New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 8, 1929, Page 19

Goncerts, Alrsmlll Fire works Will Be Features ‘Washington, Feb. 8 (M—Promise of variety and color in the presi- dential inauguration ceremonies has amumed definite proportions with the announcement by the inaugural committee that 33 state governors have reserved space for themselves and retinues in the parade. At the same time, the committee announced other entertalnment fea- tures on the tentative program of events—among them concerts, air stunts by army and navy fliers and a great display of fireworks on the mall. Many of the executives, the com- mittes sald, will come with eacorts in gay uniforms. The governor of Alabama will be accompanied by two contingents of foot soldiers from the state national guard and @ band of 53 pieces. From Delaware, New Jersey and Virginia, artillery- , men and cavalrymen will come with their chiefs, The governor of Vir- ginia will have ¢50 members of the Richmond Blues, the Richmond Howitzers and the Richmond Grays end a fife and drum corps. Second Parade Division In the second division of the pa- rade, the committee announced, 16 additional military and elvic units already have been assigned posi- uons. Among them is a delegation from the 8an Diego Army and Navy academy of Pacific Beach, Call- fornia, and one from Coe college, at Cedar Rapids, Jowa. The tentative program of public entersginment is to begin two days before the inauguration. On March | 2 the navy yard will be thrown open to visitors. The army and navy on this day will stage an air circus over the city, and thers will be & riding circus at Fort Myer. 5 On Bunday, March 3, speclal services will be held in all Wash- ington churches. There will be a pilgrimage to the tomb of the Un. known Soldler in the afternoon, Wwith a concert im the evening. Monday will be given to the in- augural ceremonies, with the parade and the charity ball in the evening. Methodists Adopt $1,116, 000 Budget Chicago, Feb. 8 (M—A $1,116,000 budget for the fiscal year 1929-30 was adopted yesterday at the clos- ing session of the board of educa- tion of the Methodist Episcopal church, Of that amount, $967,626 will be used for general purposes of the board and. §148,476 wil go to the theological achools. Appropriation of $310,275 for the year for loans to students by the board was reported. This 1is an increase of $75,000 over the amount three years ago and is the largest amount devoted to student loans by any religious denomination, In the last 55 years, the church has loaned more than $5,000,000 to students. A committee was named to con- duct an inventory of the church's 136 schools, colleges and univer- sities over the nation for a detailed status of educational enterprises #ponsored by the church, to guide the future program. Let us take _a look into .your eyes and deter- mine their fitness. 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Jack, fearing trouble with hold-up men, has bought two identical weapons and gives Ruth one. ‘While Ruth takes dictation Borden makes & playful pass at her and she screams a protest which Jack hears. He {i» furious. ‘When on Monday morning she finds the body of Borden sprawled on the floor near the window, Ruth reviews Jack's strange behavior, S8he runs to his office and, finding him out, looks frantically in his desk for his gun. It is gone! Jack comes in, calls the police. Fearing Jack shot Borden through the open window, Ruth rushes to ‘close Borden's win- dow. Tt is already closed; When De- tective McMann arrives, he finds that the $500 in cash which Ruth admits getting for Borden for his week-end trip is gone. McMann questions Ruth. She admits her engagement to Jack and with a horrible fear that almost smothers her, she begins her story of Baturday's happenings. (NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY) CHAPTER IX Ruth pressed her fingers to her temples, in & mighty effort to re- member clearly the features of the old man who had threatened Bor- den's life on Saturday. When she not been upon him or his threats, but upon that first disturbing evi jdence of Borden's interest in her as & girl, not as a competent private secretary, “He was old—about 60, T think,” she told the detective slowly, and did not see McMann, who was past 50 himself, wince at her uninten- tionally cruel words, “He was wearing a shabby black overcoat with a velvet collar, which had flakes of dandruff on it. J re- member, for I felt sorry for him, he looked so helpless. I can't tell what color his eyes were, but he had on old-fashioned steel-rimmed spectacles, His halr, sort of long, 1 think, was gray, and his face thin and hollow. He seemed tall, but I'm 80 short that nearly everyone seems tall to me,” she confessed. “I can't really remember what he sald, for he was muttering most of the time, but he did make threats of ‘getting even.’ Saild he'd teach ‘that crook’ a lesson, bring him to his knees—things like that. I don’t really remember, for I was trying to soothe him and get rid of him. T had a lot of work to do, and I knew it was all so hopeless, the Mr. Borden wouldn't see him or make any restitution.” McMann, who had been jotting down her deacription of the defraud- ed old man, scowled and then told her to go on with her story. “Refore writing the letters I went to the bank and to the station to get Mr. Borden's tickets for Winter Haven. After I returned and gave the money and tickets to Mr. Borden, Benny told me that Mrs. Borden had called on the phone to say she was coming in. 8he and Mr. Borden were not living together.” “T know. Legal separation, with court allowance for her and the children. About five years ago,” Mc- Mann interpolated. “What did she come to see him for?" “To get her separation allowance,” Ruth answered reluctantly. ‘Mr. Borden had been ordered by the court to pay her each month on the 15th, and he made her come for it in person. To—to ge{ news of the children, T suppose,” she added, in a futile attempt to gloss over the ydead man’s malicious crueity to his wife. | “Wen? Dia ahe come?” McMann asked, busilv taking notes. Mr. Rorden had another caller— Miss Dubois, Rita Dubois.” “Oh!” McMann whisteled, raising his thick eyebrows. ‘“The dancer from the Golden Slipper, eh?” | “Yes. Mr. Borden saw her there two or three weeks ago and—and— liked her.” “80 the other ticket and the drawing-room were for Rita Du- bois!” Mcmann deduced tri- band is busy, she agrees to return, | had talked with him her mind had | NEA Service, Inc. umphantly, “Rand, get headquar-| ters on the line again-~or say, have the central telephone office tie up one of these lines for headquarters calls, Tell the chief to have Rita | Dubois brought here as soon as she can be found. What's her telephone number, Miss Lester? I suppose you know it, if she and Borden were friendly.” | ¢« o 0 Ruth reached for her desk calen- dar and turned to the leaf devoted to the previous Tuesday. “It's Pledmont 0400. Miss Dubois has a private phone and I don't know her ad- dress."” . “Got that, Rand? . . . All right, | Miss Lester. Did Rita and Borden i quarrel? Exactly what happened?” Jack Hayward sat down upon the edge of Ruth's desk and laid one of his hands upon her two clenched, icy little fists, She looked at him gratefully, her eyes brimming with love, before she went on: “No, they didn't quarrel. They—seemed very happy. I could hear them laughing, although the door was closed, while .they were in—there, jerked her head toward the private office which was a temporary morgue for the man who had laughed and loved on Saturday. “Mrs. Borden came while Miss Dubois was with Mr. Borden and 1 itold her he was—in conference, and | she made an appointment to come | back between half-past one and two. Mr. Borden had told me he would be in his office until about two, since his traln would not leave until 2:15 and he planned to lunch on the diner.” “With Rita Dubois?” McMann shot at her. “He did not tell me who was to g0 with him,” Ruth answered truthfully, ‘And Miss Dubois did not itake me into her confidence either. I do know, however, that he planned to take—a woman, for he had me wire for reservations at the Winter Haven hotel, in the name of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Benton. The drawing- room reservation was made in that name also.” “All right!” McMann made a note. “What next? When did Dita leave?” “Shortly after Mrs. Borden— about five minutes,” Ruth answered. McMann's constant interruptions and questions had shunted her off the subject of Mrs. Borden, but she was not sorry that there was no opportunity now to tell him of the poor, discarded wife's jealousy and humiliation—a humiliaion so keen | that she had become {ll. Why tell McMann now about Mrs. Borden's having seen the automatic pistol in the bottom drawer of the desk? Time enough to tell if it should become necessary— McMann turned again to the po- liceman who sat at the telephone, an extension of which was on the absent office boy's desk. “Get the chief again, Rand.” As he waited for the, connection, the detective turned to Ruth with another questio: ear or see anything between Borden and Rita when she was leaving? o o Ruth knit her brows, and Jack, Hayward pressed her hands hard.| His eyes were filled with compassion an he was forced to stand by while went through this ordeal. r. Borden and Miss Dubois came out of the private office to- gether, laughing and talking. Miss Dubois said something about shop- i ping. Baid she could do more shop- ping In two hours than most women could do in a day. And jokingly told |him not to call up the stores lnal limit the charge accounts he was opening for her.” “And what did Borden say?” Mec- Mann demanded, his pencil busy. “Gold-digging him, eh?" “He answered something which I didn’t understand about her keeping her bargain and he'd keep his. He |sald, ‘Mind you don't double-cross ! me, Rita’—or words to that effect. i But he was in great good humor, and waved goodby to her—" “Just a minute,” McMann inter- rupted, and reached for the phone extension on Ruth's desk. “Hello, chief. McMann. . Yeah. Oh, sure! Robbery or a passion crime, 1 don’t know which yet. Might even be revenge. Too many leads. if you ask me. . . . 8ay, chief, send Clay ! Ruth supplied it. from memory: “Mrs. Elizabeth Borden, 3518 Cres- cent boulevard.” Her lips felt dry and stiff as she uttered the words. After all, Mrs. Borden was Borden's wife—or rather, his widow! And she loved| him. . . . It had been so painfully | obvious to Ruth on Saturday, when | the wife had been forced to listen to ANNE AUSTIN and his new love, that the wife did love him, was jealous. . ., ** . . .That's right, chief. Tell Clay not to spill the beans, see? Just tell her she's wanted at her husband's office, see? . . . Yeah! Plenty! . , . Dr. Nielson's just leaving? Good! Say, chief, guess who Borden's pri- vate secretary was? Colby Lester's jlittle daughter! Fact! . . , Sure I'll show her-every consideration. No man could help {t—" DY Jack Hayward leaned close to whisper to Ruth, the first smile of that dreadful morning twinkling in his eyes, *“Better get out your spectacles, darling!" McMann continued his telephone conversation with the chief of po- lice. “And say, chief, have Ferber come right over with his camera + « » Yeah, T've got this wire plug- ged up with headquarters until fur. ther notice, but there's another line. +Rand will take all calls coming in on {it; may get some tips that way. . . . Send me over two or three plain- clothes men, won't you? All right!" He hung up the receiver and turn- ed to Ruth again, disminsing, to her vast relief, both Mrs. Borden and Rita Dubois, with his first question: PLANS FOR EXTRA SESSION COHPLETE Smoot Fails to Win Hoover Over {0 Earlier Date Miaml, Beach, Fla., Feb. 8 (UP) —President-elect Hoover has com- pleted his plans for the extra seasion of congress he will summon about the middle of April for farm relief and tariff revision. 8enator Smoot of Utah, chairman of the finance committee, will leave here today to lay before other re- publican leaders in Washington th ideas Mr. Hoover has conveyed in him in the last four days. They have gone over the situation in de- tail, both as respecta the scope and the mature of the legislation to be| considered. Firm for Later Date The Utah senator was unable to win over the president-elect to an earlier session than planned. S8moot ' urged that it be called April 1, but’ Mr. Hoover desires the later d:.te in order that he may confer further with farm leaders to secure general agreement on a farm relief pro- gram. Both are agreed, however, that tarift revisions should be held to ad- justment of agricultural rates and some industrial schedules. Smoot informed the president-elect of the difficulties in the way of a limita- tion in the senate. He brought to Mr. Hoover reports that the demo- crats may offer even higher rates than the republicans would accept in order to confuse the situation and prevent action unless a general revision is agreed to at this time. No General Revision Mr. Hoover wants no gencral re- ! vision and is expected to outline his views in his inauguration address. His argument will be that no indus-. | try which i1s prosperous has a claim | for increase of rates, since this demonstrates the present rates arc “Now, Miss Lester, what other visit. | ors did Borden have 8aturday morn. ' ‘ng and when did you leave the of- fice?" Ruth considered. “No one else— oh, I'm forgetting Mr. Adama, He" one of the'stock salesmen. Mr. Bor den had asked him to come in o Saturday to go over his sales rec ord. Mr. Adams had been in slump—" *“Quarrel?”* McMann tapped im patiently with his pencil. “I didn’t hear any quarrel, but M+ Adams looked rather exasperate: when he came out of Mr. Berden' office—" Ruth was interrupted by Patrol man Biggers, who had been sta tioned outside the door in the hall “Lady here wants to see Mr. Bor den,” he anounced to McMann winking broadly. ‘Says she's his—' “I am his wite!" a quivering voice cut short the policeman’s explana- tion, “I want {0 see my husband! . . . Oh! Has anything happened to Hury" T knew it! . ., . Oh, Harry, Harry!” (To Be Continued) McMann accuses Mrs. Borden. Is she guilty? [ ——— READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS THE WILLETT Corset Shop 300 MAIN ST, Leonard Bldg. 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In the conferences Mr. Hoover will hold with farm leaders after he becomes president he will seek to work out details of legislation be- forehand so there will be no con fusion and delay such as has at- tended recent efforts to solve this problem. He laid down the genéral principles in his acceptance speech | and during the campaign. Smoot is Advance Man 8moot will act as advance agent to outline Mr. Hoover's general leaders may know how to map their | course, and will not swarm down upon him upon his return to Wash- ington before his inauguration when other matters will claim his atten- ton. The veteran Utah senator has the distinction of being the only mem- ber of congress called” here. This| was given rise to the belief in some quarters that he will be one of the chief apokesmen for Mr. Hoovcr in congress ip the new administration He has been a house guest of the: president-eletc since Monday. STARTS TRATNING FOR SWIN ACROSS CHANNEL Miss Comnie Gilhead -Gets Early| Start In Preparation for Try This Summer Brighton, Eng' 1d, Feb. 9 (P— Despite icy winds and cold seas, the first woman channel swimmer of the 1929 season has started training here. She is 21.year-old Miss Connie Gilhead of the London Polytechnic, institute. 8he has been chosen by Jabes Wolfe, the trailner, out of 300 | will cross | sclentists headed by to attempt to set a new training regime. She starts with daily dips in the frigid sea. Sclentific exercise and diet also are part of her program, She has discarded silk stockings and chiffon frocks for a tweed skirt, a heavy woolen sweater and woolen stockings. “I have even given up smoking.” she said. Wolfe is ready to lay befs on his ge even now. “She has got to beat the record,” he said, “Swimming the channel is noth- ing today. Anybody can do that.” He prophesies that Miss Gilhead in 12 hours, 45 minutes. The record is held by Miss Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim from France to England. Her time was 14 hours, 36 minutes. {PACIFIC OCFAN COMBED FOR SCIENTISTS’ CRAFT Ilyyria, Long Overdue at Ruk, May be Grounded on Uncharted Atoll, Manila, P. I, Feb. 8 (UP)—The Pacific was searched by radio today for the steamer Illyria, which left Boston last October on a scientific expedition and is reported long over- | * due at the territory of Ruk in the Caroline Islands. The Iilyria, bearing a group of | Dr. Karl P.| Schmidt of the Field Museum and Dr. Albert W. Herre of Leland Stanford university under supervi- sion of Cornelius Cole, wealthy east- crner, was en route here by way of | the Carolines. It has not reported its ' position since January 12, when it reported it was 600 miles wed of Ruk, 1,050 miles east of here, The Japanese hydrographic serv- ice first broadcast inquiries concern- ing the whereabouts of the lllyria The inquiries, United States station at Guam, said the Japanese , mandate of Ruk ex- intercepted by the pressed the bellef the vessel was long overdue, It was pointed out that the Tilyria might have grounded on one of the many uncharted atolls and reefs near the Carolines and that with its engine room flooded might met be able to use its radio. The possibility that & typoon might have trapped the Illyria was considered remote because typhoon formation at this ®eason are unusual. Kane Awaits Trial Under $25,000 Bonds Bridgeport, Feb, 8 (UP)—Eddie Kane, alleged New York gunman and associate of ‘*Boston Billy” Monoghan, convicted bandit, was lodged in a cell in Fairfield county jail here today to await trial on a charge of shooting and permanently crippling Policeman Joseph Mac- Cormick at Greenwich last May. Kane was unable to furnish $25,- 000 bonds set by Judge James R. Mead in Greenwich borough court late yesterday. Kane was brought to Connecticut after a Nassau county, N. Y., jury | acquitted him of complicity in the $100,000 jewel robbery of Jease Liv- ermore’s Long Island estate, Monaghan has signed a statement, | according to Greenwich police, say- ing Arthur Barry fired the shots that made MacCormick a helpless invalid for life from a car driven by Kane. “Boston Billy" and Barry are now in Sing Sing for the L\vemore break. Kane was brought here by four heavily armed officers. Sootmuc. b-hz standard| i fiimsw guanatee in . Tube with pil Ppipe, 75¢. 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