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CHAPTER xxx

"I said I don't know where she kept her jewelry." Lydia retorted harshly. "It wasn't worth much not a hundred dollars altogether. I'll be bound, because Nita sold her last diamond not a week before we left New York. She owed so many bills then that the money she got for directing that play at the FOr- syte school hardly made 8 dent on them.''
 "Do you know whether the jew elry was in the house or in safe deposit box?" Dundee asked, excite ment sharpening his voice.
 Tt must have been in the house. because she wore the different pieces any time she pleased" the maid an- swered. II didn't ask no questions, and didn't happen to see her get 1t much lady's maid work for her, like dressing her and fixing her hair just kept her clothes and the house in order. and did what little cook ing there was to do-"
 "Her dressing table?" Dundee prodded. Her desk"
 The maid shook her head. 1T was always strengthening up the drawers in both her dressing table and her desk, and she didn't keep the jew elry there."
 "Captain strawn, when you searched the dressing table and desk for the gun or anything of im- portance. did you have any reason to suspect a secret drawer in either of them?"
 No. Bonnie. They're just ordi- nary factory furniture. tapped around for a secret drawer, of course. but there wasn't even any place for one," Strawn answered with an indulgent grin.
 1T want to see Penny Crain!' Dundee cried, making for the door
 "Then you'd better come along to the courthouse with me-" Sanderson called after him. II sent her back to the office as soon as the inquest was adjourned"
 The two men passed through the now deserted morgue chapel and man. obviously of the laboring class in spite of his slicked up Sunday ap- pearance.
 You're the district attorney. ain't you. sir?" he addressed sanderson in a nervous, halting undertone.
 "Yes. What Is it?"
 T come to the inquest to give some information. sir. but 1t was adjourned so quick I didn't have time"
 "Who are you?" Sanderson inter- rupted impatiently.
 I'm Rawlins. sir. I worked for the poor lady. Mrs Silem-garden- ing one day a week."
 Come to my office!' Sanderson commanded quickly. as lingering reporter approached on a run. .. "No. no! I'm sorry. Harper" he said hastily, cutting into the report- CTS questions. Nothing new! You may say that the police have thrown out a dragnet'-and he grinned at the trite phrase-"for the gunman who killed Mrs Selim and will offer reward for the re. covery of the weapon-a Colts .32 equipped with a Maxim silencer Come along. George. and I'll explain just what Mrs Sandersor and I have in mind."
 The district attorney and Dundee strode quickly away. and the man Rawlins. after a moment of inde- cision, trotted after them. T don't understand, sir. and my
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THOMASTON

Mrs Robert Graham, past matron of Electa chapter, Order of Eastern Star, entertained the retiring officers at her home on Judson street last evening. Ther was aparty of % la dies attending. Cards were played and a lunch served.
 The High street circle of Kings Daughters will meet with Mrs Char les Bullock at her home on High street Monday afternoon.
 At the 8 o'clock mass in St Thom- as church tomorrow morning the members of the Children of St Mary will atten holy communion in body.
 Henry Swanson, local milk dealer, fell on the ice while delivering milk yesterday morning. He escaped with a few bruises.
 This evening at the Chapel street hall the Five Poland A. C. will play the Highlanders of Waterbury, and the Boys club will play the Junior Republic of Litchfield. Dancing will follow the games.
 Mrs E. M. Crouch has returned from a visit spent with her daughter, Mrs Jessie Wheeler of Hartford.
 Joseph Curnan of Naugatuck spent yesterday in town on business.
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BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

JUANITA SELIM is murdered at bridge. Possible suspects include LYDIA CARR, the maid; DEXTER SPlsAGUE, JOHN c. DRAKE, JUDGE MARSHALL, Nita's land- lord, to whom she paid no rent; POLLY BEALE and CLIVE HAM MOND, fin the solarium together ut MILES, JANET RAYMOND and RALPH HAMMOND.
 Flora Miles admits she was in Nita's closet reading q note which she thinks is from her husband. TRACEY, but which is really from Spraguc. Ralph Hammond, en- gagged to Nita, finds out that Sprague Is her lover, but his statc- ment that he spent the night at . cheap hotel trying to "drink it on" and his innocence of Nita's death until the next morning seem to clear
 SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR DUN- DEE is interested in finding out who paid Nita $1O,OOO since her ar- rival in Hamilton. At the inquest, stress being laid on the theory that Nita was killed by a New York gun. man. Lydia has arranged for Nita's cremation, as instructed, and is given permission to take from the house the velvet dress, 12 or 13 years old, which Nita chose for her shroud, and which Dundee suspects is Q wedding dress. Dundee intends to take pictures of the body in the dress. Asked to bring Nita's tcwelry to the district attorneys office for safekceping, Lydia says she doesn't know where Nita kept it.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
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Musicale PIeascs.

en-man of the committee of arrange the ments,
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Regulate or RepuIafed2

Petitions by the city of indianapolis and oroun of
citizens for reduction of electric and water rates
wl demonstrate to the people, not only of this city.
but OF all other utity-ridden communities, whether
they can regulate these public services
Inc arrogant and brazen attitude Of the utility
representatives suggests that they believe that they
nave successfully turned an agency designed to pro-
ecC Ine pubic into fortress for their own greeds.
They attempt to frghten, using the members OF
the public service commission as their spokesman with
the threat that any inquiry will take months and
cost the people vast sums Of money
If that be true then regulation is impossible under
present conditions and other method of showing
thls huge burden off the backs of industry must be
found
Electric rates are important not only because of
ther tax upon the cost of living, but because of the
important place that power now takes in industry.
Every factory large or small, depends upon its USE
s1he rates can mean the difference between bank
fuptcy and solvency to many concerns
Every eztortonate dollar taken by the power in
terests from industry SO much less for wages
70 employees and may mean a reduction of number
OF employees.
In this city, at the present time many industries
might employ more men were they not called upon
10 pay fancfu figures for their power through various
hidden devices in rates and schedules.
In order to hide the earning the holding COM
pany is turned into what corresponds to what the
police would call fence
The public service commission, if it had the free
dom and courage to act could discover these tricks
easily
They could ask why coal costs the power COM
pany at least so cents ton more than is paid for
that essential by other industries
They might inquire why a charge is made for an
Excise tax" when no such tax is levied by either
state government.
They might ask Water Baron Gest what service
he renders from his Philadelphia retreat to make
water run down hill that entities him to vast sums
for management and engineering
The question is state wide. Will the people
control the utilities or will the utilities continue to
control the people.
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Not Enough Economy

Taxpayers will be pleased to learn from Presi-
dent Hoover that $350O00OOO has been cut from the
budget estimates submitted by the departments for
operation of the federal government during the fiscal
year which begins July l next
The figure in itself means little, however, for de-
partments habtually ask for great deal more than
they expect to get
The important thing is that the amount the
President will recommend to congress will be $780,,
100000 below the appropriations for the current
This is stable saving even though it still would
leave budget of $4S2OOOOOOO
The $28OOOOOOO figure, of course is merely the
executive recommendation Congress may increase or
decrease it. And appropriations for this year may be
increased by the incoming congress- Ordinarily they
are, through deficiency bills, which provide sums
above regular appropriations.
Commendable efforts to enforce economy, how
ever, should not be permitted to obscure the true
condition of the treasury. In fact it is doubtful If
the present situation would have been permitted to
develop as far it has except for the practice of
the President and the treasury of issuing statements
designed to lull concern over mounting deficits and
expenditures.
Simply stated, the government is spending just
about twice as much it is collecting. 1t already
has incurred deficit of nearly $700000000 since the
beginning of the fiscal year. This deficit at the end
of the year probably will amount to $2.OOO,OO0NOo
and more.
Meantime, the treasury is paying its current bills
with borrowed money. Last year, the government
wound up its business S9OOO0OOOO in the hole
So the saving the President predicts is only a
fraction of the sum needed to make the governments
books balance. 1t is well to keep this fact in mind.
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Another Indiana Author

One of the most Illuminating books on Russia yet
published is the first offering of Ray Long, former
indianapolis newspaper man, who climbed to the
heights as editor Of newspapers and magazines,
and now essays the field of authorship.
A record Of his personal experience at the thr-
teenth anniversary Of the revolution the book, can
Editor Looks at Russia gives dispassionate survey
Of conditions in that country.
Every chapter is a comparison with conditions in
this country. 1t brings statistical records, but
keen survey of human life as it exists in the land
of the Soviets.
Tt pictures the inconvenience, the lack of COM
forts according to American standards, but empha-
sizes that nation through despotc methods, has
sold millions of hopeless humans to the dotrine of
hope.
Working for bread ticket is abhorrent to our
national thought. So Also remarks Mr.. Long, is the
standing in q bread line for food
To those who find the Russian experiment in
teresting be he worker or f1nancier or the great
"mddle class" will welcome this contribution. Those
who find enjoyment in interesting reporting will be
unable to lay it aside until the last word is read
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the most intelligent and important men in the bust
ness and financial world had appeared before the
same senate committee that heard HiIlman.
For the most part these men were wandering dis
tractedly and hopeessy in the maze of problems that
surround them. All realized the impossibiity of any
one corporation or any business solving its prob
ems alone.
Most OF them realized that all industry banded to-
gether, could not control the economic situation be-
cause it could act control the credit structure taxa
Cion foreign policy, tariffs The remedies they sug-
geSted, all of them tentative, turned out, under
scrutiny, to .be no remedies at ALL
Hillnan warned that with no leadership no fixed
responsibility, in danger Of being hurled into
dictatorship. hungry people will permit things to
drift Just so long Then they will turn to anv leader
so Hillman urged that the government assume the
responsibility that no one else should assume. and
oeHmtey and diligently plan for economic stability
II the executive branch of the government will
not take the leadership congress can 1t can create
national economic council and see to it that ont
standing, able men are placed upon it.
The council will have to grope its wav ont of II,
maze How much it can do, how it can do it, remains
70 De discovered That is why only the most capable
men IN the country can be of any service on such a
BODY. But the task is not an impossible one.
, George Soule, economist and writer charted an
intelligent course which the council might follow in
MS testimony before the committee
Things never are done until start is made. We
must choose between facing our problem courageousv
ana trying with all the strength in us to solve if in
nme or sitting like children or towards CRYING and
waiting for luck to save US
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Times Readers Voice Their Views

Editor Times-In these days of
wholesale thievery by our utilities, it
is pleasant to remember that those
whose duty it is to hear the various
complaints about the service and
Overcharges are generally courteous
when they tell you mo- and kiss
you out" That is, all but the gas
company. They reserve the right to
be sarcastic, for they are going to
give their business to the city(?)
just as soon as they get it in shape
to turn it over.
But if you think there is any re-
course, or a monetary readjustment
from any Of them, just you try to
get one, or even courteous satisfac-
ton. 1t will be unlike anything you
have ever received They try to
make you feel anything but honest.
We were out of the city recently
for two weeks. When we returned,
we were just in time to see a meter
reader. AS usual, his face was a
new one. ct seems the labor turn
over is extremely high among meter
readers. Probably when they show
honest tendencies, they get the gate.
This man stumbled in and STUN
bled out. In few days, we received
our bill 1t was nearly doubled what
we had been paying. Our monthly
bill does not vary, generally, more
than 10 cents a month. I took a
whole years receipts and went to
the gas office to get readjust-
ment.
The old fellow who is supposed to
be versed in such things immedi-
ately gave me a splendid talk on
the cost of the meters used. Told
me how they we're mechanically
perfect. How it was practically i'm
possible to get an incorrect reading
from them, but he failed to tell me
about the mentality of the meter
reader.
He did tell me, however, that my
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sumes control of all epidemics in
order to prevent those who are not
infected from catching diseases from
those who are.
1t sees to it that the person with
a severe infectious disease is iso-
lated. 1t provides contagious dis
ease hospitals for the care of peo-
pie with contagious diseases.
1t keeps the person under re-
straint during the period known as
the incubation period of the disease,
time when the person is especially
infectious to others without himself
showing the disease.
1t keeps him under restraint dur
ing the actual presence of the dis
ease and finally it does not dismiss
the person until the body is free
from the germs that spread disease.
This is particularly important be-
cause Of the presence of carriers Of
disease who are themselves we'll,
but who carry the germs of the
disease in their Threats or in their
intestinal tract and spread them TO
other people.
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only way out was to pay the bill,
then, if I wanted it, he would have
man come out and check the
meter. But get a readjustment on
the bill? Sorry, ETC., etc.
Satisfaction? Yessir! Take it or
leave it! They know you can not
help yourself; that you must have
what they have to offer, so they
treat you just any old way they see
fit, and charge you whatever you
will stand. If you leave, you just
come back, and they know this, so
just what can be done about it?
I would favor a department in
our city government similar to our
weights and measures department,
where we could call and get a dis
interested party to come out and
check up on our measuring equip
ment whenever we deemed it neces-
sary. I believe this would be as
important as our other measures" "
Past experiences don't show that
these utilities are honest in other
ways, either. So it behooves those
who have to pay these enormous
annual utility bills to have little
peace of mind at least. Perhaps we
wouldn't feel so bad to take it on
the chin, if we felt we were getting
a run for our money, in other ways
Nothing would have pleased me
better than to have seen that new
gas company come into town. Com
petition would have been one of
the finest awakeners our bloated,
fossil-like "Citizens" Gas Company
could have had. We would have, at
least, been given the benefit of in
telligent. courteous treatment, prob
ably.
When we had two electric COM
panies, charges were lower, service
better, competition keer. You could
get quick action. Now, those days
are gone forever. The water COM
pany used to have a fiat rate, and
it made money. Now, it has put in
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DAILY HEALTH SERVICE

The recommendation for rest to
overcome fatigue, a diet including
all of the necessary vitamins, pro-
teins, carbohydrates and mineral
salts, and the drinking of sufficient
amounts Of water each day is part
Of preventive medicine.
There is hardly a phase of human
life in which the knowledge of pre-
ventive medicine may not be ap-
piled.
The health department sees to it
that the public has good water
supply. Tt prevents the sale of in
fected food; arrangeS for proper
disposal of sewage; pours oil on the
water in which mosquitoes breed;
checks the pasteurization of milk;
advises mothers in the care of the
child, and in many other ways en-
courages the practice of preventive
medicine.
Most Of our present technic of
preventive medicine has grown up
in relationship to the knowledge
that diseases are caused by germs.
Hence preventive medicine as
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Senator CaraWav

The nation will miss Senator "Thad" H. Carawav
OF Arkansas who died in what should have been his
prime, at co. last week
Caraway was hard-bitten, even bitter at times
But always he was fighter for the underdog This
was understandable, for he himself was an under
dog good part of his life.
Son OF poor doctor in poverty-stricken preu-
dlce-dden section of the SOUTH he went to work as
farm hand at the age of T.
Up from there, to section hand, book and patent
medicine vendor, student, country teacher, lawyer,
prosecuting attorney congressman and senator. he
toiled and struggled inch by inch.
Little wonder that when he dashed the PRIVILEGED
and their lobbyists Newberry, Daugherty Fall. Sin
clair, Doheny and the rest-he made them vince
under the Furnishing sting of his words Yet he was
candid, generous and friendly -
Everything comes to him who waits-and fights :"
his motto.
And while he found it easier to fight than to wait,
great respect and honor had come to him before
his death.
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japan Sees LOGIC

d USSIA celebrates the fourteenth
~ anniversary Of Communism
with a great military demonstra-
ton, in which no pains were spared
to show how thoroughly her army
has been drilled and mechanical.
There GIN be little doubt that the
performance was staged for Japan's
enlightenment. Wasted effort! ia
pan has given convincing proof that
she is well aware of Russia s
strength and interest.
Her every act indicates that she
is much more concerned about Of
tending Russia than any other ma
ton. Nor is she at all Illogical in
this. Other nations are immobilized
by divided sentiment.
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Built 'On Order
THE Mt. Wilson Observation

THE Mt. Wilson observatory was
Il built by the Carnegie Institu-
ton Of Washington. Because it had
the powerful Carnegie resources be-
hind it, it was able to pursue a new
plan.
In general, observatories have
certain equipment and then have to
stick to the kind of work which
that equipment makes possible.
DR.. Hale's idea was to make the
Mt. Wilson observatory more fex-
ible. His idea was to select prob
lens for study and then build the
apparatus which the problems re-
quired
Accordingly, at the same time
that the observatory was started
upon the top of Mt. Wilson, a ma
chine shop and a laboratory were
built in Pasadena, a few miles away
from the mountain.
Today the observatory has the
100-inch telescope, the sixty-inch
telescope, two great tower telescopes
for studying the sun, a large inter
ferometer for measuring star dame
tiers and many smaller pieces of
apparatus.
When a new problem needs at
tention, the necessary apparatus is
built in the machine shop in Pasa-
dena.
The same plan is being followed
with the 20O-inch telescope. An as
trophysical laboratory is now near
ing completion upon the campus Of
the California Institute of Technol-
ogy in Pasadena. A machine shop
already is completed.
The 200-inch telescope will go on
some mountain top in all probable
ity not far from either Pasadena
or Mt. Wilson. Thus close cooper
alton will be assured between the
two observatories and the two lab
in Pasadena.
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Just Every Day Sense
THE chief thing wrong with the world is that men
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON
L have made Napoleon Bonaparte their hero.

ME chief thing wrong with the world is that men
l. have made Napoleon Bonaparte their hero.
And an unworthy hero is worse for a nation than
none at all
The male loves power, although he is not always
able to define it in intelligent terms Therefore men
always have admired the person who had qualities of
leadership, regardless of whittier his footsteps might
take them
So since that day when the Little Corporal urged
the ragged hosts of France to new, brief victories
of every nation have joined to laud his name
and to emulate his deeds.
The strange sad thing is that they seem to have
forgotten his dark trail to ST. Helena that his
pire built of the bones of his worshippers stood
for but few troublous years.
For it is only Napoleon whom they see Beneath
his feet writhe millions of his countrymen, prema-
turely slain that his might survive. Behind
him lie deSolaton and ruin AT his side stalk the twin
ogres of ambition and greed. The ghosts of empty
belled men and emaciated children haunt his ban
and cry his name. These they do not see.
A ND because we have been blind to them the
L n Arch de Triomphe in Paris stands, lasting
monument to a warrior who left France his country
hated by all the world Men living today still are
reapng the bitter harvest CT that hatred.
Living, Napoleon laid Europe waste; dead his
shadow darEenS the earth He personifes war His
emblem is the sword. So long give hero wor-
ship to his kind we shall have strife between ma
tons
Now there has joined him. to sleep in the lap of
time. an American hero, man Of peace, who con-
ferred only benefits upon humankind. The fate of the
world hangs upon which of the two it will choose to
follow-Edison, the builder, Bonaparte, the de-
stroyer