a mile off shore and l in two hours had more than 50 fish. | Washington Uncle Sam will 1 pay for the pressing of his employees 1 pants when they are travelling for him but not for the cleaning of their l hats. Comptroller General McCarl l has disallowed an expense account i of S1.5o over a hat, construing it as outside the accepted principle of s1.25 week for cleaning and press ! ing clothes.
 New York - Captain J. w. Mac Kenzie. retired sea captain, who i keeps young by drinking a quart of buttermilk a day, has blue water i fever every time he crosses a New York street. He thinks it is safer far out in the Atlantic than lodging automobiles. The captain long ran passenger boats to Bermuda
 Jersey City - Arch Deacon J. A.
 McCleary, rector of St. Matthew's S | Episcopal church, thinks that golf. at least the variety of it played on miniature courses, induces profanity. He expressed his views so effectively that a permit for a miniature course near the church was refused.
 Berlin Y Horrors. Loud speaker shoots music 25 miles. long dis tance device on the roof of an ex- perimental laboratory at Siemen- stadt made an orchestra audible in Berlin.
 Friedrichshafen - Some 20 mem bers of the Swiss Autom obile club are so enthusiastic about the mid 1 night sun that they have started to 1 Norway in the Graf Zeppelin for a 1 quick trip and a good look.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-09
BERLIN BEGGARS
 WANT CRUTCHES
MendicantS Sell Sandwiches They Collect During Day

Berlin, July P)-To what extent the underworld is organized in the German metropolis may be judged from the beggars' bourse and kin dred institutions for the brotherhood of aims seekers in the city's slums and elsewhere.
 The bourse is known only to the Initiated and accessible through a small and dingy public house which Is the nightly rendezvous for the poorer elements-working men and unemployed, with a plentiful sprink- ling of shady characters-all drink ing beer and talking at once, but always suspiciously sizing up every newcomer.
 Even and anon beggar arrives and with eellike agility squirms through the motley crowd to trap door leading to the sandwich bourse.' Here mendcants repre- senting every conceivable type of suffering sell to the hungry unem- ployed the bread and sandwiches y by kind hearted housewives.
 Prices Vary
 Quotations vary with the seasons the colder weather seeing a boom in the proverbial crust of bread. Dry bread is quoted at an average of 2 pfennige, a slice of bread with jam at 4 pfennige, with liver sausage at pfennige, with Swiss cheese at 12 pfennige and with ordinary sausage only at s pfennige.
 In the slums of the city's northern section there is also beggars' liv- cry, doing a thriving business es- pecially in the early morning hours, the rush becoming sot great by 9 a. m, that newcomers have to wait their turn in a. queue.
 Here mendicants for a daily fee Or a monthly subscription are speed fly equipped with all the appur- tances for their calling, ranging from hand-organs and lead-dogs for the blind to soleless shoes and crutches.
 In an obscure street of the fash ionable west end, on the other hand, Is located the well organized beg gars information bureau, which limping specimens of human misery enter to lay aside their crutches, in which the blind suddenly are able to see and the deaf and dumb start talking. Here the beginners in the fraternity purchase lists of addresses of residents considered easy marks.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-09

ent that young Prince Carol did not show overly much resistance when pretty face beckoned.
 Scandal Uncovered
 When Carol fled with Mme. Lu- pescu a graft scandal was promptly discovered in connection with the purchase of military airplanes. He had approved the contracts in ques- ton, to be sure, but his friends say he countersigned them innocently.
 'To the devil with this crooked business" Carol is said to have ex- claimed when these accusations of dishonesty reached him T am sick of it alI I am going to enjoy life normally as any man should"
 It was the Britianu influence. it is claimed, that compelled King Fer dinand to demand Prince Carols re- nunciation Of the throne after it had been represented that Carol in Paris was plotting a revolution in Rumania.
 Bratianu quoted the king, then almost on his deathbed. as saying: Carol isthe foul branch of the dy- nasty which must be cut off 10 save the tree" And when Ferdinand died and 5-year-old Michael became king, Bratianu followed this up by appointing himself executor of what he called the last will Of the dead king. Moreover, he became Marie's Disraeli, guiding her as he had guided Ferdinand.
 Scandal Upon Scandal
 The brand of Rumanian politics that Carol had assailed was notori- ous. The Liberals, with Ion Bra tianu at their head. ran the country. The profits of members and friends of the government were not a sub iect of gossip or scandal. They were mentioned in matter fact manner as a sort of accepted and expected practice.
 Ion Bratianu's brother, Vintila, was minister of finance and thus in control of bank credit. Credit was both scarce and expensive in Ru- mania, costing ordinary folkfrom 30 to 40 per cent. Thus, when peas ants defaulted on their lands-as many did-they were forced 10 sell them for whatever they would bring. The Liberals bought and
New Britain herald., 1930-07-09

dinand, was king in name only dur ing his last years when Carol was growing into manhood. The power ful Bratianu family, which had im- ported the royal family from Ger many a generation before when Ru- mania gained it's freedom from the Turks really ruled the country. Ion Bratianu, prime minister, led the king around by the pose-politically speaking.
 Queen Marie. Carols mother, tried to buck this outfit when she came from England as the young granddaughter of Queen Victoria to become Ferdinand's wife She failed and, being wise, promptly joined them.
 Card Was Independent
 Crown Prince Carol, however, was imbued with more independent ideals. He looked forward to being his own master when the time should come for him to take the throne, and made no secret of the fact that when his day arrived the Bratianu influence would perish
 He hated Bratianu and the latter's brother-in-law Prince Babu Strbey, a mysterious figure at the Ruman- ian court.
 When I am king I will clean out your whole crowd," he is once re- ported to have told them.
 And so there was war within the royal palace.
 Deep Plot Charged
 One can hear almost anything in Rumanian political circles, depend- ing on which side he listens to. And so, truthful or not, strange stories have been told.
 It is even charged that Prince Carols youthful marriage to Zizi Lambrino, a commoner was the re- suit of deep-dyed political plot engineered by the Bratianus in an attempt to discredit him and thus prevent him from ever ascending the throne.
 It is also rumored that Mime. Lu- pescu. his beautiful mistress, was secretly in the pay of the Bratianus who had similar motive in this case.
 Whether these charges are true or false, it is nevertheless appar-
New Britain herald., 1930-07-09
QUEEN MARY NOW
 AMONG SMOKERS
Britannia's Ruler, IndulgeS in . After Dinner Cigarette

London. July 9 UP)-Queen Mary of England, long recognized IS staunch upholder of victorian cus- toms, has given her active endorse ment to cigarette smoking by wom- en.
 The queen has been the dictator of the most conservative fashions in custom and dress since King George was crowned. and the discovery that she herself now indulges, even If very rarely, in cigarette aroused surprise in high court circles and much comment in the press.
 One of the most recent comments vas in the column Behind the Scenes in the weekly paper The People last Sunday. It said;
 The queen recently permitte1 ] herself the small but very general, feminine indulgence of an after dinner cigarette. A cigarette Isow-is placed at the table for her at Bucl;- insham Palace as matter of course.
 Recently, one of her majesty's hostesses was greatly embarrassed because she had carefully asked hec other guests not to smoke because the queen did not like it. She nat urally was taken aback when the queen. in the drawing room after dinner. asked for a cigarette.
 Tt is probable that her majesty is realizing that many of her per sonal friends smoke occasionally and decided to show them in the simplest way that she herself feels it is time an old-fashioned restriction shoul1 be abolished"
New Britain herald., 1930-07-09

Next Carols mother, brother and sisters more about this strange royal family.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-09
POSTPONE EXTRADITION CASE

Hartford, July Extradition proceedings against George A. Law renee of Rocky Hill charged with deserting his wife in Massachusetts were indefinitely postponed yesterday after a conference between counsel. Counsel for Lawrence said an agree mnt had been made whereby the proceedings would be postponed and later dropped but he would not re- veal the terms of the agreement. The alleged desertion occurred 21 years ago. A minor child he left at the time is now 25 years old, ac- cording 10 the charges. Authorities say that seven years after coming 10 Hartford Lawrence married again and is now the father of eight chill dren although not divorced from his first wife
New Britain herald., 1930-07-09
BY MINOT SAUNDERS

Paris, July - The lure of a pretty woman may have had much to do with the present King Carol s action in reAouncing the Rumanian throne when he was crown prince, litical intrigue and trickery as prac- ticed in his native country certainly had a part.
 The suddenness with which the errant prince was catapulted to the throne when he returned to Buchar- est from exile recently shows that anything may happen in Rumania, and frequently does. By the same token, it probably explains much in
New Britain herald., 1930-07-09
HELD FOR N. Y. POLICE

New Haven. July = Thomas A. Dollard, 42, was arrested here last night at the railroad station for New York police who want him on a lar ceny charge involving s13.40o. When arrested the man was purchasing a ticket for Providence. R. I. He described himself as New York broker.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-09

five years before.
 Viewed from one angle, Carol may be a reckless and irresponsible yagabond, more concerned with feminine charms than with the well fare of his country.
 Viewed from another angle he may be a young man who was un- happy in the loveless royal mar riage that was not of his own choosing and disgusted with the machinations that surround the Ru- manian throne and therefore sought to get away from it all.
 King in Name Only
 Certainly his father, old King Fer
New Britain herald., 1930-07-09
TOBACCO SHED RIRNS

Windsor Locks, July - Fire of undetermined origin yesterday de- stroyed a seven-acre tobacco shed with equipment for housing tobacco on the farm of Frank Sosnecki on Turnpike road. The loss is estimated at s4,500.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-09
kHIEDNN BLAST

Canaan, July 9-Frank Picchioni 20, of Clayton, Mass, vas killed yes terday at the Canaan airport when a stick of dynamite which he was preparing for blasting a tree stump exploded.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-09

him in a telegram from his brother, Prince Nicholas, while Queen Marie was en route to the passion play at Oberammergau.
 Carol responded quickly, arriving in Rumania by airplane at midnight.
 Next day the National Assembly met, solemnly decided that Carol had never renounced his rights that little Michael had never been king, that since Ferdinand's death the rightful king Of Rumania had been Carol IT." and therefore proclaimed his kingship by q vote of 4S6 to 1. The one vote was that of Vintila Bratianu the old hatred of the power behind the throne still lived.
 Rumanians. long accustomed to royal affairs of the heart, looked on Carols romances leniently and for gave as he became their ruler.
 Next. Carols mother, brother and sisters more about this
The Washington times., 1930-10-23
500 Club to Hold
Card Party Tonight

Keane's 500 Club win hold its
second monthly card party Of
the season at $50 o'clock to-
night in the Knights Of Columbus
Home, 91S Tenth st. N. w.
Officers for the coming year
are: Charles j. Dean, Charles d.
Boone and Mrs. William A. Multi.
gan, hostess. Mrs. Mulligan viii
be assisted by the following COM
mittee: John N. Burns, James p.
McKeown, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
p. Goodwin, William A. Mulligan,
e. A. Strudley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerry Donovan, Mr.. and MRS. VIII
liam Neligan, Henry s. Nolda
and Mr.. and Mrs. George W..
Saur.
The Washington times., 1930-10-23
"MOOseheGrt Day"
Is Set for MOndGu

MooSeheart Day VIII be OBJ
served by Washington members
Of the Loyal Order Of Moose next
Monday night. The day is the
birthday Of Secretary Of Labor
James j. Davis, the founder Of
Mooseheart.
The observance will be held in
Moose Hall, 1414 I st. N. W., un-
der the auspices Of Columbia
Lodge. Representative Frederick
N. Zihlman, of Maryland, Su-
preme vice dictator Of Moose, win
preside, and the speaker will be
Albert H. Ladner, jr, Of Phila-
deiphia, past supreme dictator Of
the order.
The Washington times., 1930-10-23
RescUers SGUe Man
From GhGstLy Death

COLORADO SPRINGS. Oct. %
d.NS). Trapped between q
building he was moving and an
other house, H. r. Ballard, Of
Colorado Springs. was slowly be-
ing crushed to death wnen rescued
by firemen and police. A small
frame house Ballard had con-
tracted to move slipped from ore
Of its Jacks and caught him be-
tween it and another building.
The caves of the house were
all that saved Ballard from be-
ing instantly crushed todeath. AS
they slowly crumbled police and
firemen frantcally worked to re-
place the jack. Ballard suffered
two broken ribs and q broken
collarbone.
The Washington times., 1930-10-23
PARTY
SENDS WORD

A radio message from Com
mander c. H. X. Keppler. leader
Of the Naval Observatory eclipse
expedition, which Tuesday OBJ
served the total eclipse Of the
sun at Niaufou Island. In the
southern Pacific Ocean. was re-
ceived yesterday by Capt. Julius
F. Helweg, superintendent Of the
Naval Observatory.
The message, which was in
code, said there were no clouds
and direct photograph was en-
tirely satisfactory. The message
said that the natives were nou
alarmed by the eclipse, but
showed much interest.
The Washington times., 1930-10-23
ITCHING SKIN BANISHED
BY ANTISEPTIC zEMO

II itching burning skin makes Iife
unbearabie. quickly apply zemo. the
soothing, cooling, invisible family
antiseptic. Thousands find that Zemo
brings swift relief from Itching,
helps to draw out local infection and
restore the skin to normal. For 20
years Zemo has been clearing up
skin, relieving pimples, rash and
other skin irritations. Never be
without 1t. Sold everywhere-s6c,
60c and $1.00.
The Washington times., 1930-10-23
$4,000 PAID
FOR PORTRAIT

PITTSBURGH, oct. % dN.SJ .
Mrs. 3. r. Jones, jr., Of Sewick-
ley, near here, has purchased
the Portrait Of Man." one Of
the better known masterpieces
Of Frans Hais, famous Dutch
artist. it was learned here in dis
patches from the John Levy gal
leries in New York.
The reputed purchase price.
.25O, 900, is said to be one Of the
highest ever paid by an American
for an old master. The painting
was acquired for Mrs. Jones pri-
vate collection.
Brought to America about a
month ago from London, the por-
trait represents one Of the best
Hais' works.
The Washington times., 1930-10-23
Canary Bird Aids
TenlDerGHsce Cause

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 UNS).
Twas only q bird in gilded
cage, Just q little yellow canary
that flew In the police station
window and got entangled In the
old-fashioned big gilt chandelier,
but two "stews" In the station
bIanched and fled.
The two men were In the midst
Of long and involved complaints
before the lieutenant about be-
ing robbed in a speakeasy, they
said.
Then in the window flew the
canary. The t;psy ones looked.
They refused 10 believe they saw
q little yellow bird. They sour
ried out into the rain, leaving
one lieutenant with q canary
mystery instead Of q robbery.
The Washington times., 1930-10-23
Second HOLd-Up Man
FOiLed BY Woman

DENVER, Oct. % uNS0.-
One experience with holdup men
was enough to teach Mrs. Fan
ME Kress all she needed to know
about that class Of men. Mrs.
Kress was held UP a few months
ago. When . suspicious looking
man came into her confectionery
store recently she knew what he
was about.
Several customers were in the
store at the time. While the
others were leaving the store Mrs.
Kress dropped most Of the money
from the till onto the floor back
of the counter.
When the stranger leveled an
automatic at Mrs. Kress she
opened the till and gave him
what was there, which was only
$11.
The Washington times., 1930-10-23

With only tabletop and shorthand book between them is
any wonder that thousands of enographers fall in love with
the who employ them and find their love returned
Could you fall In love with your boss Would you feel that
you knew him better than his we1 And that you had m can
his attentons If you loved him, would you interfere be-
husband and we-C would you quit your jobl If he
The Washington times., 1930-10-23
Can a Rich Man Be Trusted ?

What happened to Geneveve Van Ness might happen You
any girl 1t with binding mddenness to women in
every walk of e Hungry for Love- they suddenly face
face with it, One glance up tmult Of emotion One kiss
fires the fierce volcano of desire Then gid
The Washington times., 1930-10-23

countless quesOns Of night and wrong Only they themselves
Read "Frts Wear Earrings, then ask yourself
Geneeve Van Ness should be censued for wanting little
hour of sacred love with whose riches put him of her
class
The Washington times., 1930-10-23
MICHIGAN MEN MEET

The University Of Michigan
Mems Club viii hold its first win
ter luncheon Of the year ct the
Cosmos Club at 1890 p. m. today.
The Washington times., 1930-10-23

SINGLE would you feel that you would make him better
wife than girl who did work.
Read "When Gid Loves Her Boss It is amazing day
byday Of how business girl only loved her
employer but worked out his salvation and her
We consider this Of te remarkable stories We have
evex printed.
The Washington times., 1930-10-23
How TO Make Yourself Charming

How choose correctly and buy ea the clothes that you
your best How cultivate charm and personality How lift your
self out the How to become fascinating The Charm Department of
ROmancs countless hints these important Every
girl should read it.
The Washington times., 1930-10-23

she came to know and cherish love 50 beautdfd,
satisfying soul6llng that it completely dominated
her life.
Read POSTPONED HONEYMOON" and see what
you think.
Not in many months have we printed story that
mescy lays bare the surgng emotions Of love, DESIRE
jealousy andhaoe The uueacoomt Of one braveonrans
fight for love against odds that were overwhelming.
The Washington times., 1930-10-23

Y0ur home or office needs can he
satisfied by the advertisers using the
BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY of
tOday's Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1930-05-23
VAN SNER|NGIN
SHIFTS POST

In order to clear the way to
serve as director of the Missouri
Pacific Railroad, o. P. Van Swer,
ingen, Cleveland railroad mag
nate, has resigned his official
positions with all other roads.
the Interstate Commerce Com,
mission was informed yesterday
The commission has authority
to forbid a director Of one sys,
tenn from serving as director OF
another when it believes such
service is not in the public in
terest.
When the Van Sweringen organ,
ization of the Missouri Pacific
has been completed, it is under
stood that Van Sweringen will
serve as chairman of the board.
Together with six of his asso
ciateS, Van Sweringen yesterday
formally requested the commits
sion for permission to serve on
the Missouri Pacific board. In
view of the fact that he is
reSigning as chairman of the
board of the Chesapeake and
Ohio, and as director of the
Nickel Plate. Pere Marquette and
Hooking Valley systems, there is
little doubt that such permission
will be granted, 1t was said.
The Washington times., 1930-05-23
Retail GrOcer$ Ask
Tax on Chain Stores

HAGERSTOWN, Md, May %.
The legislative committee of the
Independent Retail Grocers Asso-
citation of Maryland. which held
its annual convention in Hagers-
town. closing with a banquet
Monday night, has been author
lied to draft a bill to be pre-
Sented at the Maryland legiSla
ture this year to tax chain stores
The bill will be modelled after
the Georgia tax bill, which taxes
chain stores as the number of
stores increase, or the Kentucky
sales bill, which taxes all sys-
TENS having sales amounting to
over $l50,000 a year, the rate in
creaSing as the amount of the
total sales increase.
The following officers of the
association were elected: PreSi
dent, William H. Funk, Baltimore;
first vice president, Abe Martin,
Hagerstown; second vice presi-
dent, E. A. Fisher, Cumberland;
treasurer, William H. Stellhorn,
Baltimore.