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New Britain herald., 1916-02-24
THE STRANGE CASE
 OF MARY PACE" by ations)
fCopyricht 1915 by the Mcclure publications)

abouts of your daughter?'
 Tt may have been an hour-or perhaps less.'
 DO you remember what it said ?"
 es; it was from Philip and said. Don't worry. Mary is safe in pr. Jamison's home. For obvious reasons l advise you not to come here till later. Will then explain all "
 "What did you do upon reading the note?"
 II went and got my hat and cloak to go to her, but David Pollock drove up in his automobile just as I was go- ing down the path to the gate. He insisted that I return to the house and talk to him. He was very ex- cited and urgent. but I showed him the note from Phil-from MT. Lang don, l mean-and asked him to take me to the doctors in his car. He said he would if I would give him
 five minutes conversation first: so we went back to the house. He said he hated to disturb me at such a time, but that I must remember that Mary was his fiancee, and he was getting tired of MT, Langdon's attitude T am the one who should have taken care of her last night he said. and I demand that you immediately stop Langdon'a interference.' told him that my poor child had suffered enough: that I would not in any way interfere in the future Tn fate. I-I blamed him for the awful tragedy of the night before. It seemed to me that but for him my daughter would
 be safe and well and my husband living, and I told him so. He said that if l would not deal with Langdon, he would, and that he would expect Mary to keep her word to him. Then he left. At the gate he met a boy coming in with a note, and after some talk, he gave the boy some money and took the note himself He tore it open and read it: then, crumpling it in his hand as if angry, he flung 1t aside and got into his motor. As soon as he was out of sight I ran out and picked, Up the note. lit was ad- dressed to me, and it said: am taking Mary to pr. Posters sanator- ium outside the city. She bears Up hraVely under the news of her fathers death. Will call later. Philip The next l remember is lying on the bed in my own room and hearing our doctor say. It's all too much for her. l wish to God she had somc relatives ! or someone to help her
 That is an,-Nnrs,. Page, unless the 1 State has some questiQns to ask.' His 1 voice rose interrogaNely. but the 1 prosecutor shook his lead.
 "Dr. Angus Fostcr.'
 1 (ro Be CaAsinued.>
New Britain herald., 1916-02-24
WILL D. CORBETT IN
 FILM AT KEENEY'S

Prominent in the cast supporting Nance O'Neil in Souls in Bondage a photoplay feature at kecney's toni ght and tomorrow are Ida StanhOpe and William Corbett, a faVOrlte New Brit ain son both especially engaged for this feature by the Lubin Manfactur- ing company Miss Stanhope plays the part of Reta, the impulsive, head
 strong sister, and as an opposite to Miss O'Neil, her splendid work stands out with cameO-like clarity-COrbett as Julian, does some of the best work of his career and in that portion of the play wherein he realizes that he has not only lost his wife, but also his Self Respect" MT Corbett rises to heights that place him in the front rank of the leading men of today. In the scene where Miss O'Neil as Rosa, comes to her sister Reta's apartment and finds her husband Julian there enpoying a ''tete a teto' supper with Reta, there is a moment of thrilling
New Britain herald., 1916-02-24
SINISTER DICTATES
 POISON PEN LETTERS
Sensational Revelation Causes Arrest of Sunday School Teacher
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New York, Feb. -24.-Miss Mary NJ. Everson, 50 years old a dressmaker and a teacher in 8 Sunday School at Little Neck, l.. l., was arrested in the Flushing Police Court yesterday charged with dictating improper let ters to Alena Woltje, , years old, of Little Neck, who lives next door to Miss Everson, and then mailing them herself. The technical charge against Miss Everson was that of endanger- ing the morals of the Woltje girl, who was taken in charge by officers of the Chldren's Society, while Miss Everson was first held in bail and later pat roled in the custody of her counsel for examination on Wednesday of next week
 Miss Everson some time ago charged Mrs. Gabriella Crovetto, now living in Nepneck, Ulster County, but form erly of Little Neck, with sending her objectionable letters and submit ted twenty-five letters which, she said, she had received by mail. pe
 Mrs. Crovetto was arrested while visiting in Little Neck last Monday, but an examination of the letters showed they were in a child's hand with many misspelled words. .. t.#
 Detective George Camerer stated that he had visited the Woltje girls home and induced her to write a let ter which included a number of names of persons mentioned in the scandal letters. It is said the hand-t writing of this letter together with the misspelling of certain names, cor responded with the scandal letters, and Detective Camerer said the girl broke down and confessed that she had written the objectional letters at the dictation of Miss Everson. Miss Everson denied the story.
 The charge against Mrs. Crovetto was then dismissed and Miss Evcrson was Dla ced under arrest
New Britain herald., 1916-02-24
Veus f0r 7heafer G0ers nnd Women Readers
REVELATIONS WIFE
By>ADELE GARREON

some candy" He put his hand in his pocket and threw her 8 one dollar tlll. Katie picked it up, smiling broadly.
 "Oh! tank you, Meester Graham, ;" and then swift shadow spread over her face.
 "I awfully sorry talk so bad to you, Meester Graham" she said with ournfulness that sat comically upon her face. 'I was worried about Missis Graham and I make me so mad l not know vot I say
 That's all right, Katie,' Dicky said carelessly. T guess I deserve most of the names you called me. But you'd better learn to control that temper of yours or you'll burst some day when you get one of those Spasms.''
 Katie giggled. Den you have to get anoder Katie," she said.
 Her voice died away in a gasp or fright, her face turned gray, and she dashed into the kitchen. I knew the cause of her terror before l turned
 A little back of my chair stood my moth CT in Jaw, a most majestic figure in spite of her Voluminous gray negli- gee and bOudOir cap.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-24
MAUDE GILBERT SAYS
 GIRLS SHOULD SEW

Maude Gilbert, co-star with William T. Tooker in the William Fox produc- ton "Tho Fools Revenge" which is coming to the local Fox theater tomor- TOW and Saturday, believes that every girl should knew how to sew. Miss Gilbert. a college graduate herself thinks that there are other things Q girl should know as well, but she ranks a knowledge of sewing as one Of thc most valuable assets.
 ."There seems to be growing feel ing among young women of today that the knowledge of now to handle a needle reflects on their position in life,' says Miss Gilbert.
 "It has been my observation that those who know how to sew make the best wives The average husband will condOne for a time, any possible lack of culinary skill on the part of his wife. but he does expect that she will know how to put a button on his shirt. | believe sewing should be rated high CT in the curicula of girls schools than mathematics, history or geogra- phy.. A girl can survive even if she IS ignorant of the shape of a trapezold; ,; if she is unWaro of who was the Wln- ner of the battle of Bunker Hill. or the largest river in the world. But she cannot survive the cares of everyday life, if she is an average girl-and l am talking to and of the average girl if she hasn't a speaking acduaint- ace with needle and thread.'
 ''rrhc Fools Revenge" is a picturi- zation of tho greatest of stage su'>- cesses which served Booth, Darrct
New Britain herald., 1916-02-24

suspense which will cause the audi cnce to hold their breath for it is in scenes of dramatic intensity like this. that these splendid players are at their best, and the masterful way Tn which the author leads up to the sit uation and then away from it furnishes an angle of the "Eternal Triangle that has never been surpa sscd for po- tencv and power in the making of fea- ture photop1ays.
 Other attra ctions for tonight include the fifth episode in The Strange Case of Mary Page" and Charles Cherry in "The Mummy and the Running Bird" The last mentioned film will also be shown tomorrow.
 There arc three gcod vaudeville acts on the program in addition to the "movie' features.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-24
EPISODE VT.
The Nurses Story.

Langdon, opening the door of the witne ess-room, glanced in. sharp little froWn of anxiety etched two me vertical lines between his eyes; but at sight of the tall, trimly clad woman talking to the doctor a smile of relief replaced the scow]. He came forward eagerly.
 Thank goodness you were able to get here" he said, taking her hand in both of his. Tt means so much to cumstances I didn't like to insist, or call the law to my aid. How is the recalcitrant patient?"
 'Oh, the patient is doing splendidly, thanks" she answered with a smile, "but I should have come anyway, duty or no duty. How is Miss Page bear ing up?"
 Very bravely all things considered" said Langdon; but now his tone was grave with a hint of wistfulness.
 Another day of the trial was begun. As on the day before, so fraught with terrible revelations, it was Mrs. Page who was the first witness.
 T have only a few question. Mrs. Page" said Langdon gently, 'but I must ask you to tell the court the events that directly followed upon the death of your husband.'
 'I-Im afraid that what happened directly afterWard is not very clear to me-" she said with unconscious pathos. "It-it-was a terrible shock of course" Her lips quivered.
 Just answer my questions then How long after your husbands death was it that you learned the where
New Britain herald., 1916-02-24
Do You Know Her?

when she brought his letters to him, and when he asked her to show him the touch method on the typewriter, she let her hands touch his more than was strictly necessary, and she was always bringing the conversation around to intimate topics. That kind, you know. She was rather pretty. not terribly so, but pretty enough, and one Saturday afternoon, when she of- fered to stay and do some work for him. and they were alone and she was standing close up to him looking up in his face, the way she does sometimes. newell, l guess he accepted the in- vitation and kissed her. And then such row as there was She cried and pretended to be insulted. When 1 he told her that she had led him on, she was more up in the air than everS Of course there wasn't anything he could exactly lay his finger on. but he knew she had been deliberately i leading him on. He apologized, but i he hasn't any use for her, and I can't say that I blame him."
 Molly.
 | "Of course not" said Molly. The l woman tempted me, you know"
 What do you think about it, Lady said the Cynic to the Lady who -always-k s-knows-somehow.
 Don't you think, perhaps" said the ! Lady hesitatingly, that even if she did lead him on, she may have been partly unconscious of what she was doing?"
 1 "I think, dear lady" said the l Cynic, that if anyone could persuade me to take that point of view, it l would be yourself"
New Britain herald., 1916-02-24
Read these episodes, each com- pIete in six insertions. See them acted on the motion picture screen at the Keeney Theater.
SYNOPSIS.

Mary Page, actress is accused ol the murder of David Pollock ana IS de- tended by her lover, Philip Langdon. Pollock was intoxicated. At Mary trial she admits she had the reVolNer Her maid testifies that Mary threat ened Pollock with it previously ana Mary's leading man duplicates Lang don. How Mary disappeared rom the scene of the crime is a mystery. Brandon tells of a strange hama print he saw on Mary's shoulder. Furthef evidence shows that horror of drlnh produces temporary insanity in MarE. The defense is "repressed psychosls' Witnesses described Marys flight rom her intoxicated father and her tather suicide.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-24

"I don't like her." said the Wants to-be -cynic.
 "Why?" said the Lady-who-always- knOWS-SomehOW.
 She's one of those women who use their sex and pretend all the time TO be unconscious of it."
 "Could you be a little more def nite?' inquired Molly, the little stenographer lady
 'Well, if you want me to be per fectly frank, she is the kind of woman who leads you on to take little fla miliarities with her, and then, when you do, draws back and acts insulted and says, 'Unhand me, villain,' or words to that effect" She Wanted to Know How He Knew
 How do you know?" inquired Molly.
 Sounds as if l knew from experi- ence, doesn't it? And I do, not with her but in times past with her type I can feel it with her.
 Do you think you have any right to judge a woman by anything so in definite and vague as a feeling?"
 Haven't l heard you say several times, that some man or other gave you an uncomfortable feeling? Why shouldn't man have a feeling about women too?''
 "It doesn't seem quite--'
 "No, perhaps it isn't quite-and I wouldn't say it to everybody; but between ourselves like this is different. Besides well-to tell the truth-rny feeling was corroborated. It wasn't my experience; it happened to one of the other men who comes more into contact with her. He Accepted Her Invitation. She used to brush up against him
New Britain herald., 1916-02-24
TO HOLD EXHJRTT-

The Art Department of the Wome en s club will hold an exhibit of one hun dred copies of sepia of the master pieces in the Hermitage gallery of St. Petersburg, Friday afternoon at ? o'clock at the First Baptist church.
 The department was enabled to give the exhibit through the courtesy of F. B. Gay, director of the Wadsvorth Atheneum of Hartford. Following the exhibit Mrs. F. W. Benham will read a paper on The Hermitage.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-24

and Irving as their starring vehicle for good many seasons.
 "The Battles of Nation'' the great German war pictures will be shown for the last time tonight. These films are the best as vet brought to this country which were taken at the risk of life and limb by special war corre- spondents. William Hart and House Peters will be seen in Between Men" a gripping and dramatic gem in five acts as well as tae Keystone comedy in two roaring acts Dizzy Heights and Daring Hearts, a scream of delight.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-24

Through Lawyer J. c. Woods. An toni Creszynski has sued Gennaro Prgntelli for $100. Property on Lilac street was attached by Constable Duff fy for S100. The plaintiff in this case has also sued Frank Seigal for S1OO
New Britain herald., 1916-02-24
Menu for Tomorrow

Breakfast.
 Fruit Boiled Ham
 I.yonnaise Potatoes
 Muffins Coffee
 Lunch.
 Tripc a Ia Creole
 Cranberry and Raisin Pie
 Dinner.
 Tomato Soup
 Broiied Steak
 Sauce Bearnaise
 Mashed Potatoes
 White Turnips Cottage Pudding Coffee Cranberry and Raisin Pic-MiX one cupful sugar, one cupful chopped ( tranberries one half cupful chopped laisins, one half cupful water. one ia blespoonful flour and a little vanilla together, and baked between two trusts.
 Clear Tomato Soup-Put over the fire one can of tomatoes, half pint water. one small onion, cut fine, a sprig of parsley, scant teaspoonful salt a dozen peppercorns. simmer together until the tomato is very soft then press through a sieve and return to the fire. Blend one tablespoonful cornstarch with a little cold water, add to the soup when boiling and stir until smoothly thickened and clear Ta ste to see that the seasoning is sufficient, then draw to one side and simmer for ten minutes. Cut two crustless slices of stale bread in half inch dice and saute in very little butter until golden brown. Serve with the soup.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-24
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 All Next Week. Mail Orders Now. Seats Tomorrow.
 UNDER FIRE
 Prices-Nights and Sat. Mat, 2oc to s1,5O: Wed. Mat, 25c to $1.0O. -..
New Britain herald., 1916-02-24
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New Britain herald., 1916-02-24

Breakfast. Fruit Boiled Ham I1yOnnaiSe Potatoes Muffins Coffee
The Benson signal., 1916-09-02

establish the industry. 1t is fortunate
that in this crisis we have available a
few scientific men who have been
working for years almost without rec
OgnitiOn, and we have also institutes
such as the Imperial, college at South
Kensington and the National Physical
laboratory at Teddington. The gov
ernment went to these men and asked
them to discover the formula used by
the Germans in their production of
optical and chemical glass.
"These British scientists, after few
Of the formulae, and it then became
possible to begin manufacture on
commercial scale. The result was that
within a year after the outbreak OF
war the output of optical glass in this
country was multiplied four and half
times. 1t has now increased to four
teen times the output previous to the
war, and there is good ground for say
ing that by the end of the year it Will
have multiplied twentyfold.
"The ministry of munitions has built,
or is building, housing accommodations
for 10000 persons, and canteens and
mess rooms in munitiOn works now
provide decent accommodation, where
100000 workers take their meals every
day.
"For a long time our antiaircraft
gunners have been crying out for an
improved height finder for Zeppelins,
the existing height finders being slow,
clumsy and having margin OF error
of hundreds of feet. You will realize
how that handicapped our gunners In
their attempts to bring down zep-
pelins.
"Three men set to work on the prob
lem, and in two or three months they
produced a height finder which gave
rapidly and exactly the height OF
Zeppelin. 1t is an important discov-
cry, but the problem is only one Of
hundreds which are continually crop
ping up."
The Benson signal., 1916-09-02
REMEMBERS $40 TOO LATE
Farmer Put Bill in Pocket of Over
alIs and Gave Them to
Tramp.

Topeka, Kan.-D. r. Banta, farm
er, living near Tecumseh, spent the
afternoon recently, accompanied by q
policeman, in search of hoboes. They
visited the railroad yards in quest Of
one particular tramp. They did not
find him.
Banta hired a tramp to work for
him on his farm. The tramp was in
need of clothes and Banta gave him
a pair of overalls to wear. He then
sent the man to one part of the farm,
while Banta worked at another. While
at work the farmer remembered that
he had left $40 bill in the overalls.
He hastened in search Of his new
hand. The man was gone, but the
overalls, minus the $40 bill, were hang
ing in tree.
The Benson signal., 1916-09-02
COYOTES ATTACK A FAMIL)
Three Rabid Ones, After Biting Ami.
mails, Tried to Get Into
House.

Reno, Nev.-George Dugan, who re-
turned recently from his ranch at Hot
Greek, tells of a raid by three rabid
coyotes at the ranch Of L. L. Waffle,
IL miles above Hot Greek.
Mrs. Belle Boston, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Waffle, was visiting the
ranch with her two children, when
three coyotes arrived.
They bit all the animals they could
reach and attacked the children, who
were playing some distance from the
house.
Mrs. Boston took the little ones in
the house, the coyotes followed, and
attempted to get in through the screen
door. Mrs. Boston grabbed a pump
gun and fired several shots through
the window, killing one of the animals,
when the remaining two decamped.
The coyote that was shot, it was
found had his jaw covered with foam
and blood.
The Benson signal., 1916-09-02
Besides Government Plants
There Are 1900 Controlled
Munition Firms.
$500, 900 ARE AT WORK
High Tide of Output for War Purposes
Not Yet Reached-ls Now Armory
for AIIies-Work of the
Scientists.

LOndon.-The enormous stride made
by Great Britain toward solving the
problem of munitions was made clear
in the course of a speech recently de-
Gvered by F. Kellaway, parliamentary
secretary to Doctor Addison (parlia-
fnentary secretary to the ministry of
munitions). Mr.. Kellaway said the
most prominent fact of the war was
that the price of victory was unlimited
munitions.
1.-The British army in early days"
ne said, was so out-munitioned that
the British soldier ought to have been
beaten before the fighting began. But
he proved that he was better fighting
man than the German. What he lacked
in munitions he made up in devil. in
initiative, and in endurance.
II do not think anything that Ger
many has ever done equals the work
this country has accomplished in the
way of Industrial organization during
the last twelve months. Great Britain.
which has throughout been the treas
ury of the allies, has now become their
armOry. There are now scattered up
and down the country some 1000 con-
The Benson signal., 1916-09-02

trolled firms producing munitions of
war.
''The vast majority of these previous
to the war never produced gun, a
shell or cartridge; yet in ten months
the ministry Of munitions has obtained
from these firms a number of shells
greater than the total production Of all
the government arsenals anC great
armament shops in existence at the
commencement of the war.
Increase of Arsenals.
Speaking in the house Of commons
last year Mr.. LlOydGeorge startled the
country by saying that eleven new ar
senals had been provided. Today, not
eleven but ninety arsenals have been
built or adapted. Our weekly output
of 1903 cartridge is greater by millions
than our annual output before the war.
There is q certain machine gun being
produced by the hundred every week
in factory ordered, planned and quilt
during the past twelve months. The
output of guns and howitzers has in
creased by several hundred per cent.
'We are not yet at the full flood of
our output of guns and shell. If the
Germans cannot be driven home other
wise, our army will have such a supply
Of guns that the limbers will touch
each other in continuous line from
the Somme to the sea. France, Rus
sia and Italy have been supplied by
or through Great Britain with many
Of the most important munitions of
war. Many thousands of tons Of steel
have been and are being sent to
France.
"Our contribution toward the equip
ment Of the Belgian army has been
continuous, and the Serbian army has
been re-equipped and restored to a
magnificent fighting force very largely
by the workshops and workers of the
United Kingdom.
"The labor situation has been to q
considerable extent saved by our wom-
en-. There were $4,000 women en-
gagged in war industries in 1914. To-
day there are 634,OOO. The total num-
ber of war workers in 1914 was !, 1885,
600. 1t has now increased to 35OO.OOO.
There are All different munitiOn proc
esses upon which women are now en-
gagged. The women of France are 10
ing wonders in munition making, but
our women munition workers beat the
world"
Work of the Scientists.
Referring to glass Mr.. Kellaway
said:
''The problem facing the government
is, first, to discover the formula of
glasses, and having discovered it. to
The Benson signal., 1916-09-02
AUTO FALLS THIRTY FEET
Took Cow 1t Struck Down the Bank
With lt-Does Considerable
Damage.

Lawrenceburg, Mo.-A COW in the
middle of the road at the foot of the
state line roaC bill, near this city, sent
an automobile driven by Miss Grace E.
brewers 80 feet down an embankment,
swapping off a telephone pole, smash
ing down a fence and finally crashing
into a tree, where the car was turned
on it's side.
Miss brewers and her father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Mckinley
brewers of Farmer City, ILL.,, Occu-
pants of the car, were only slightly
hurt.
When the machine struck the cow
the animal was thrown down the bank
against the fence, and as the car
crashed into the fence it struck the
cow a second time. throwing her 80
feet into a creek.