New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 6, 1930, Page 16

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1930. - Synopsis: Elsa Chase, beautiful| girl whose legs are paralyzed, wins | the love of Jack Winslow, adopted son of Arnold Winslow, wealthy re- | “tired lawyer of Washington, D. C., | a: whose home she is a guest. The | ¢lder Winslow suspects Elsa is not | all she pretends to be, however, and | secks the scrvices of G. Thorne, de- | tective, in an effort to probe her | past and prevent Jack from marry- | A mysterious woman in en talking to Elsa several times. Arnold Winslow brings Dr. Paul Kane, noted sur- geon, to examine Elsa. The girl con- sénts reluctantly. Later that night Kane §s found dead on the ground under the window of the bathroom | of his suite. The coroner starts an investigation. The door of the bath- | room from the window of which | Kane fell is found bolted on the in- | side, with the key to the other lock | outside the window. Llsa Chase is strangely upset on learning of | Kane's death from Thorne. Chapter 6 POISON When Elsa Chase burst into tears a3 the news of Kane's death, Thorne felt decidedly ill at ease. He had never learned to look with equanim- it yon a woman crying. In fact he| had met very few women like the | girl before him. With a curious sense of discom- fort, Thorne admitted to himself | that her unusual and elusive beauty | : o was of the type to catch and hold | CIP® DY messenger the attention” ot men: It made, |In§ permission, Miss Klin therefore, all the more singular the | ('€ T 2bout and . addres apparent dislike that Arnold Win 2 S low had for his adoped son's Winslow wishes® you to l’vmnx' \m-‘ e | stairs {0 the den again, Mr. Thorne.” | “I am sorry to have brought you | Thome found Winslow bad news,” the detective said sim- | TSUCSSIY up and down the den fily..i “T supposed you had heard|| T feared you had gone he ex- something of it; Dr. Kane met his| C/aimed. “Come in and close the death almost under your window, so | 4997 ; to speak.” But T}mrnr\ did |1| ither. i m due i Elsa’s eyes flew open. “What is '?Am,\ office, Mr. Winslow,” he .\AIYl»‘ that you say?” she stammered, and | /YO can always reach me there if | her voice had grown hard, unnat.| YOl Care o see me again R Winslow looked at Lim a “He fell out of the upstairs bath- |~ What's the maiter: with you.” he ara window and was killed.” x'\p‘\odn]. Come : in and >lli down, 0 RgRLaaC Y with more emphasis, and crossing hor‘:":_dm“f:ckx'::_f,‘i g:\z“gi"’z“muf‘f the room he slammed the door. “I to another emotion—was it terror? r;‘l“’.”“\‘ It was gone before Thorne had time | Vho" 1987 © th analyze it. “I—L" desperately | .. - S10 % Toih B0 Elsa strove to control her voice and | A% T0e: keep it steady, T liked Dr. Kane,|'®7 s i although [ saw him for the first e R R vfihmfl last night.” _and»s:n down hy the desk, then still “Ah, then he was not a relation i silence he gazed about the den. o yours?” He cleared his throat. “I'll accept “Certainly not” swiftly, *“Why | this check. Mr. Winslow, on one should you think that?” [iEneion s “You scem 5o upset—over a cas- | WOl What's fha .l stranger.” SEIRepSss Elsa looked up swiftly, but s “That you tell me your real rea- o ) e o, | son for your,” hesitating, hall we ined nothing from her scrutiny; | S°" : (i ) il cay hatrdd. of Elsa Cha his rugged features and handsome | %3 At Sl dark eyes held no expression save | WIntow turned brick = red and of sollcitude -—for her? Her fingers, | then for a sccond he hesitated. *T | playing with her handkerchier, | COuld resent your attitude, Thorr and would do so, except that T want grew icy cold. : .. "But suppose that ‘casual stran.|TeSUlts. and wwe can gain results ger)” mimicking his tone, “had |°PlY by mutual understanding— “Held out hopes to you of eventual| Quite s0i that is the motive < recovery from this,” touching her [ PFOMDLng my questior wheel chair with a gesture pathetic| Winslow's high color faded some- in its hopelessness; suppose Dr.|what “You've been talking to th XKane had promised an operation | damn girl. Oh, Ull admit her power which might relieve the pressure on | Of fascination, but——" he bit his | my spine—so that I might walk |lip vicious Tm convinced she's again”"—her low musical tones bare- |an adventuress and | 1v reached his ears. “Then Mr. |proof of it.”/ i Thorne, put yourself in my place,| Thorne laid the and you will understand the shock | the tabls, but before he could voice | his death is to me.” | his rcfusal a tap sounded on the | The detective did not reply imme- | door, followed instantly by its open- | * giately and she wondered at the | irg, cause of his silence. Suddenlyi “What, T.eonard, back so soon?" | - Thorne's eyes shifted to the tobaccy | Winslow gazed at the surgeon in | » smoke curling ugward from his cig- [ surprise. ~Dr. Leonard McLane | arette. Her voite, her words had |clcsed the door behind him. | said to Jack turned | ed the red you a re- hundred dol- | as the detee- | the ring of truth. “I have gravs news for vou,” he Bah, he was a fool to be taken by | paused and glanced questioningly | old man Winslow. It was not his|at Thorne and Winslow guessed his | place to search out some mare's | meaning. nest and find an impedimen® to the| “You can speak proposed marriage—let Wirslow do | he declared; “he his own house cleaning. my interesta in an important.” “Miss Elsa,” the trair-di nusre |glanced sideways at was running down the staircase, |less detective, “case why didn't you send Lambert for| McLane, orbed in me?” | paid no attention to the attitude of “But 1 didn't need you." Elsa laid | the two men. “T've ‘just corme from her hand affectionately on her arm | the city morgue.” ted, leani * “Alice, this is Detective Thorne of,” | his elbow on the desk. “and w consulting the card still in her | present while Coroner Penficld per- lap, “of the Universal Detective 1ed the autopsy on Kane." Agency.” Only Elsa felt the sudden | his neck broken?" asked start the nurse gave. Her stolid | expression, however, did not alter. “I am pleased to meet you,” she | stated stiffly, bobbing her head in Thorne's direction. “Now, Mi I2lsa, you must come back to your room: you haven't had your usual diops.” before Thorne,” | | he | his news, he s o, “Oh, brain ion of the about alone. con glanced to m | He was a frequent their family physician, and he “True; 1 came o sce if Jack had | and often played bridge in returned with the medicine. Would | Mrs. Winslow’s boudoir. door you mind, Mr. Thorne,” her smile|to that room, however, was closed ras very engaging. “ringing the | and again McLane addressed his bell over there for Lambert?"” | silent companions, kes ¢ his voice “But the nurse stopped Thorne. “It | lowered. isn’t mecessary, Miss Elsa,” she ex- | ividently, Winslow plained. “Mr. Jack phoned his [on, “Kane's fall broken by father that he was arrested for | branches of ‘the dozwodd tre speeding and would be out as soon | while his shoulder was dislo as he could get away from the po-|and his head and cheek Yice station. He's sending the medi- | sashed, no injury ain they were visitor, as well as went the for, he was POOR PA BY CIAUDE CALLAM AUNT HET BY RORERT QUILLEN “That fast Jones girl get- tin’ such a good man didn't surprise me none. Good mer is the only Kkind dumb enough to be took in by a girl like her.” brother Jacl naver has done well made a | big lot of money on a land deal last month, so Ma has written to his wife askin’ for the children’s pictures Copyright. 1930, Purlishers Syndicate e e—————— His two at him “Mr. | like chalk, w whe looked “Well, Thorne. “We want your version of what hap pened last night,” Inspector Mitchell Without ask- enough to cause instant death.” at back and hearers his fz of spee Winslow, “Was sudden aneurism 2" The surgeon shook his head. neither one,” | found nothing organic other “In Kane di 5 d nor rded z on their lly wrong. words, not die from acciden from mnatural caus Winslow, who words, his face expressions. McLane, what killed Kan The physician ly at the boudoir door to make cer- tain that it “The exact cause of prepared to s not weighing further blood the poison “Poisor from the hall monious| ed butle his chair, door “If you mered | palic | The door of the telephone Booth swung outward as brushed by glanced was still closed. death now,” he carefully will determ y his word test 1sed. Winslow half then sank back was thrown unce open to admit an agit plea he sta nspector Mitchell and the | dowr SDROPPER sk Winsl its departing occupa 50 closely~as to jog her elbow. Takin more in oi ference louder: speak to Miss I eXasperation Jack thumped the tele- phone stand. better the wih dia? M J. ately | tellers brow I3 impatience. well, don't shout! connection. fool, speak across the bank. the expression- | sequent interview sent 0 s All right, But it was some seconds left looking out for | time, the ~oman e: out her vanity c engaged in watchi that you say?” ing ca a h “Fathe in - what? Lambert, spe Can > What?" in “Central, give Lambert, get «a's medicine? I'll be home soon, bef the booth and in t esdropper W 5 with one of with puckel window. Tl him another questioned 5 death pacing { due to angina pectoris or the rup- ture of an he said simply. “We horne’ spoke slowly, thoughtfully, “you imply Dr. I am said, rose e the woman haphazardly added a touch of powder here and there to her al- ready rouged cheeks, b busily young Winslow's features reflected the powerful magnifying mirror on the open lid of her box, than in I want actual | observing her own' countenance. “What's check back on | Jack's clear voice, carr eyes being con- me a| vou into the telephone. Did to the house Jack's sub- | walking over to one mahogany desks, he proceeded to fil. a blank note. With expert adroitness the samg woman wormed her way to his side and under pre- | tense of writing a check at the long desk, she read the document lying in front of him: v days after date T, promise |to pay (Jack’s blotter covered the rame) $10,000 Dollars for value re- ceived. . 2 Jack made the return trip to | Gaklands with due regard to traf- fic regulations: the next conviction for speeding meant the revocation of his driver's permit. It was close | to five o'clock before he drove into | the garage. Peter, the chauffeur, tstopped polishing the family lir ousine long cnough to touch h ferehead with a grimy finger. “Mr. Winslow’s been askin’ for r he volunteered. ‘“‘Want | your car washed tonight, sir?"” | No, thanks, Peter; I'll probablly ed the car,” and gathering up the magazines he had purchased for a that morning, he walked away. o the right of the garage was the { sardener’s cottage. Instead of go- ing direc{ to the big mansion, Jack crossed the lawn to the small house, but his repeated rap on the kitchen Goor brought no response. Finally |he turned over the door mat; the | key, which generally lay conccaled !there in Ierguson's absence from | the cottage, was missing. Through | the window Jack obtained a glimpse of the telephone, placed there for | the convenience of the men working on the grounds, but he turned away |in disgust; evidently he would have to use the telephone at home. A moment later Lambert, butler, opened the front door fore Jack could get out his key. the be- latch Miss Kline's wishin’ to sce you, sir.” he spoke in subdued tones. he's waitin’ beyond in the dining room."” Is anythin gthe - matter with Elsa?"” Jack's ever present fears for hi¢ fiancee’s health gained the up- per hand and his tone hespoke his alarm; it was but scldom that Miss Kline discussed her patient with him. The ace | ch. To nurse lhesitated. “She is nervous and unstrung,” she admit- ted; * and that will react on her general condition.” Again Miss Kiine paused. I have thought for some time that a warmer climate would Fe the best for her- i “You mcan she should go south-— {o Florida,” breaking in impetuous- I “Get her away soon,” she begged carnestly. “If she won't go without you, arrange to accompany us. This tragedy here—Dr. Kane's death—" with an expressive gesture, “it is sure to have a most disastrous ef- fect upon her nerves and the slight- est agitation might mean—-" “Don't!" Jack raised his hand, half imploringly, ‘“let us lkeep the news from her. “Too late, Mr 4 words in her haste. “That man Thorne has already told h ob- | serving his bewilderment, “the de- tective who has~ been hanging around the house all day.” Jack’s set features whitened. “T remember now.” he muttered. “Where is Kl s “In her room, asleep.” To Jack as he trudged upstairs the atmosphere of the house seemed somber; the electric lights had not been turned on and the gathering storm clouds, Wwith a promise of snow, had darkened the horizon, adding to the general gloom. Jack was not ordinarily affected by weather changes, but he was con- scious of a sense of depression very foreign to his usually even tempera- nent. As he stopped at his bed- room, a door further down the hall opened and Thorne, followed by In- spector Mitchell, came toward him. “Just a moment,” the former ex- claimed, quickening his footsteps. “Inspector Mitchell is very anxious to meet you, Mr. Winslow; in fact, we have been waiting for you, “Indeed,” Jack's gruff tones were not overly cordial and Mitchell re- ore | garded him with an appraising eye. hat | Jack stood six feet, two inches in was | his stockings and his broad shoul- ders and deep chest gave clear indi- ‘ion of his athletic tendencie “I'd like a few moments' conver- hen ' sation,” stated Mitchell briskly. ‘a, ine [t Te- at- Jac clpping her m- | ow ant ng | me int ak 1| his He the | red | c T of the high as his companion remained silent. He glanced up and down the hall COURT CONSIDERS and was raising them for sale, and not having a kennel license, was to be arrested by the dog warden but STATE GHAPTERS OF RED significantly. “Your room here?” with a slight wave of his hand to- ward the open door. “Yes; come inside.” But once within his room, Jack did not ask either man to sit down. “What can I do for you?" “We want your version of what happened last night,” said Mitcheli, blandly. (Copyright, D. Appleton & Co.) Does Jack know anything about the manner of Kane's death? Read tomorrow's startling chapter. HOOVER SHUNS ALL POLITICS ON TOUR President’s Action Said to Be Disappointment to Politicians Washington, Oct. 6. (UP)—Presi- dent Hoover's decision to shun po- litics in his swift swing around the little eastern circuit—Cleveland, Boston and Kjngs Mountain, S. C. —has created disappointment in re- publican congressional campaign circles. The republican nominees who are up for election next month are known to have asked for letters of endorsement and others have sought to get the president to appear in their home state in their behalf. ‘While these appeals have all been CONGESTION ANGLE Lower Federal Branches Unable to Handle Business Washington, Oct. 6 (®)—The su- | preme court opened a new term to- | day with the issues before it over- |shadowed by’the pressing problem | |ot congestion in the lower federal courts. On the eve of convening, Chief | Justice Hughes made public recom- mendations of the senior circuit judges that five new district judkes be appointed to help stem the mounting tide of criminal and civil cases with which the courts are find- ing it impossible to keep abreast. 500 Cases Waiting The supreme court itself, all nine members present and in good health, had before it 500 cases, com- pared with 432 last year, in which | it set a record by disposing of everything on the docket. Tts first two weeks will be devoted to elimi- nating all cases it cannot consider for lack of jurisdiction. Then the justices will take up the appeals which must be adjudged on their merits. Besides the five new judges who vrould serve in southern New York, eastern New York, northern Geor- gia, eastern Michigan and West Vir- CROSS PLAN CONFERENCE Miss Mabel Boardman, Who Helped Taft Reorganize Society, to Be Speaker. New London, Oct. 6—Red Cross chapters of the state will 1d a conference here in the Mohican ho- tel October 16 which will be attend- ed by leaders of the Red Cross from I‘the national headquarters in Wash- ington. ¢ Miss -Mabel T. Boardman, who was associated with the late Wil- liam Howard Taft 25 yeaPy ago in reorganizing the society and now 'its secretary as well as national director of its volunteer service, will tell what the volunteer workers are do- ing in this country and abroad. A number of ‘other addresses Wwill be made. The Junior Red Cross will also hold a conference at the same time and will have its own section with its own presiding officer. Rouskie Kills 21 Dogs In Month of September Twenty-one unlicensed dogs were lled by Dog Warden Thomas Rous-| kie, and two others, one with rabies and one vicious dog, were also killed during September, according to the monthly report of the dog warden. Besides these 23 dogs, six others were captured and redeemed by the owners or sold. . Warden Rouskie had several com- before the arrest was to be made, the warden found that the woman was caring for the dogs for a fire- men who has a kennel license, 50 no arrest was made. FRENGH IMPRESSED BY WHEAT ORDER Believe Grain Will Have fo Be Imported Eventually Paris, Oct. 6 (A—Farmers of France have attached great impor- tance to the government's ban on wheat dumping by Soviet Russia be- cause it is expected, owing to an in- ferior French crop, that the govern- ment will be obliged to authorize the purchase of foreign grain. It is permissible this year to pur- chase abroad about 100 per cent of the total consumption. Some cereal centers have predicted that this quota may be doubled. The ministry of agriculture has stated firmly that the wheat decree is not the beginning of a commercial war against Russia but simply & necessary precaution to protect French consumers, who would not be bencfited by lower priced Rus- sian wheat for the reason that the difference in price represents only an added vprofit for middlemen, turned down, with a single excep- tion, (that of Rep. Carrol Reece, repn., Tenn.) it was thought the executive would at least lend some aid to the republican senatorial candidates in Ohio and Massachu- setts during his visits there. The campaign battle is waxing warm in these two states and congressional campaign headquarters looked to the executive to lend a helping hand. His refusal to do so was carried to such an extent during his rocent Cleveland trip that he failea to pose for a picture or appear in public with Senator Roscoe McCulloch, republican incumbent. MecCulloch boarded the presidential train be- fore it arrived in Cleveland, but did not ride with Mr. Hoover in the | parade or appear with him when he | delivered his speech. Their associa- tion was confined to two private conferences, one on the train and another at Mr. Hoover's hotel. POLITICAL UNREST SWEEPS SPAIN Uneasiness Follows New Out-| breaks in Many Districts Madrid, Oct. 6 (P—A surge of political unrest over Spain caused | considerable uneasiness here to- | day. Student strikes and political ag- itation in Bilbao and Barcelona, and renewal for separation from Spain provoked considerable worry in government circles, it was learn- ed. Bilboa reported that a general strike involved more than 20,000 vorkers started this morning. Police and civil guards are patrolling the streets in readiness to suppress any violence which might develop Sun- | day with holding of a political meet- ing at the Monarchial Union. | Organized workers opposed this political group and called the gen- eral strike in protest at its meeting and with the intention, if possible, of breaking up its assembly. Some feared the workers might attempt to disband the gathering forcibly. The situation in Barcelona today was reported to be tense with ar- rests of the reds and communists, labor agitators and political extrem- |ists, but with little information ;:\hout them. | | USIl HERALD CLAS! MF D ADS | | dozen violets in bloom on her lawn. ginia, the circuit judges recommend- ed making permanent 16 temporary district judgeships and one circuit judgeship. Congress provided these in 1922 but limited them to the lifetime of the appointees. Location of Appointments Two are in Massachusetts, two in southern New York, one each in eastern New York, western Pennsyl- vania, eastern Michigan, western Missourl, southern New Jersey, northern Texa northern Ohio, eastern Missouri, southern California, Arizona, southern Iowa and Minne- sota. The circuit judgeship is in the district embracing California and adjacent western states. The courts, the judges reported, are disposing of mute cases ever beforc but the busines: ing on them. It is the district courts that are most conspicuously falling behind, as Chief Justice Hughes found the courts of appeal were “reasonably abreast.” Pending on June 30 before the district courts were 155,730 cases— about 7,000 more than the year be- fore. During the year 198,475 cases were presented—approximately 9,- 500 more than in the previous year. The increase was particularly no- ticeable in bankruptcy and other private suits. The government in 87,305 criminal cases of which 56,- 992 were charges of prohibition vio- lation. Its civil actions numbered 24,934, with 11,882 related to pro- hibition. The figures all showed in- creases of some hundreds above the previous year. Of 35,849 criminal cases unsettled at the end of June, 22,671 dealt with prohibition. Many Important Cases The supreme court has before it many cases of great importance but none of outstanding national inter- est. Several of those brought this year may have significant effects on the radio industry, the moving spic- tures and the railroads. Prohibition cases are on the docket, too, one of them seeking to overthrow=the Jones 5 and 10 law, another attack- ing the constitutionality of the Vol- stead act and the 18th amendment itself. Tax controversies exceed any other class in number. The court will not hear argu- ments of counsel until October 20. VIOLETS BLOOM Hartford, Oct. 6—Mrs. Emil G. Petzner, 85 Maplewood avenue, West Hartford, was surprised yesterday afternoon when she found half a Also oblivious of the cold weather of the last few days were several dandelion blossoms. 1930 brought |, plaints during the month from per- sons who claimed to have been bit- ten by dogs. One man on Hampton street made a complaint of being at- tacked by a dog and his shirt rip- ped from his body, but upon inves- tigating, Warden Rouskie said he found that the dog attacked the man after the man had tried to attack the dog's mistress. Another complaint was from ‘a woman whose little girl had been scratched by the teeth of a dog sald to have been owned by a wom- an living in a block near the fire headquarters. 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