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Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-19

President Wilson withdrew 434.0OO acres of land from the Ozark national forest in Arkansas forest settlement by homesteaders. aMny tracts have been settled but that still available will be thrown open April 20.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-19

Directors of the United Furnace Go. authorized the erection at Canton, O., of a benzo1 pant to cost between $780, 900 and $2O0,O00.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-19

The superdreadnaught Pennsylvania, the largest battleship yet built for the American navy, left Newport News, Va, for Rockland Me-, for it's official speed and endurance tests.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-19

Afire at sea, the Japanese steamship Panama Maru, San Francisco for Kobe, is sending out s. O. calls. Several ships are speeding to her as- SiStance.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-19

King Constantine is reported to have transferred more than S75,000,00O of Greek funds to New York as a pre- cautionary measure in case of war with England.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-19

The general store of W. J. Kent & Company at Bahrust, N. H., was de- stroyed by fire with an estimated loss of S175,O00. The origin was not de- termined.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-19

E. G. Grace of Bethlehem, Pa, was | elected president of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at a meeting of the l directors in New York. He succeeds in
 1 tha position Charles M. Schwab.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-19

William Lisberum, aged 78, one of the best known German-Americans in Connecticut, underwent amputatiOn of his right leg at the Bridgeport hos pital.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-19

Pope Benedict has composed a pray CT invoking divine protection for all cities attacked by airships. All priests in belligerent countries will be required to recite the prayer during the cele- bration of mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-19

Mrs. James Cuthbert escaped from her home at Warwick, R. I. which was destroyed by fire after she had been aroused by a dog that jumped upon her bed and parked violently as smoke file the room in which she was sleep ing.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-19

The Center Labor Association is issuing one million stamps, to be used like Red Cross stamps, in a campaign for the eight hour day The stamps bear this inscription: Flight hours work, eight hours sleep, eight hours free time"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-11
ARMS PROFITS 465 PER CENT.
Wc~.tchcstcr Company Enrns 49,
GS.,OOI In a Year.

Tin, not earnings OF the Nchestcr
Repsatiug Arms Company IN the year
ended December 81, 1915, were Si,6j2,-
u9i. This was equal to it5." per cent. on
III. Sl.uoo 200 capital stock Of the com
panN. These net earnings We're made
on a gross business Of go, 30a,os5. DE
auctions from the si,6j.,09t net earn
jug amounted to sl,llo,5li, leaving So,
S'1.1TS 10 be carried to surplus. rhis
sum added to the conpany's previous
.,~l'us nt Sl5,si4,3l2 ave II n total
prom, and loss surplus of Sl9,3S1.N $50,
Frul. thu amount Was deducted sl,uI@,-
900 for dividend, depreciation, &c.,
leaving a present surplus rs Of l'cccm-
hrr II, l@lo, of s~ls,33.,925.
The Winchester Repeating Arms 'om-
pa. g. Oin a tremendous war bust
u,-~. It's gross for last year consisting
of 81 l.1uu, OVU for domestic account, and
sN.10n,o oU war business, TIL. increase
IN T., gross business over TN, year pre-.
>lu,.s vas t7."s3.l15, During lsl" the
COMPANY paid dividends amounting TO
- per cent. OF it's capital stock Of S2J0.-
900 The stock of the has Il
par value Of 500, and last year sold
as high ~ $4,000 u share, II was
quoted Yesterday AZ s2,i2' To 81 500.
II j. understood that at "A meeting of
the directors, tu he held soon. the ad
Instability of increasing the ctpitaliza-
ton from 81, ouu n0u to $50, 900 900 viii
he considered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-11
KNOWS NEW BREAD LINE FACES
Dick bright Hands Out I'VE tn
Nearly 1000.

Although Dick bright hands out
loav,~ with both hands every afternoon
~ TIM SC$ bread depot At = Prince
street. he still has time 20 make friends
wish the breadliu"rs and pick out the
new iu'r-.
"Scr Mat Young man he said YES
t.rdtN. a. a Young man In q black over
coat showing too plaiuly the effects of
iu~'. rain and wear hurried out 81 N"
mile shop "il.s never been III thu
bread line before. You car tell by the
way he hurried in with his cap down
over hi eyes and TOOK the bread with
ou' booking UP, but not forgetting IL
humble his thauks, By tn. WAY II.
hruhc Ia, loaf and stuffed II into his
o,ercott pockets I should say that he
Intended 20 eat IL uu the street, hut
didn't want people 10 see him.
III, won't Ice In the bread line long
though. lie VIII soon get on his feet
again and stop coming TO the bread
depot. I never have tina, sor, Of char
In the I'm. very long"
Nearly 1000 men and women filed
iHtu he Nh" shop yesterday to go' y
loaf Of bread \ few wonr"u favored
because Of big truods ~ children al
home. got two loaves.
From way ny in Connecticut Sonny
an Anonymous and generous little boy,
sent $40 Cor the bread line. \ New
York woman, who also wished her nain.
to hr kept secret. sent - I" the hungry
fulk.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-11
HIGH SCHOOL MEDAL WINNERS.
Awards Given for highest Marks
III First two Years.

The art department ~ the New lprN
high schools has announced the winners
of the Alexander medals. These medals
are given by the School Art League -
the pupil In each high school who makes
the highest record IN term marks aud
examinations for the FIRST two high
school Years. The medals are uanri
In honor Of the late John White Al"N-
and"r, who was president of tn. league
from it, foundation ~ 1871 until his
death. The winners ar"
Alexander +. bernstein, he witt c,iH.
ton High school William Crhrr. HIGH
School OF Commerce" Margaret Dalton,
Julia Hickman High David II Rogers,
Stuyvesaut; Marion Rrcs, Widlc,gh /,
IIlda Absolute, Washington Irving
Edwin l|auor, Eyuuior thilds MtriYr'
Imu'sou, MORT Dorothy Reid, ga!
Ridg" Lloyd Norris, l'uS~ ilRh Ju'"
whitney, l|ushwiCk Man Gotiberg.
Commercial; Violet ';uriNtu, Eastern,
J. rict Mildred |. Fl.mirs, Erasmus
Hall Florence cole, Girls II rh M!uui,
Wc!slrrg. bryant. Ada Eisail. Ear
R',EaNaV nDuHid Weaver Flushing
John clerke. Jamaica, Kari Weber,
Nrwtowu Andrew / lIpllis'er, Rich
iluEi nm, and Ruth y Griswold.
Curtis
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-11
S0THERN SALE AT AN END.
Theatrical Properties Rrtnu Total
Of SIO.75. In Four Days.

The last Nes''g' Z material things
which associated T. n Suth-ru and his
wife, Julia Marlow", with tn" stage went
under tNr auc'ioue.r'S hammer at IN.
MAJ dar o' tn" sale In the Eth Ave
Va" auction OO'u- Yesterday afternoon.
COSTUMES. jcwrlry and general proper
'ic~ used 10y them a. a career " thirty
seven years, NHriouslv estimated to have
cost originally Sl5o,"on. were disp sc,i
# for Slo.151, M, total Of the -four day
-iit
r. an l"i1 articles made up tho col
v u'.oH, which wa said 10 have bee, n
n" most valuable iu this country. The
first three days Of NE sale urttcd So l03
and yesterdays total was $40 Ii. The
productions IN which these effects were
used Included tWcutN-s"Nen from Miss
Mhrl'Wt's repertoire, th'rtv-arvcu from
NJ" plays IN which MIR Sp'hern has APP
,enr"I and eleven productions IN which,
they jointly starred
Mr., and Mr. Spthern recently an
nOuuced their intention Of going to Eng
lt#d 10 take up their Residence,
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was family heard ~ c%ourlul, se III.
uproar lessened "A bit.
NJ Johnson bcNails the Fac. g..
marked Toastinsster Lackayp IN.
arose to Introduce the cmincn, rr.,I
Moran, orator. "tlia, ho he, ,o, a.
power to make the multitude laugh A.,
Johnson doesn't s..m to realill Sc, i,,
his recent announcement Of M .,..
dacy was received by tho pull r.,
plosions.I However, | wish I..
cess"
Charlie Chaplin sa' around irod.,,,
and "a TO listen to himself l,..
toasted instead Of p%erfurn.r. ."u.,-
10 O'Clock he had tn. uniqu. ,Ab,
Of being photographed and 10y fn, five.
time heard At ,tlasilirnti d|I,-ur 20.
him to look toward III" i'..ra ...,.
Of away from 1t.
Besides those mentioned Mr. Size.
hans guests at the Chaplin blowout
cluded Fred Lynch, ,hdu,ua. ~ ..
National Democratic 'dmpals, ,or.
mittee the Fishers ,iIarri.ur I....,
Bud). a sketch team. Leader Jsu.,. We.
Quade Of Brooklyn and .uuU,gl ur.,,-.
other artists and things 10 ul., ..4t
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-11
THINK. FIREBUGS SET
Big OTTAWA BLAZE
EXtingui>hprs Famed Flames.
Suspect Papers Hid Secret
Chpmical.
DOUBT CIGARETTE Clue

orrAwh, Feb Io.-Onc 81 the out
standing features OF the first days SEES.
sion of the royal commission probing
the origin Of the Parliament buildings
tir. was the testimony Of FRANK Glass,
VI. =, the first person Is notice the lire.
that the blaze began In an Inaccessible
place and that II was POSSIBLE hut i'm
probable that IL could have been set 10y
a lighted ciga- or cigar.tty.
The ASSISTANT curator Of the reading
room said Litt when the nrc cxtinguish-
ers were turned on the blaze 1t burned
more n%ercely.
Edgar %Staudncld, GoNerument chemist,
testified that the fire could easily have
been stated 10y placing a chemical So
luton on newspapers.
an witnesses agreed that no one was
seen smoking IN the reading room FOR
some time previous to the fire that
there was no guard at tie Senate on
trance after go o'clock that smoke
appeared to turn into red IKE, and that
the blaze spread with appalling rapidly.
The evidence Of COustAhl"s llelu.r,
Moore. Miller and KuoN was conflicting
but al agreed hat tn" c~Nt.ngutsh'rs
had little or 40 fleet Oh tho blaze, which
suddenly hurs; into a huge volume
Commissioner rriuglc made tho state
m.ut that there was Violence "A dcstru'.
tive fire had been started In the United
states by the spreading of q liquid Over
newspapers. He minated that this
clue. iu connection with the Parliament
building blaEc. would he follow ed M
The commission wtll resume it, WORK
tomorrow aid expects to fulsn the IN
quirv at the beginning of tn" week.
TIT House OF commons spent mu 3
tim" TODAY discussing the 'llcse' d''
tiNitlcs of German spies in the bu'ul
ion. The Hon. !. l. iit2'n. M.nist.'
II Marine dud Naval mars. ddIuitu,
that his private secretary Was hC''
In ,~irrmary. but said that he ca.Ir {,
Cauada when onlS an .ntaai. thtt nt
had a brother lighting N the Cana
dian army AID Wa hnt-'',rNnaL i''
pro. British. MIR. lIaz.n added q a.
MIR Hcldmann lad offered - resign y
position. hut nat h' d,r'u'i To- zoe
ccpt t.
Tho Hon. William pugs.cy. l. NJ
Macdonald. ". VI. MARTIN "A, & ~, I'm
itodulphe IrmicuN %tronglv crt.Ac.S"o
the Minister FOR permitting i.rmdH
to enlist IA the Canadian arny. TA.,
said there was ample .vii"nro O. ct
Germans IN Canada were cou'ugui,
eating Information 20 fcr''u. w. '
Iuitcd states. ami demanded trI;
general roundup hr made = al % '
sons under suspicion.
S!r Robert Rorl'n replied ha' '.'
oioverrn,n NJ did rot see any uc...~s y
for charging upon -" prdrrs ~ ,'Iu.
eli which provide FIR reg trt',uu u'
aliens.
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only One 800 BtlI Needed.

~ hayc here cried Jarro. sleight ~
hand man. r.suming. "a 81 bill. a SO
bill, a $50 and nov want some gen,l.-
man to let me have a hundred dollar hill
for u moment. Who las ~"
Charlie chaplin, y,lped the beef.
steak simultaneously. 'OAly charlie
chaplin
And now, gentlemen asked tho
mighty Itrro. who will hold this 500
bill and tae others for "A miuuto?'
Better let Frank Moran hold e."
cried tho crowd. led by Charlie Chaplin.
Tho trick went well until the sleiCh'
ot hand person started in Ia restore the
yarious bills used in the trick To- their
owners.
"From whom DID | &c, the $50 hii!c"
he asked.
"From me cried tt- botfs,eak en-
massc. And So il, went.
Irwin cobb t,il darAey stories. Tom
Power. TIE futur-t artist. Interrupted
all speeches and stories. and then Joseph
Johnson WAS introduced by T~oastma-t,-
Wilton l.ackayc as ""ur ueNt post
master"
"Waatll You do t,r u. cried tho
eminent artist known to lover Of
aesthetics simply as George McMsnus.
I'm give every one here three stamps
for five cents" laughed Joe. But. seri-
uuslH. geutlemeu-
sure hc Will cried Mr.. Powers.
TIVE two= and - one"
"~criuuSl!, gentlemen continued Mir.
johnson. II want to say that Mr.. Chap
lin. vino has that wonderful glft ct
making the multitude augh-"
(which YOU haven't Yet. Joo.' oh
served MIR. Powers.
and I thank YOU" MIR. johnson
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-11
CAPT. COS7IGAN, 69TH,
GOING ON RESERVE LIST
Two New ChaplaimS Appointed
Other Changes in New
York National Guard.


capt. William j. CostlEth OF '"n-
many * S~ixty.niuth Infantry, y. q. y.
- .n,, Il, nil, re.i,n
90 ""' 900,
from command Inc .l''''r part Cyl '"'S
month and go on the reserve list. lie
,s s,,.pisb war y,terun and also
o. ,,,,
serve" OF inc S'''" VI ''' '"F"''
Gov. Whitman has conferred the
brcvet rank of second Lieutenant on
prt,.,. NI,., p,y,.r tnmp,nv 4
~ -.
H"NeN'h lhlhh'rE' ~" 'H''''u' "''"' -
more than twenty-five wears.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-11
SECRET DEBATE FOR
NICARAGUA TREATY
Senate Rejects Motion for Open
Doors by a Vote Of
~ to 10.
RATIFICATION EXPECTED

WAsHiSGroN, Feb. 10. Nineteen
and discuss the Nicaraguan treaty In
public. The motion to have the debate
proceed in open session was made by
senator iiurah Of Idaho. II was lost
by u negative vote of (.
I, is expected that the treaty viii
L.. ratified Tomorrow. The Senate spent
the entire day behind closed doors dis
GUESSING senator Borah's motion to open
the doors. Senator stone. chairman of
the Foreign relations Committee, was
the principal speaker. lie appealed TO
senators in Il speech Of nearly two
hours 10 preserve the secrecy Uf the
senate IN debating diplomatic matters
This discussion and the motion hat
MAS lost did not relate to the Colombian
treaty. That will come up later and
IN, same effort TO let the public kno
the facts Will he made. The following
Was the vote Oh the motion to open
I. thc doors and debate the treaty in the
open Senate.
For senator Borai's motion Borah,
tltpp, CumWIns, curtis, Fan, Gronna,
JONES, Kenyon, La Toilette. Norris,
toiudsAter, Sterling aud Works, Re
puhlicans, and Chamberlain, Clarke
,Arkansss,, Lane. MARITIME. sheppard
and Nardaman. Democrats.
Agdtust senator i,uruh's motion
CLARK Wyoming, Dillingham;, du Pont,
Gilling.r. Lodge. oliver, Page. Smoot,
sutherland. Wadsworth. Warren and
Weeks. Republicans. aud Baukhead.
Fletcher, Hollis. Hughes, lIustins,
James, Johnson tMiincJ. johnson
'Soutl Dakota, Kern. Lea CTennessee)
Lee tMirylaudl. Newlands, b'Gorman.
pvermau. Phelan, Ptttmar. Fomeren.,
Rausd.ll, Robinson, Salisbury, Sha-
froth, Shields. simmons. Smith IAri-
zonab, Smith CM~irNland), NTH tSou,'l
Carolina. Stou". swanson, Thompson
and Williams. Democrats.
Tn, substance Of the treaty Will be
discussed in open Senate when the ap
Precipitation Of $1,000, 600 representing
the IA ment TO bc made to Nicaragu1
comes up on the general appropriation
hIl Several Senators gave notice to.
day that under the conditions that viii
surround the legislation the facts will
be- given to the public.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-11
800 KILLED BY MEXICAN
BANDITS IN TEN DAYS
American and Foreigners Among Villas Victims
Towns Looted and Burned-Young Girls Car
ried Off to the Mountains.

EL rAso, Feb. io.-Americans and
MeSicans arriving to-day hy train from
Interior Mexico declare that band is
operating ives, and southwest of chi
huahua city have killed 800 persons In
tho last ten days, most of them Mexi-
cans. though q number Of foreigners are
reported among the number.
The bandits are all identified as for.
mer Nlllis'as, operating now IN srall
independent commands. Many of them
operating under the orders of villa No
mercy IL showu to any ono, u or old.
male or female. It IL declared. where
resistance Is offered to the landits.
Belloza. a small town west Of Parrai.
In the most recent victim of bant;'s.
Twenty young women, all MeNicns.
were carried into the mountains arj the
town was sacked and everything shat
could not Ne carried III was piled in
the plaza and burned. Every house
that would burn had the torch applied.
In Puebla dc Ia Cruz Adam Maur,r
an aged German doctor was hinged
until almost dead in an EFFORT To NAL Z
him reveal the supposed hiding place oi
money. when the bandits failed to get
Il confession from him they Gu; tho
rope aud let him fall. Then they sacked
his home and burned IT.. Natives com
ing into chihuahua report that the ul
man will die. He is said to be a Mex.
can citizen. having married a Mexican
woman and taken Mexican citizenship
papers.
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His body 9TH lies out there ia the
hills. ON the way from the Acklin ranch
below Minaca to the ccampu country,
shot to shreds."
With Nillista bandits reported rear
I.dguna on TIA, main line Of the Mexican
Central Railway two military escort
rains were sent out to-day from Juartz.
A passenger train also LETT for Chihua-
hua city. One hundred foot soldiers rode
I'm the advance guard train. Five hun
dred MeNicans ana tire, foreigners fol-
lowed in the passenger coach. with "A de
;lchment of troops In charge of "A ma
chine gun mounted ou the roof OF the
rear car.
Finally, keeping the passenger train IN
sight all the journey. the rear guard of
400 cavalryrncn and horses trail.i tn.
passenger car. with horses ana men held
In readiness to d,train and enact a
tiauking movement 81 ease OF attack ON
the first " trains by bandits.
The trains We're scheduled 10 stop over
night at MoCteIuna iu order To- make tn,
trip past l.aguua station and through
the hilly neighborhood below It TN day
light tomorrow. ordt rs Nrr, to Keep I'm
sight all along the route So that all the,
trains might Offer a COY solidituL protcc-
ton for each other.
This is the fir-t train to- leave Juarez
for chihuahua city IN several days
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-11
"WEBFEET' TO USE WARSHIPS,
NaNnl militia 10 set VcnI Battle
Practice This summer.

WhslIlNGToN, Feb. 80. The Nariou.
naval militia organizations Of the
try VIII have the greatest ~umlncr for
sHi,iug they have ever known. according
to capt. Frrdcrlrk Eas~rtt, I'm sharg" Of
III" bureau of naval militia affairs. who
testified h"for, tn" liouan Commute" ON
Naval Affairs to-day.
capt Bassctt said the department ja
planning TO put u fleet ~ battleship. at
tn" disposal Of the naval militia, and
that III" finest Kind of battle practice *
In contemplation
capt, BaSs"tt asked that $4,000 be
included IN III" naval appropriation bill
for this purpose. This would be in ad
dition to the $40. 900 ordinarily ppro-
prlated for naval militia expenses.
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3he President made an incidental. RET
orence to preparedness when. discussing
the neutral position of the tinted state,
IN the war. ~, said:
our neutrality Is not for "A selfish
reason. I'll. reason for our neutrality
is that - H. ,mp-ratvcly necessary tlo.
the balau,,. should b, kept even. and
some Judgments should be Kept olsen
gagged, and some energies KEEP; alive
along the lines OF occupations OF ndus-
Try and of mutual h.lpfuln.ss. Will" all
the world j. torn and distracted hv war.
1T l. a cruel thltg 10 hay. 1t sup
-,osed. a. Il - I'm - many quarters.
that We hav, kept out ~ this war simply
because We wanted TO keep out uf
trouble and simply because We wanted 10
pront by the trOuDel OF others, and Vet
misunderstanding for the time being
are not To- be reckoued - against thc
consciousness that "" must ourselves
have thai Ne have pursued the light and
only SER Icedu!r cuu-ae.
"l am not afraid, for one, OF the SLOW
verdict of r.stnHy Win regard TO the
neutralitN of the United states, and !
believe that Ne are justified IN eNercls-
ing every degree OF patience In making
L clear MIA our position L. and no"
sincerely We as, determined mt to allow
this quarrel to become part a. our.
81 hav" on.y TINS tp .a>. though. Ne
hold tn.- trouble - arms length ard
keep, or aJ'-up; t. keep, our ""u Jnds-
ments cool. Bu, tho rest Of 'h" world
} 9 hot and II may y. that AT any time,
without cuup. ration aud without our ahil-
" to stop u, the flame may extend to
us. And therefore ! am clad that The
United States has been put IN Il position
to MOBILIZE its financial resources ana
70 get into the position which II must ~
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as he should again summon them io con
st'tute "A part of his army"
Confirmation Of the murder Of Gu,
johnson IN the hills betwe.n Niuac,
and OcanIpo WAS brought to th. Dor.
der by an American who saw his body
lying stripped IN III, timber country I'm
which no was shot down after u fight
with brigandS. five Of whom he Killed
before they got him"
The American told the following story
of Johnson's death
johnson got too uneasy to stay on
the ranch and decided to head for tine
Dcainpu country, pulling out in the tat
ter part of December on horseback.
They got him in tho hills. There IL
some timber there and he wa well
armed, 80 there was considerable shoot
ing
"When 7 found his body he was partly
stripped, lying ~ Il clump Of bushes.
where he had made. his last stand. Guy
Johnson WAS a fighter. and the only req
son they got him. | believe. was his
running short. OF ammunition. He must
have peppercd away at his assailauts
with such effect that they we're afraid
to close IN IN him. for we found i've
bodies Of the men he had killed /. long
way from where johnson had finally
been killed.
And johnson was literally sur
rounded by empty rifle and revolver
Shells, showing that he had stood his
ground a long time, letting go with hi,
firearms every minute. III sure died
game and fighting.
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Joke ~, Mr. caves star.
None of which is true. The forcgoih :
account, Il should I've said IN passing,
WAS the way Nr. Sheehan's thirty or
forty guess, Plus Mr.. Castle Cave ana
his STAFF. had expected Mr.. chaplin
knowing him only from til" MOVIES, 10
enter the scene of hilarity. Instead, after
about half the heefsteak party had got
ON the job, into the beeksteakery cam. a
quiet littl" mdr, smooth shaver, htir
normal. NO cane, no fried egg derry,
dainty little feet and not a thing about
! him to suggest that he gets some stsen
, thousands "A Neeh -aiId gets Il.
who's the little lad over there. Win.
nie?" asked Secretary Tom Smith OF
THmmany. from beneath his high white
bectstelk bonnet.
i chaplin. you champ Charlie chap
lin-the guy you broke an engagement
to meet. Come on and meet him
One can't bring the brunette Charlie
Chaplin and the blond Frank Moran intt
a little bceisteakcry together not tc
mention the other cclehrities-and eN'
poet the function Ia start on time. Mis-
tab Arthah's "Edgewood Trio" of dusk!
musicians. for instance, got all chokec
up around the throat: and as FOR th'
steak broilers n walters and grap'
juice pourers, they had To talk it al
over 50 long. one Charlie and Frank
the box tighter. had entered. that !
took a lot OF concentrated hollering from
the gentle guests Ia awaken them on
of their trance before the beefstcak ant
chops and things had got cold and Tn
cocktails and beer warm.
The greet Jarru came In TO do triCk'
coins n lemons and things disap'
p-aring from his palms almost az fas'
a. the celery was disappearing and mucf
less noisily. The ~Edgewoods. once the,
bad got back TO normal. banged the
drums. Then, amid a tlutter. Miss jose
collins none other-dropped in for q
moment to welConr to New York "A on
time l.Ontou playmate, Mr.. chaplin
There were ruarS for a song from thu
exclusively stag diners, and Miss Col
lins. who had meant only TO say hello
from the edge of the crowd. was btouRht
out to the middle of the floor. where she
sang and then ran